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Cargill to close Man. grain facility

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel October 30, 2014

Reuters – Cargill Ltd. said on Thursday that it will close its Swan River, Manitoba grain facility, which includes two elevators, as of May 31, 2015. The facility would require costly upgrades if it remained open, Jeff Wildeman, regional manager of Cargill AgHorizons said in a statement. Cargill’s crop inputs facility in Swan River will remain open. The decision comes as Cargill

News

Province hopes good things will be cooking in Swan River

By Lorraine Stevenson April 20, 2012

The province expects entrepreneurs will be cooking up some innovation in Swan River’s new food-processing centre. The government has spent $80,000 to outfit a former meeting room of the War Veterans Community Hall on 6th St. N. — part of a pilot project to provide entrepreneurs from northern communities with the opportunity to test and

News

Rosann Wowchuk Not Seeking Re-Election

By Lorraine Stevenson July 21, 2011

How does a 4-H mom and farm wife wind up as a deputy premier and finance minister – one of the most powerful portfolios in politics? It’s quite simple really: work tirelessly and file your nomination papers on time. After 21 years in provincial politics, NDP Deputy Premier Rosann Wowchuk has announced she won’t seek

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Jun. 9, 2011

By Reuters June 9, 2011

New target:Former Dauphin MP Inky Mark has been elected by acclamation Manitoba director of Canada’s National Firearms Association. Mark served as Conservative MP for Dauphin-Swan River-Marquette for 13 years until last September when he retired from federal politics. He has also served as mayor of Dauphin. “Inky is a valuable addition to our team,” said

News

What’s Up – for Jan. 6, 2011

January 6, 2011

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. Jan. 9-10:Manitoba Forage Seed Conference, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info call 204-376-3309 or visit www.forageseed.net. Jan. 10:Southeast Beef and Forage Days, Shevchenko Ukrainian Centre, Rosa. For more info call MAFRI in Vita at 204-425-5050. Jan. 10-13:Western Canadian Crop Production Show, Prairieland

Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

What’s Up – for Dec. 23, 2010

December 23, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. Jan. 5-6:Farm Days, Centennial Hall, St. Jean Baptiste. For more info call MAFRI in Morris at 204- 746-2312. Jan. 5-7:Western Canadian Wheat Growers convention, Fairmont Waterfront, 900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver. For more info visit www.wheatgrowers.ca/events.htm. Jan. 9-10:Manitoba Forage Seed Conference, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington

Country Crossroads

Conference Panelists Swap Leadership Stories

By Lorraine Stevenson November 18, 2010

Those were also years when Wowchuk, a teacher by trade, was organizing Ukrainian dance clubs, working with 4-H programs, cooking at fall suppers, and volunteering with multiple community groups, while raising three kids. Wowchuk offered the candid glimpse of her personal life at the Manitoba Farm Women’s conference last week, describing her pre-government days as

Livestock, News

In Briefs continued – for Jan. 7, 2010

January 7, 2010

CCIA to expand phone, web services: The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency plans to expand the hours of operation for its call centre and expand its website to include publications en francais. Starting Jan. 4, CCIA’s call centre will operate from 6 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. MST at 1-877-909-2333 (BEEF). The agency website (www.canadaid.ca)will

Beef cattle, News

Struthers Becomes New Agriculture Minister

By Ron Friesen November 12, 2009

“I’m very much acquainted with the needs of farmers through representing producers.” – STAN STRUTHERS By his own admission, Stan Struthers’ farming experience consists of picking up the odd stone by hand and once wrapping a harrow around a tractor. Struthers grew up in town and didn’t live on the half section grain farm west

News

Two die in quad crash near Benito

October 23, 2008

Two Saskatchewan men are dead after an all-terrain vehicle crash on farmland in the Benito area Sunday afternoon, Swan River RCMP report. The two men, aged 34 and 36, were from Kamsack, Sask., about 75 km southwest of Swan River, and riding a single quad ATV at the time of the crash. Both were wearing

Second Harvest redirecting surplus food to those in need

U.S. grains: Soy futures top one-week high, US crop outlook limits gains

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down, hogs rise

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Second Harvest redirecting surplus food to those in need

U.S. grains: Soy futures top one-week high, US crop outlook limits gains

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures down, hogs rise

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Cargill to close Man. grain facility

Province hopes good things will be cooking in Swan River

Rosann Wowchuk Not Seeking Re-Election

In Brief… – for Jun. 9, 2011

What’s Up – for Jan. 6, 2011

What’s Up – for Dec. 23, 2010

Conference Panelists Swap Leadership Stories

In Briefs continued – for Jan. 7, 2010

Struthers Becomes New Agriculture Minister

Two die in quad crash near Benito

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