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Jason Cardinal talks market gardens and tech to attendees of the Indigenous Ag Summit at Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. (Lisa Guenther photo)

At Agribition: Northern community integrates tech, education into market garden

Flying Dust working to improve operation's food distribution

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Riverside Market Garden, operated by Flying Dust First Nation, started in 2009 with two people and an old alfalfa field. Today it employs about 20 people, plus summer students; provides food for the community and some wholesalers; and gives youth a chance to learn about agriculture. Over the years the First Nation, just north of
A sample soil map from Manitoba Agriculture’s AgriMap website. Red texts are codes that indicate soil characteristics. Yellow contour lines represent the boundary of a particular soil type. A full explanation of codes can be found on the Manitoba Agriculture website under “Soil Survey.”
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Making use of soil surveys

How to understand your soil from the bottom up

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Manitoba Agriculture’s soil surveys can help producers understand and manage their farms better, say provincial soil experts. “The surveys we produce can be used for agriculture, land use planning and many other applications,” said Megan Westphal, soil survey specialist with the province’s ag department. Soil data and maps can help producers develop strategies for land
P.E.I. Ag Minister Bloyce Thompson speaks at a press conference in 2021. (Government of P.E.I. video screengrab via Facebook Live)
Crops, Other

Thompson returns as P.E.I. ag minister

Ag and land ministry split; Compton not returning to cabinet

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Prince Edward Island’s former agriculture minister is again its current ag minister, in a post-election cabinet shuffle by returning Premier Dennis King. Bloyce Thompson, MLA for the district of Stanhope-Marshfield since 2019 and ag minister from 2019 until last summer, was again appointed April 14 as King’s minister of agriculture, justice and public safety and
farmland for sale
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Growing farmland inequality in Prairies a problem for all Canadians

Farmers are uneasy about the ballooning acres of investor-owned farmland, and they’re right to be

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Real estate is a hot topic in Canada. Most Canadians are acutely aware of how home prices and rents have skyrocketed in the last 15 years or so. In large cities, investor ownership of condos and houses has attracted enough attention that the federal government was prompted to crack down on foreign buyers. Since 2014,
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Quarry Rehab program open for applicants

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The Manitoba government is opening a third intake for the Quarry Rehabilitation on Private and Municipal Land Program the province announced May 9. Up to $2.8 million will be available for the 2022-23 program, it said in a news release. Owners of private and municipal lands with a registration certificate or private quarry permit issued
Derek Johnson, minister of municipal relations, speaks during a meeting of the standing committee on social and economic development on April 19.  photos: SCREENSHOT/KAP
News, Other

Bill 37 a step closer to law, despite municipal leaders’ concerns

Changes to planning laws sorely needed to keep Manitoba competitive, developers say

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A law that will allow developers to go over municipalities’ heads if land-use applications are rejected is one step closer to reality after it passed the committee stage on April 19. Bill 37, the Planning Amendment and City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment Act, would give the Municipal Board (a provincially appointed tribunal) jurisdiction to hear
Tighter regulations take effect for B.C. farmland reserve

Tighter regulations take effect for B.C. farmland reserve

Local governments' expanded role to take effect this fall

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New regulations governing how — or if — changes can be made to land’s status within British Columbia’s Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) are now in force, but local governments get more prep time for their expanded role. The province on Thursday announced amendments to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) Act — having received royal assent
Editorial, Farmit Manitoba, Opinion

(Former) Editor’s Take: Cover crop funding decision unfair to cattle producers

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High-tech agriculture has been hogging all the attention lately. Mainstream media run stories starting with “It isn’t Old Macdonald’s farm anymore,” describing drones, satellites and tractor cabs fitted with computer screens. Farm media regularly feature stories on the latest precision agriculture innovations and how farmers can figure out how to use all that computer data
Standing corn may be a viable way for Manitoba producers to extend their grazing season, but there are a few things 
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Beef cattle, Livestock

Standing corn an option for extended beef grazing

An extended grazing season may be cheaper with standing corn, but there are a few dos and don’ts to keep in mind

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If a cow is grazing, you don’t have to feed it. It’s a deceptively simple statement, and the basis for many cattle producers looking at extended grazing to cut costs. Farmers have looked at bale grazing, forage stockpiling and swath grazing, among others; but another grazing system has caught the interest of some beef producers,

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