Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association board alumni Larry Wegner during a 2023 grazing tour of his farm in southwest Manitoba. Photo: Alexis Stockford

Farmer musings of post-harvest Manitoba

Harvest 2025 results, tariffs and the push to prepare for winter and beyond on Manitoba beef and grain farms

A former board member of the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA) offers thoughts on harvest 2025 yields, tariffs and the push to prepare for winter and beyond on Manitoba beef and grain farms.

Forecasting winter 2025-26 in Manitoba

A weak La Niña is in play again this winter, but its effects aren’t clear

Three distinct factors are likely to drive the type of weather farmers and ranchers experience in Manitoba this winter, Daniel Bezte writes, starting this issue with a look at the atmospheric event known as La Niña.





Xiuling Guo, the chief executive of Nurasa, a company in Singapore, attended the Protein Industries Canada annual meeting in Winnipeg September 25. Nurasa has partnered with Protein Industries Canada to help companies export more plant based ingredients and food to Asia | Robert Arnason photo

Targeting plant-based exports to Asia

Single ‘Asian consumer’ doesn’t, exist market analyst says; Canadian exporters to get help targeting diverse Asian food markets

Single ‘Asian consumer’ doesn’t exist, market analyst says; Canadian exporters to get help targeting diverse Asian food markets