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Left to right: New Deputy Minister of Agriculture Brenda Serrano, Agriculture Minister, Derek Johnson, outgoing deputy minister Dori Gingera-Beauchemin.
Farmit Manitoba, Other

Retiring deputy minister of ag a hard act to follow

New provincial deputy minister of agriculture “digging in” to new position

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Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson says he’s unconcerned that his new deputy minister has little agricultural experience. In December, the provincial government announced it would appoint Brenda DeSerrano as deputy minister to replace Dori Gingera-Beauchemin upon her retirement. It isn’t standard practice for deputy ministers to have experience in the ministry they head, but Gingera-Beauchemin did.
The most recent U.S. national security strategy characterizes China as “the only competitor with both the intent to reshape the international order…”
Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: Western leaders divided over relationship with China

The U.S. and EU are striking different paths when it comes to this world power

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European Council president Charles Michel headed to Beijing on Dec. 1, the latest in a procession of western leaders to seek an audience with Xi Jinping, in a year when the Chinese president has cemented his position as the country’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong. Xi met more than 20 heads of government earlier
The increasing price of food was top of mind for everyone this year.
Comment, Op/Ed

The top 10 food stories of 2022

This past year proved interesting to say the least

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As a follow-up to a very busy 2021, the year 2022 was filled with food-related stories. Food was top of mind for many for the entire year. Reflecting on the last 12 months is always interesting, come December. As we do every year, Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab presents this year’s top 10 food news
KAP says the education tax on farm properties has been a priority during its dialogue with the provincial government.
News, Other

Province delays property tax overhaul

KAP is taking the setback in stride, but reiterates call for action

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After announcing plans in February to revamp the education funding system, the province now says it needs more time. In the February announcement, the province planned to implement the new taxation model in the 2023-24 year. However, Education Minister Wayne Ewasko told the media that the overhaul’s timeline has been reset for the 2024–25 school
The ultimate objective of agri-environmental groups is to turn the entire world organic, which is neither sustainable nor desirable.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: The politics of diet

There are groups that don’t even want the industry to be able to speak

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The COP15 meeting on biodiversity brought thousands of delegates to Montreal to address critical issues our planet is facing. Related to food systems, delegates discussed agroecology, food systems intensification, and consideration of fisheries in food security. One issue catching some people’s attention is diet and overconsumption. That’s right, food was discussed in Montreal. Many believe
Dori Gingera-Beauchemin is retiring at the end of the year after a 43-year career with the provincial agriculture department, most recently as deputy minister.
News, Other

Incoming Manitoba deputy ag minister named

Brenda DeSerranno will take on the role in early January

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The Manitoba government will have a new deputy minister of agriculture in the New Year. Brenda DeSerranno, formerly of the provincial treasury board secretariat, will take on the role as of Jan. 7, 2023. The announcement comes with the retirement of long-time deputy minister, Dori Gingera-Beauchemin. She has served in the role since 2013, topping
Letters

Letters: Pots and kettles

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So, Premier Heather Stefanson is “exceedingly concerned for Manitoba when it comes to the federal government imposing things in areas of provincial jurisdiction.” She “hasn’t ruled out borrowing a page from the new Alberta premier to protect Manitoba’s jurisdiction and interests from interference by the federal government.” (Brandon Sun, Oct. 13) However, she had no
Cattle producers should have been big winners in the trade deal with Europe but the opposite has been true so far, says Dan Darling, who has represented the cattle sector on this matter for close to a decade.
Beef cattle, Livestock

CETA’s trail of broken promises

It’s been five years of frustration with the EU trade deal as Europe keeps doors largely closed to Canadian beef

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Glacier FarmMedia – Dan Darling remembers the tough slog of negotiations in free-trade talks with Europe — and the hope that they would end with major gains for Canadian beef. But five years after the signing of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) with Europe, talks continue and potential benefits remain unrealized. “When we were

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