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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew addresses attendees at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon on Jan. 16, 2024.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Kinew finds inner Pallister

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Manitoba NDP premier Wab Kinew apparently isn’t afraid to borrow ideas, even from Brian Pallister, his one-time foe, former premier and once leader of the Progressive Conservatives. Kinew argues that Manitoba deserves a better deal on the federal government’s carbon pricing scheme, based on how much Manitobans have invested in hydroelectric power. That investment, in
Winnipeg South Centre MP Ben Carr announcing $11 million in funding for Pulse Canada at the University of Manitoba on Feb. 9.
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AAFC announces $11 million in funding for Pulse Canada

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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has announced $11 million in new funding for Pulse Canada. Winnipeg South Centre MP Ben Carr made the announcement at the University of Manitoba on February 9 on behalf of federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay. “This is going to be an extremely powerful catalyst for the growth of this industry,
Livestock producers share their outrage at a last-minute meeting in St. Rose du Lac in October 2019 after the province released incoming changes to Agricultural Crown Lands regulations.
Livestock, News

Crown land auctions cancelled

Province hits the brakes as system goes under review

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Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn says there will be no Crown land auctions this month. The province has paused lease allocations while it takes another look at the agricultural Crown land program, he announced Jan. 29. “We’ve paused it for a number of reasons. Actually, we feel that we need to maybe do some consultation
Inside the Manitoba legislature.
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Education property tax freeze lifted

KAP says local boards should consider effect on local producers

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Manitoba’s general farm organization says a change to education funding could disproportionally affect farmers in the province. Manitoba’s new provincial government announced February 1 they were reinstating the ability of school trustees to raise property taxes, alongside new provincial money for schools. That could mean higher costs for Manitoba farmers, and that’s troubling to the
David Frum speaking at Ag Days 2024 in Brandon.
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U.S. greatest geopolitical risk: Frum

Author and political analyst says U.S. absence harms global prospects

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Canadian farmers have front-row seats to the world’s biggest geopolitical risk, according to David Frum. “I think the thing that worries me the most is the threat that lies within the United States,” Frum, a journalist, former White House speechwriter, and conservative intellectual, told farmers at Manitoba Ag Days earlier this month. “If Americans make
A Washington State think tank has stated that the cost of compliance with Prop 12 will likely shrink the U.S. national hog herd and lead to further consolidation within the industry.
Hogs, News

Uncertainty looms for Manitoba pork in the wake of Prop 12

Smaller U.S. swine herd likely as California regulations take effect, U.S. think tank says

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The impacts of a California animal welfare law that took full effect on the first day of 2024 are already being felt, according to Manitoba Pork general manager Cam Dahl. “Yes, Jan. 1 was a deadline but, in truth, Proposition 12 has been enforced since July,” he said. Why it matters: While California might seem
The Crown lands file has gone through two elections, three premiers, four agriculture ministers, and a flood of criticism from opposition parties and farmers.
Comment, Op/Ed

Agricultural Crown lands: The chronicles continue

Unpacking 2023’s ACL rollercoaster ride

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The last time I interviewed Carson Callum, general manager of the Manitoba Beef Producers, it was late November. I signed off with something like, “Thanks, Carson. I’m sure we’ll talk again soon.” It’s a bit of a throwaway line, one I might say to any spokesperson after an interview, but his response made me chuckle.
“Our goal is to continue to work with industry of all sectors.” – Ron Kostyshyn, Manitoba Agriculture Minister.
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Kostyshyn wraps up 2023

Ag minister light on detail for weighty agricultural files, but says discussions are ongoing

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Consultations on major agricultural issues, including some carryovers from the previous government, were still plugging away as Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn wrapped up 2023. Kostyshyn looked back on the year during a Dec. 19 interview with the Manitoba Co-operator. Why it matters: The Dauphin region MLA, elected Oct. 3, regained his old post as
A group of young women employed by the STEP program in the ‘70s.
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How do you keep a kid on the farm?

Part 1: STEP ‘73 and the ongoing conundrum of rural depopulation

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The truck’s name was Little George. It was brilliant orange, the only colour available when, decades before online shopping, Wanda McConnell went to town to pick up paint. The truck takes up the foreground of a grainy photo, taken in the summer of 1973 around the time of the Hamiota parade. In it, Little George
The notion of compelling competitors to divulge sensitive pricing data is baffling. Such an approach contradicts the very essence of a competitive marketplace.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Let’s give the grocery theatrics a rest in 2024

Grocers made convenient punching bags, but that’s not how solutions are found

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In an era when food inflation has become a contentious political issue, it’s tempting for politicians to target the grocery industry. Sadly, that’s exactly what transpired in our country this year, and it was both absurd and embarrassing. The government and Parliament relentlessly hounded grocers, drowning out the opportunity for Canadians to truly comprehend the

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