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A speaker at the 2019 Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference.
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Last days to register for farm women’s conference

The event is set for Nov. 21-23, but registration closes Nov. 8

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It’s the final countdown for anyone wanting to take in this year’s Manitoba Farm Women’s Conference. Registration for the conference, which is to be held in Winkler from Nov. 21-23 this year, closes Nov. 8. The event’s mission statement seeks to connect “multiple generations and agricultural backgrounds through education, encouragement, and empowerment,” according to its
The show relies upon well-intentioned people who volunteer to scrape, shovel and haul the manure from hallways and show rings.
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Breaking out the shovels at Ag Ex

A generous side helping of snow added to bedding needs at this year’s show

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Glacier FarmMedia – Hundreds of cattle in Brandon’s Keystone Centre Oct. 25-28 produced tens of thousands of plops, splats and manure splashes as livestock did their business in the barns, rings and hallways. And thousands of times, the producers – especially young ones with little family rank – shovelled and forked the patties into manure
Allan Dawson’s award-winning photo of spring flooding in southeastern Manitoba in 2022.
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Co-operator reporters take home national awards

Geralyn Wichers and retired reporter Allan Dawson got accolades from the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation

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Three awards handed out by the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation this year had a Manitoba Co-operator name attached. Geralyn Wichers added two CFWF awards to her accomplishments. She took third place in the current affairs feature category for her Nov. 3, 2022, article, “Left out: Officials told First Nations farmers they weren’t eligible for BSE
“I’m sure you can think of bullying as an example of an intentional act, and it’s the employer’s obligation to prevent that from happening.” – Wendy Bennet, AgSafe BC.
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Psychological health and safety on the farm

Onus may soon be on owners and operators, says expert

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Farm owners and operators should pay attention to the latest news in psychological health and safety, because one day they may be responsible for it when it comes to their employees. That’s according to one presenter at the recent Canadian Agricultural Safety Association digital conference. “Here in British Columbia, they are beginning to write the
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Arkansas orders Chinese-owned Syngenta to sell U.S. farmland

Foreign ownership of farmland has gotten more attention from U.S. lawmakers

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Reuters – Arkansas has ordered Syngenta to sell 160 acres of farmland in the U.S. state within two years, citing its Chinese ownership. The move drew a sharp rebuke from the global seeds producer. U.S. farm groups and lawmakers are increasingly scrutinizing foreign land ownership due to concerns about national security. “This is about where your loyalties lie,” Arkansas
Drone image of the aftermath of the Oct. 14 fire.
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Razed elevator evolved with town and agriculture

The former Manitoba Pool structure was still in use as private storage when it burned Oct. 14

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Residents of St. Jean Baptiste notice a gap when they look around their community on the banks of the Red River. The grain elevator, which had stood as a fixture of the town’s landscape for 70 years and was still standing at the beginning of October, is missing. “The St. Jean skyline feels empty now
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Canada to boost carbon tax rebate for rural areas

Will also pause carbon tax on home heating oil for three years

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Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday announced a three-year carbon tax exemption for home heating oil and higher carbon tax rebates for people in rural areas, measures he said were intended to bring relief amid soaring costs of living. Trudeau’s Liberal government has implemented a price on carbon to combat
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Tyson Foods workers, activists protest child labour

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Reuters – Tyson Foods workers and activists rallied outside the U.S. meat company’s headquarters in Arkansas Oct. 16 to protest child labour in the sector and push for improved working conditions. Activists and the Biden administration have pressured the U.S. meat industry to adopt safer labour policies after children hired by contractors were found doing
Owners are on the lookout for a tractor stolen from a locked machine shed on the outskirts of Winnipeg earlier this fall.
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The rise of rural crime

And what local organizations want to do about it

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The mid-sized John Deere tractor was inside a locked machine shed on an agricultural property just south of Winnipeg. The next time the owner looked, the tractor was gone. “It’s unbelievable to me,” said the owner, who asked that his name not be printed. “No one lives at the yard site. It’s an old yard
The nuts and bolts of grain drying technology were the focus of the latest testimony as Bill C-234 worked its way through the Senate ag committee.
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Senators get technical on Bill C-234

Clean grain drying technology years away, experts tell Senate committee

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Options to fuel farmers’ grain dryers are limited and grain drying without fossil fuels is still years away. That’s the message the Senate’s standing committee on agriculture and forestry heard as expert witnesses were called to give their two cents on the state of grain drying technology. Why it matters: Bill C-234, which would exempt

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