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Editorial: Winds of war

Are we staring down the barrel of another agriculture trade war? That’s the multibillion-dollar question that should be keeping the Manitoba agriculture sector up at night. After all, there are few that are more trade dependent. Manitoba is an export juggernaut. A few numbers from Statistics Canada help set the stage. In 2017 Manitoba sent

Drill-Fil makes seeding fast and easy

Drill-Fil makes seeding fast and easy

Our History: February 1968

The Smith-Roles Drill-Fil advertised in our February 22, 1968 issue allowed you to “Throw away that pail and shovel. Straighten up that aching back. Take the strain off sore muscles.” That issue reported the defeat of Prime Minister Lester Pearson’s minority Liberal government on a money bill, forcing a vote of confidence, but the next


Trudeau asks, “Why should I sell your wheat?”

Trudeau asks, “Why should I sell your wheat?”

Our History: October 2000

The editorial in our October 5, 2000 issue noted the passing of former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, who had often been criticized for his quote from a 1968 meeting in Winnipeg when he said, “Why should I sell your wheat?” We carried the full text which followed that statement just after he was elected, which

Just say no to Crow

Just say no to Crow

Our History: June 1983

The Crow rate was a hot topic in June 1983. Jean-Luc Pepin, transport minister in the Pierre Trudeau government, had tabled a bill providing for annual payments to offset the money-losing rate, but debate continued on whether the payment should go to the railways (therefore only on grain shipments) or directly to farmers (which meant

cartoon image of a family seated at a table

Politics, hairstyles and the glaucoma connection

The Jacksons from the Nov. 19 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator

Brady Jackson set his beer down on the arm of the bright-yellow Adirondack chair in his parents’ sunroom and grinned. “Oh, there’s going to be some changes folks,” he said. “We young people have voted and you aging hippies are going to have to get used to a new way of doing things.” “Like what,


newspaper image from 1983

Manitoba Weed Fair precursor to Ag Days

Our History: January 1983

This ad from our Jan. 6, 1983 issue was for the Manitoba Weed Fair, an annual event which later grew into Ag Days. Back then it was held in two locations — Brandon and Winnipeg. Leading the news that week was a story that the new marketing and stabilization plan under the Manitoba Beef Commission