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Delivery contracts drew discussion at a recent KAP virtual meeting.
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KAP favours education over grain contract involvement

Keystone Agricultural Producers says it has ‘overwhelming’ support from members not to interfere in contracts

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The Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) says it will focus on educating farmers about grain delivery contracts and encourage grain companies to improve them. It won’t seek retroactive changes to help farmers who can’t fulfil their contracts because of this year’s drought. “As an industry we need to be aware of the long-term implications of what
Manitoba farmers found a very variable yield picture during harvest this year, and now many are concerned about the elevated risk higher prices and input costs will bring next year.
Crops, News

A very variable harvest: Manitoba’s hit-and-miss season

With crop input prices rising, farmers face even more risk when they seed next year

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When it’s all said and done, the past production season is going to feature a few success stories and a whole lot of hard-luck tales. Manitoba’s 2021 crop and hay production will clearly be below average when all the data is compiled later this year, says Keystone Agricultural Producers’ (KAP) president Bill Campbell. “Overall in
KAP members report on 2021 growing season
Crops, News

KAP members report on 2021 growing season

It was a challenging growing season with lots of variability

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Here is some of what some KAP members said about this year’s production during their online advisory council meeting Oct. 20: District 1, Carter McKinney “I heard of guys who got moderate yields on some crops and some guys got basically zero so it’s kind of hard to tell. I think it had to do
Comment: A hard year for the grain sector
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Comment: A hard year for the grain sector

Relationships are key to navigating contracts this marketing year

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It’s an understatement to suggest that this was a hard year for crop producers and grain buyers in Manitoba. An “epic drought,” as one provincial cabinet minister described in August, left some producers across the province without enough grain to fulfil their contracts with buyers. With yields down across the board, there has been a
Manitoba Beef Producers president Tyler Fulton speaks to media outside the Manitoba Legislature on Aug. 31, 2021, as Manitoba agriculture minister Ralph Eichler looks on.
Livestock, News

$155 million in feed, transportation and ongoing livestock aid announced

Plans for a herd rebuilding program are still in the works, province says

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Manitoba livestock producers will have access to financial aid for feed costs, feed transport and animal transport costs, provincial agriculture minister Ralph Eichler announced the morning of August 31. “This investment is among the highest in the AgriRecovery assistance of our livestock and forage sectors in Manitoba history,” Eichler said. For those who have or
Childcare deal holds promise for farm families: KAP
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Childcare deal holds promise for farm families: KAP

A bilateral deal with the federal government will bring $10-per-day care and 23,000 more spots to Manitoba, the province says

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A new federal-provincial deal for childcare shows promise for rural and farming families, says KAP. “There’s a lot of good news all around,” said Graham Schellenberg, communications and government relations co-ordinator with Keystone Agricultural Producers. “In terms of rural families, there’s really a good impact here from what we see,” he added. On August 9,
A resolution passed at a recent KAP meeting called on the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation to exclude a farmer’s Individual Productivity Index calculations from standing crops cut for feed, instead of being combined.
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Drought triggers calls for crop insurance adjustments

MASC urged to waive IPI calculations

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As a severe summer drought tightens its grip on Manitoba, farmers are seeking adjustments to crop insurance coverage to help them salvage what they can from drought-ravaged crops. A resolution passed at a recent Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) meeting called on the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) to exclude a farmer’s Individual Productivity Index (IPI)
Brenna Mahoney’s first day as general manager at KAP is June 14.
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Brenna Mahoney new KAP general manager

Mahoney comes from Cereals Canada where she was communications director, sat on steering committee for Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Crops

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Brenna Mahoney says she’s looking forward to building relationships with Manitoba farmers as general manager of Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP). “Relationship building is something that’s really core to who I am, and I think when you have such a broad, diverse and dynamic group around the table at KAP, having people who are there to
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News, News & Opinion

KAP recommends keeping grain commission’s mandate

It also wants to maintain CGC's role in in outward inspection and ensuring the quality of Canadian grain exports

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The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) should continue “to operate in the best interests of producers and Canadian grain industry an an independent third party to establish grain grades and standards.” That’s one of 17 recommendations Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) makes in its submission to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), which is seeking views on changes
Manitoba Hydro sees rise in farm accidents
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Manitoba Hydro sees rise in farm accidents

KAP members told Hydro line height standards have not kept up with farm equipment sizes

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Manitoba Hydro says in the last few years it’s seen a sharp rise in collisions between farm equipment and power infrastructure. “The outcome for these contacts can be tragic and severe,” said Cyril Patterson, Manitoba Hydro’s director for distribution, operations and maintenance for rural Manitoba. He and other Manitoba Hydro staff spoke during the Keystone

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