Students from the University of Manitoba’s Agriculture Diploma program address delegates while presenting a resolution on RTAC road expansion at the Keystone Agricultural Producers AGM in Winnipeg on Feb. 3. Photo: Don Norman

Students push for Manitoba road upgrades

Gaps in Manitoba’s RTAC heavy-haul highway network were highlighted in a recent resolution to Keystone Agriculutural Producers

Manitoba’s lack of higher-rated RTAC roads creates irritating highway detours and weight restrictions for farmers, University of Manitoba students told KAP.


(From left to right) Nicolas Nordick, Orenda assistant general manager, and Mathew Talbot, Orenda commodity originator, at the company's Ag Days booth Jan. 21, 2026. Photo: Alexis Stockford

Manitoba sunflower plant gets local owners

Scoular’s sunflower and bird feed plant in Winkler, Man., bought by Orenda Commodity Services Ltd. out of Ste. Agathe

Scoular’s sunflower and bird feed plant in Winkler, Man., bought by Orenda Commodity Services Ltd. out of Ste. Agathe.



The Port of Churchill in Churchill, Man. is shown on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. Photo: John Woods/The Canadian Press/ZUMA Press/Reuters Connect

Sizing up Port of Churchill expansion challenges

University of Manitoba professor outlines hurdles the Port of Churchill must clear before it can become the sea trade powerhouse that Manitoba and Canadian governments hope it will

The Port of Churchill has some hurdles to clear before it can become the sea trade powerhouse for Manitoba and Canada that governments and the agricultural industry hope it will.