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Growers, Distributor, Buyers Link Up

By Lorraine Stevenson May 13, 2010

WANT TO KNOW MORE? Log on to: www.valuechainmb.ca/orcall… Eugene Warwaruk Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council [email protected] free: 1-800-216-9767 Marnie Feeleus has been delivering “fresh boxes” of locally grown produce to Winnipeg homes since 2006, serving as an important go-between for customers and small-scale vegetable producers. Now, with a retailer and an institutional buyer asking her to

Dairy cattle, News

Value Chain Benefits Organic Milk Producers

By Lorraine Stevenson January 28, 2010

The farmers had the milk and the processor wanted new business. Between them, they forged a new business relationship for mutual benefit. In December 2008, the Manitoba Organic Milk Co-op (MOM), and Notre Dame Creamery launched Organic Meadow, a new line of Manitoba-produced and processed organic milk. The organic milk sold here had previously come

Cereals, Dairy cattle, Opinion

Marketing Board Or Private Club?

By Laura Rance-Unger January 21, 2010

Debate and controversy are nothing new to orderly marketing. Whether it is supply management, as in the case of dairy or poultry, or single-desk selling, as in the case of the Canadian Wheat Board, there is a legitimate discussion over whether the public good these systems generate outweigh their costs to personal freedom. There are

Cereals, News

More Farmers Eye Value Chain Approach

By Lorraine Stevenson November 5, 2009

“Definitely there’s interest in various sectors.” – EUGENE WARWARUK, VALUE CHAIN INITIATIVE MANITOBA CO-ORDINATOR Alberta barley growers produce barley for Japanese Sapporo beer and Shochu liquor. The Warburtons Technical Centre in Brandon contracts with farmers to produce identity-preserved (IP) wheat. Each are examples of farmers capturing higher prices and delivering a higher-value product through participation

News

Video Conference A Link To Value Chains

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 8, 2009

Those interested in learning more about value chains, but with no time to travel right now, can attend Value Chains 101 next week without travelling farther than the nearest Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives GO office. There is also no cost to attend the Oct. 13, two-way video conferencing session, being held at 15

Opinion

A Deep, Enduring Connection With The Agricultural Community

By Garnet Etsell August 20, 2009

The Co-operators is a key long-standing example of farmers working for farmers. Canadian farmers have long understood the importance of banding together. In this current economic climate, the need for farmers to work together is especially important. Farmers have a long history of interacting with co-operative organizations such as The Co-operators. Intrinsically linked to the

Opinion

Moving From Supply To Value-Driven Business Models

By Martin Gooch August 20, 2009

The following is excerpts from the report “Characterizing the Ideal Model of Value Chain Management and Barriers to its Implementation” recently released by the George Morris Centre at the University of Guelph. Many attempts have been made to describe what differentiates a supply chain from a value chain. What lies at the heart of the

Country Crossroads

Tips For Shopping For School

By Sara Croymans August 20, 2009

University of Minnesota Extension Back-to-school shopping can be an exciting time for children and a potentially stressful time for parents. Given increased costs for groceries, gas and heating, family budgets may be very strained. Back-to-school shopping can be a great opportunity to teach children money management and consumer decision-making skills. Consider the following helpful tips

News

Price To Be Key At U. S. Consumer Conference

By Brad Dorfman, Jessica Wohl February 19, 2009

How much recession-wracked consumers will pay for brand names will be a key focus when executives behind the best-known food, drink and cleaning products meet Wall Street analysts next week. That is a far cry from last year’s Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) conference, when companies were boasting how much they were able

Country Crossroads

Rural co-ops get better credit: survey

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 11, 2008

Co-operatives in rural Canada got loans and credit in 2007 much more readily than their urban counterparts, a new Statistics Canada survey shows. Overall, StatsCan said, the “vast majority” of co-operatives got all they asked for in new or additional loans, lines of credit or credit cards, but about 20 per cent of co-operatives surveyed

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower

ICE Weekly: Trade progress, new data threaten to break canola’s price range

CBOT Weekly: Trade awaits USDA S/D report

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