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Requests for Ottawa to take over grain terminals

Our History: May 1909

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 14, 2015

This ad from the May 1909 The Grain Growers’ Guide offered Brandon-manufactured windmills ranging in price from $60 to $160. In 1908, the Nor-West Farmer had been purchased by the Grain Growers’ Grain Company (later United Grain Growers) and had become the official “organ” for the organization. Much of the May issue was devoted to

Livestock

Canada blocks poultry, eggs from N.D., Wisconsin, Iowa

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 15, 2015

The list of U.S. jurisdictions from which travellers can’t bring live poultry, eggs or raw poultry products into Canada is now three states longer. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Tuesday announced new restrictions on such products from North Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa, following confirmed cases of H5N2 avian flu this week at commercial poultry

Livestock, Markets

Zone coverage set up around SW Ont. avian flu site

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 13, 2015

The only farm in Canada now in the midst of an avian flu cleanup is the centre of a new control zone, meant to limit the flu’s spread and keep Canada’s trading partners at ease. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Sunday announced it has set up an avian flu control zone, which so

Crops, Markets

Oats market cold in Western Canada

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 25, 2015

CNS Canada –– The oats market in Western Canada has gone cold, with little heat expected until closer to spring seeding. “The basis is the thermometer, and right now oats are getting cold,” said Ryan McKnight of Linear Grain at Carman, Man., noting basis levels were generally fading. “We’re just not seeing much demand for

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops, Markets

North Dakota canola acreage set to increase

By GFM Network News, Terryn Shiells March 5, 2015

CNS Canada –– Canola acreage in North Dakota is expected to increase slightly in 2015, as it offers many benefits for farmers in the state, industry officials say. “We’ve been projecting canola acres all along to go up from 1.2 million to maybe 1.3 million in North Dakota this year,” said Barry Coleman, executive director

Opinion

Assiniboine River Basin Initiative a good first step

But 'there be dragons' to tame for it to be a success

By Jim Collinson December 1, 2014

Those who attended the meeting in Regina that established the Assiniboine River Basin Initiative deserve credit for their effort. Their determination to come up with a plan to address land and water issues within the basin should be welcomed by all, but the obstacles they face are many. The biggest by far is the poor

Local news

‘Disaster by design’ wreaks flood havoc on the Prairies

Meeting participants agreed the only way forward is to collaborate on a plan

By Lorraine Stevenson November 28, 2014

Some have coined the term “disaster by design” to capture how severe weather now impacts those farming and living on the Prairies. But improved long-term planning for times of excess and drought can reduce our vulnerability to the latter, said speakers at the inaugural Assiniboine River Basin Initiative conference in Regina earlier this month. “One

Local news

Assiniboine River Basin Initiative formed

The new organization will tackle water-related issues between  Saskatchewan, Manitoba, North Dakota

By Lorraine Stevenson November 20, 2014

A new grassroots group has emerged following a historic agreement in Regina this month to pursue a cross-boundary planning organization for the Assiniboine River basin. The three-day meeting held here last week laid the groundwork for the new organization to move forward and begin serving stakeholders in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and North Dakota, to seek co-ordinated

Crops, Oilseeds

American canola crusher setting up delivery facility in Winkler

Northstar Agri Industries located in Hallock, Minn. is making it simpler and faster for  Manitoba farmers to deliver to them on this side of the border

By Allan Dawson September 9, 2014

An American crushing firm is making it easier for southern Manitoba farmers to deliver canola to it. Northstar Agri Industries of Hallock, Minnesota, is building a new 1,500-tonne high-throughput facility at Winkler to receive, store and transload canola. The operation, due to open this fall, will employ two or three people. “The demand for (canola)

News, Oilseeds

Clubroot infections found in Manitoba mild so far

Keeping this serious  canola disease under control requires early detection, which can be revealed through soil testing

By Allan Dawson August 28, 2014

Clubroot has been detected in 13 Manitoba fields since 2009, but all have been mild infections, says Anastasia Kubinec, oilseed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD). “What we’re finding in Manitoba right now is clubroot at very low levels,” Kubinec told the Westman Crop Talk webinar Aug. 20. MAFRD released a map

Daily Network News

‘Significant’ Canadian GDP slide expected in 2026, FCC says

Gene edited, PRRS resistant pig approved in Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher

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