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4-H members get a first-hand look at Ryan Boyd’s swath grazing system Oct. 21, 2017, during the Manitoba 4-H Council Senior Members Event.

Can Canada have its cake and eat it too on exports?

There are challenges ahead if Canada wants to meet the Barton Report’s export targets without natural resources picking up the tab

By Alexis Stockford July 9, 2018

If Canada wants to grow its agriculture exports sustainably in the coming years, it’s going to need more farmers like Forrest-area producer Ryan Boyd. In recent years he’s tested new intercrop mixes and cover crops, hosted field and pasture tours, showcased a solar watering system and shared his forays into swath and high density grazing.

Beef cattle, News

Beef sector recognized for environmental stewardship

Association of Manitoba Community Pastures receives a 2017 Manitoba Excellence Award for Sustainability in Water and Natural Area Stewardship while Manitoba Beef Producers honoured for its work protecting grassland birds

By Lorraine Stevenson June 6, 2018

Manitoba’s cattle sector has received substantial recognition for environmental stewardship this month. Sustainability awards were presented by the province of Manitoba to both Association of Manitoba Community Pastures (AMCP) and Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP). The AMCP received a 2017 Manitoba Excellence Award for Sustainability in Water and Natural Area Stewardship while an honourable mention in

Crops, Opinion

Opinion: Ongoing evolution necessary in farming

By David Rourke January 23, 2018

Not only are farmers being trusted to look after the land, crops and animals, we also want to do the best possible job ourselves. The problem is we don’t always have the clearest picture of what the best practices really are, and we of course operate within the confines of present technology and profitability. Take

Food retail economist John F.T. Scott says trust and transparency are key to marketing food these days.

News, Other

Consumers are demanding companies prove their sustainability commitment

The rapidly changing retail food sector wants to know what you do on your farm

By Laura Rance-Unger December 15, 2017

The $118-billion retail food sector in Canada is becoming increasingly fragmented but it still shares one thing in common: a commitment to trust and transparency, a retail food expert told delegates at the recent GrowCanada conference. That has repercussions that trace through the value chain all the way to the farm, John F.T. Scott said.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Burger King pledges to end deforestation by 2030

By Chris Arsenault, GFM Network News June 23, 2017

Rio de Janeiro | Thomson Reuters Foundation — The owner of Burger King has pledged to eliminate deforestation from its supply chains by 2030 but scientists say the company is not moving fast enough to stop its hamburgers from destroying rainforests and the communities who depend on them. Restaurant Brands International, one of the world’s

packed frozen food in a freezer in a supermarket

Local news

Conference board issues provincial food ‘report card’

Manitoba rates high on food safety but low on security and manufacturing growth

By Lorraine Stevenson June 5, 2017

Saskatchewan has earned nearly all As for industry prosperity, household food security and other areas in Canada’s Food Report Card 2016. Funded by the Conference Board of Canada and released last week, the report is a series of provincial report cards looking at domestic food by comparing the 10 provinces against each other. The report

Crops

Study finds organic’s sustainability ‘context-dependent’

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 11, 2017

When weighed for sustainability, the purported benefits and costs of organic agriculture can actually “vary heavily” from case to case, a new University of British Columbia study finds. The UBC study, titled “Many shades of gray: The context-dependent performance of organic agriculture,” published Friday in the U.S. journal Science Advances, sets out to “systematically review

Rick Gamble, mayor of Dunnottar, has been a tireless advocate for the health of Lake Winnipeg.

Country Crossroads, Local news

Commitment to a cleaner lake and greener living earns community recognition

Dunnottar has made outstanding efforts to protect Lake Winnipeg, say officials with  East Interlake Conservation District

By Lorraine Stevenson March 1, 2017

Dunnottar has a tree-lined pathway, curbside recycling and makes the yard waste it composts available to local residents to use in this lakeside village’s large number of community gardens. It does water conservation education too. Someday the local government hopes to heat its municipal office with solar panels. But it’s how this small village of

News

Farm leaders welcome high-profile panel’s praise

The federal Advisory Council on Economic Growth recently singled out  the agri-food sector as a key growth opportunity

By Alex Binkley February 21, 2017

The leaders of farm organizations across the sector are basking in the praise of a high-profile federal advisory board. The Advisory Council on Economic Growth accorded the sector high profile in a recent report on Canada’s economic prospects. The report’s recognition of the agri-food sector should be especially valuable in raising its profile across the

Livestock, Local news

Windy Lake Farm receives conservation award

Moving to holistic management practices  was the key to the operation’s success

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 25, 2017

Windy Lake Farm is the recipient of the 2016 Pembina Valley Conservation District (PVCD) conservation award. Located near Swan Lake, Windy Lake Farm is Andrew and Corinne Grift’s operation, where they run a 75-head cow-calf herd, free-range Berkshire hogs, free-range chickens and sheep on 600 acres. Their son Joshua, who wants to farm, is also

Daily Network News

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

JBS profit falls amid still-challenging US market environment

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

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