Police pursued a stolen vehicle in Steinbach in January 2024. A police vehicle was rammed during the incident. Photo: RCMP

Protecting the farm from crime

From better lighting to cameras to reporting to police, here are some things farmers can do to reduce their crime risk

From better lighting to cameras to reporting to police, here are some things farmers can do to reduce their crime risk.

Whiskey jacks work a lump of deer fat placed near a deer blind. Photo: Tim Sopuck

Hunting with whiskey jacks

Canada jays, or whiskey jacks, make for bold little deer hunting pals to liven up long periods waiting in the blind for a potential shot

Canada jays, or whiskey jacks, are bold little deer hunting pals that don’t mind getting close, if it means a piece of the offal or deer fat left over from a successful forest hunt in Manitoba.


Rosalie Tennison speaks at the book launch of her 2025 book Naomi's Houses: A Memoir. Photo: Screen Capture/YouTube/McNally Robinson Online Events

Agriculture remembers Rosalie Tennison

Rosalie Tennison, a Manitoba agricultural journalist and author, has died after being struck by a vehicle in Winnipeg Nov. 21.

Rosalie Tennison, a Manitoba agricultural journalist and author, has died after being struck by a vehicle in Winnipeg Nov. 21.

Traffic moves through the intersection of Provincial Trunk Highway 3 and Winnipeg's South Perimeter Highway at Oak Bluff, Man., Nov. 21, 2025. Photo: Geralyn Wichers

Manitoba farmers uneasy on expropriation

Farmland near Oak Bluff is getting expropriated for a highway interchange; its not the first time expropriation-affected farmers have worried about land loss and fair compensation in Manitoba

Farmland expropriation for Oak Bluff highway project brings process, farmer compensation concerns back to the fore.


A 3D rooster is among the fabric and fibre art pieces on display at MacGregor during the fall TFAM exhibit. Photo: Donna Gamache

Fibre and fabric art shines in Manitoba

Manitoba’s fibre and textile artists are showing off their skills in MacGregor in November 2025, one of several shows they organize each year

Manitoba’s fibre and textile artists are showing off their wool, thread and other material skills in MacGregor in November 2025.

Green cabbage is the most popular cabbage on the Prairies. Photo: Getty Stewart

Cooking cabbage deserves revival

Cabbage recipes can be anything but boring; rediscover the taste, diverse uses and local food traditions of the leafy green

Cabbage recipes don’t need to be boring. Rediscover the taste, diverse uses and local Prairie food traditions of this leafy green


Photo: SimonSkafar, Christopher Thibaut/istock/getty images

Farmers left waiting on rural crime

RCMP say they’re working to curb rural crime on the Prairies, but response time realities and continued reports of incidents remain a frustration, and the building tension might lead to dangerous escalation

RCMP say they’re working to curb rural crime on the Prairies, but response time realities and continued reports of incidents remain a frustration for farmers and other residents.

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An RCMP logo is seen on a marked Royal Canadian Mounted Police vehicle in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on April 30, 2025. Photo Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Reuters

Man shot in hunting incident

Three teens face charges after a 66-year-old man was shot in the arm outside of his home in the RM of Victoria

Three teens face charges after a 66-year-old man was shot in the arm outside of his home in the RM of Victoria


Grain is loaded onto a ship in Churchill in this 1957 image from the Manitoba Co-operator. Image: Manitoba Co-operator archives

Calling all Co-operator readers

We want to hear your stories of the Manitoba Co-operator: the memories, the articles that stuck out, the farm history you watched play out on our pages

Hey farmers, we want to hear your Manitoba Co-operator stories: the articles that stuck out, the farm history you watched on our pages.

Mark Sopuck bundles up for a late-fall waterfowl hunt. Late-season marsh hunts require special attention to dressing properly. Photo: Tim Sopuck

Mastering Manitoba’s late-season bird hunt

Grouse and partridge hunters in Manitoba still have over a month in their season, and late-migrating waterfowl still offer prime, late-fall hunting chances before the ice fully closes in

Manitoba hunters still have plenty of hunting opportunities left in fall 2025 for grouse, partridge and even waterfowl like ducks and geese.