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Nothing for the bin

For Peak of the Market, food waste reduction and food security go hand in hand

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Peak of the Market has no interest in feeding Canada’s food waste problem, especially when food insecurity is so high. Pamela Kolochuk, CEO of the vegetable marketer, said the company has an internal policy where no food goes in the garbage. Instead, Peak of the Market has developed a network of charitable avenues to use
Water systems need to be monitored and the biggest needs identified so they can be specifically targeted, says the director of water management at the International Institute for Sustainable Development.
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Available water a limiting factor for vegetable growers, says Peak of the Market

The province’s new water strategy puts heavy emphasis on conserving water and adapting to climate extremes

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A new provincial strategy treats water like a precious, scarce commodity – and it is, say Manitoba’s vegetable growers. “We cannot grow any more acres of (vegetables) in southern Manitoba because we do not have access to enough water,” said Pamela Kolochuk, CEO of Peak of the Market. The province rolled out its new water
Interior view of the Aurora Sky cannabis production facility near Edmonton. (Aurora Cannabis video screengrab)
Crops

Aurora buys control of major B.C. hothouse veg firm

Bevo Farms to take over Aurora Sky cannabis production site

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A major player in B.C.’s greenhouse vegetable sector is about to expand its operations into an Alberta cannabis grow facility — backed by a major investment from the plant’s owner. Aurora Cannabis on Aug. 25 announced a subsidiary is buying a 50.1 per cent stake in Bevo Agtech, the parent of vegetable and ornamental plant
People cook food beside their damaged house following rains and floods during Pakistan’s monsoon season at Jafarabad, about 400 km north of Hyderabad, on Aug. 28, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Amer Hussain)
Crops, Markets, Weather

Produce prices spike in flood-hit Pakistan as food crisis looms

Flooding wrecks crops, hampers logistics

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Lahore | Reuters — Vegetable and fruit prices have soared in markets across Pakistan as devastating rains ruin crops and disrupt supplies, an early sign of how the worst floods in decades are creating food shortages at a time of financial crisis. Pakistan’s 220 million people are already facing rampant inflation, with consumer prices up
hydroponic lettuce
Farmit Manitoba

OCN’s Smart Farm is a source of physical and mental health

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A computer-controlled farm, on-site research and fresh produce are providing ways to combat diabetes in this northern community

It sits behind the wall that holds the community centre’s bingo board — and its name is Bertha. This ‘Smart Farm’ is Stephanie Cook’s domain on Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN), more than 600 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg. After more than six years of farming, Cook can walk into the room and smell if something is
Kristof Grina, and the rest of Up Top Acres, give farming a foothold on the city skyline in Washington, D.C.
Farmit Manitoba

Bringing farming to new heights

Up Top Acres finds its niche in the urban jungle

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Farmer Kristof Grina takes elevators to get to his fields. The field in question, with a street address of 55 M Street, is on the 10th storey of an office building overlooking the U.S. capital. It is one of Up Top Acres’ 18 rooftop plots, totalling almost three acres. Members of the ag sector have
Phil Veldhuis is president of Direct Farm Manitoba and a beekeeper.
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Manitoba growers pleased to see Peak of the Market deregulate

Held back by its own rules, Peak wants to be free to expand, say CEO, chair

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If a recently announced bill passes, Peak of the Market’s quasi-monopoly over Manitoba potatoes and root veggies will come to an end — and it seems no one will be sad to see it go. “As Peak of the Market growers we are unanimous in this decision,” said Peter Loewen, a vegetable grower and chair
Province proposes open table potato and root vegetable market
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Province proposes open table potato and root vegetable market

Incoming bill would allow growers unlimited acres, ability to sell to any buyer

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The provincial government is proposing a major revamping of the business model for potatoes and root crops. In a press release issued Mar. 3, Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson said legislation is being introduced to “… help expand the provincial table potato and root crop industry.” “Our province’s farmers provide nutritious, local food to Manitobans, though
Letters, Op/Ed

Letters: Anti-meat rhetoric too simplistic

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I read with dismay the recent article, “Meat and dairy gobble up subsidies worldwide,” in your op-ed section, January 20, 2022. Mr. Springmann states there that agricultural subsidies prop up a food system that is neither healthy nor sustainable referring specifically to those that go to the meat and dairy production sector. He advocates shifting

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