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Farmers, agronomists, and people with an interest in global soil health met in Carman July 25 and 26 to discuss the challenges of protecting soil.

Carman event serves up common ground on soil health practices

Canadian and African agronomists shared perspectives on conservation agriculture at a recent Canadian Foodgrains Bank forum

By Geralyn Wichers August 7, 2019

Jocelyn Velestuk stood in front of the research station classroom filled with people and confessed to an addiction of sorts. “I am obsessed with soil,” the Saskatchewan farmer and agronomist told her audience. “I even had a mud-themed birthday party when I was young,” she said in a later interview. “The first soil science class

Dairy cattle, Farmit Manitoba, Opinion

Opinion: With friends like this

Canada's dairy farmers getting a bad image

By John Morriss August 6, 2019

Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer was back in the headlines recently after a visit to an agricultural fair in Ste. Hyacinthe, Quebec, clearly intended to brand himself as a friend of Canada’s dairy farmers. This friendship may not be helpful. Scheer’s visit follows his widely reported comments to a Dairy Farmers of Canada meeting in

A greenhouse at the University of Winnipeg is growing plants for physics and computer science researchers working on machine-learning problems in precision agriculture.

Farmit Manitoba, Local news

University of Winnipeg dives into agriculture research

Collaboration to develop expertise in high-tech precision ag technology

By Spencer Myers August 2, 2019

A very urban university is starting to sink roots deep into Manitoba’s agriculture sector. The University of Winnipeg is embarking on a collaboration with Enterprise Machine Intelligence and Learning Initiative (or EMILI as it’s known) to contribute to taking the agriculture industry high tech. Ray Bouchard, EMILI chair and president and CEO of Enns Brothers,

Teresa Vallotton teaches the class how to use the text-to-speech program 'Polly.'

Farmit Manitoba, Other

Coding camps teach kids to consider careers in agriculture technology

Sisters Teresa Vallotton and Karen Hildebrand have brought their hands-on AI camps to Manitoba for the first time.

By Geralyn Wichers August 2, 2019

The tinny babble of three electronic voices fills the hotel conference room. Three young students bend over laptops, where a program is reading them instructions for how to change a tire. “What is she reading to you in?” Teresa Vallotton asks one teen. “Icelandic,” she says. The student beside her makes her computer speak with

Pea protein has created a lot of buzz for Manitoba farmers, but how worried should people be about recent reports of allergic reactions?

Farmit Manitoba, News, Pulses

Pea allergies could hamper new markets

New uses for pea protein is good news for growers, but it has also led to some unexpected allergic reactions for people

By Alexis Stockford August 1, 2019

Novel uses of pea protein are great news for growers but may be bad news for allergy sufferers. They’re suddenly faced with a world where it may be in unexpected places like sandwich meats and chicken strips. Earlier this spring Dr. Elana Lavine, an Ontario-based allergist, highlighted the issue in the Journal of Allergy and

Editorial, Farmit Manitoba, Opinion, Other

Editor’s Take: Canada’s farm labour gap needs holistic solution

By Gord Gilmour August 1, 2019

Farm labour, or rather the shortage of it, is getting much attention lately. In recent weeks, there’s been a pilot program announced to provide temporary foreign workers (TFWs) with a path to permanent residency. There’s also been a study that suggests farms are going high tech, automating and mechanizing at an even faster rate —

Pam Bailey and Rauri Qually on their grain farm in Dacotah, near Winnipeg. “Before you want to complain about something, you better be willing to volunteer,” says Pam.

Farmit Manitoba, Local news, Other

Volunteerism keeps loneliness at bay for young farm couple

Pam Bailey and Rauri Qually maintain a century-old farm near Dacotah, and say they do it because they love it, not because it’s easy

By Geralyn Wichers July 31, 2019

For Rauri Qually and Pam Bailey, a young farm couple, getting involved in commodity and agriculture boards is a way to protect what they love — and a way to cope with the solitary farm lifestyle. “It’s lonely here. I don’t know how my dad did this all by himself,” Rauri told the Manitoba Co-operator

“I would love to see this farm continue on into the future, into the next generation. I would say that’s my goal.” – Fiona Jochum

Faces of ag, Farmit Manitoba, Local news, Other

Young Manitoba farmer right where she wants to be — working beside her dad on the family farm

‘The goal is to farm,' says Fiona Jochum, who farms near St. Francois Xavier

By Geralyn Wichers July 30, 2019

Fiona Jochum has the weight of her first crop on her shoulders, and thus far it’s been a doozy. Flea beetles, cutworms and dry conditions have hampered growth in her fields, but Fiona, 25, doesn’t let it get her down. “Even though these things stress me out, I still love it. I still want to

Comment, Farmit Manitoba, Other

Opinion: Agriculture policy revisions needed for new era

Canadian farmers cannot afford a business-as-usual approach any longer

By Brenda Dyack July 29, 2019

Carbon taxes, pesticide regulations and food policy are three topics CFFO asked to be brought to the table at the federal-provincial agriculture ministers’ meeting. With “business as usual,” Canada is risking fair treatment of our farming sector and worsening trade distortions and business sustainability. Firstly, carbon taxes could raise the cost of Canadian food production,

Chris Wararuk surveys one of Farmery’s hops yards, near Neepawa.

Farmit Manitoba, Local news

Local content scarce in local brews

University of Manitoba study shows brewers want to buy local but the supply chains don't exist

By Geralyn Wichers July 26, 2019

After 11 years in the business, Wells is still more than happy to yak about beer and what he’s got brewing — like the Pilsner made with Saskatchewan craft-malted barley he has in process. “So far it’s tasting awesome,” he said. Rosthern, Saskatchewan, is the closest Wells can get to local craft malt right now.

Daily Network News

Ukrainian grain exports curtailed by Russian attacks, union says

WTO chair rules out reform deal at next major meeting, document shows

Prairie forecast: First blizzard of the year, then quiet?

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