Glenda-Lee Vossler

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announcing another key investment this time in Manitoba's Ag Sector. 

MacAulay announced $9.2 million dollars over five years for the creation of a new living lab program in Manitoba.

The living labs are a collaborative approach to agricultural innovation, bringing together farmers, scientists, and other stakeholders to co-develop and test new practices and technologies in a real-life context, so they can be adopted more quickly by Canadian farmers.

The Canadian Foodgrains Bank has been named one of the Top 10 Impact Charity by Charity Intelligence.

This marks the sixth year in a row that the Canadian Foodgrains Bank has been recognized in the Top 10.

The CFB is an organization that consists of 15 members made up of Christian agencies across the country.

Executive Director Andy Harrington says the Canadian Foodgrains Bank works together for a common goal to end hunger. 

For the 6th year in a row, the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) has been named one of the Top 10 Impact Charity by Charity Intelligence.

The CFGB is an organization that consists of 15 members made up of Christian agencies across the country.

Executive Director Andy Harrington says the Canadian Foodgrains Bank they work together for a common goal to end hunger.

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Manitoba's Outstanding Young Farmer program.

Kristy-Layne Carr and her husband Richard run Rich Lane Farms, a dairy operation at Marchand, and were the Provincial OYF winners for 2022.

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Manitoba's Outstanding Young Farmer program.

Kristy-Layne Carr and her husband Richard run Rich Lane Farms, a dairy operation at Marchand, and were the Provincial OYF winners for 2022.

Thanksgiving weekend is always a busy time with family and friends. 

Thanksgiving and Christmas are the two biggest seasons for turkey consumption.

Stats for 2022, show that Canadians consumed 127.9 million kilograms of turkey,  with 2.1 million whole turkeys purchased at Thanksgiving.

Darren Ference, Chair of the Turkey Farmers of Canada says Thanksgiving and Christmas are one of the major parts to the full bird market.

Voters are being encouraged to think about some of the key issues for the ag sector as they prepare to go to the polls on Tuesday. 

Matthew Atkinson, president of Manitoba Beef says it's important to think about party policies when it comes to the ag sector and some of the issues for producers.

Sargeant Paul Leaden with the CN Police Service says this year marks the 20th anniversary of Rail Safety Week and it's a good time to remind everyone about the dangers of unsafe behavior around trains.

The City of Humboldt has proclaimed September 18 - 24 as Rail Safety Week, as it is across the country. 

Sargeant Paul Leaden with the CN Police Service says this year marks the 20th anniversary of Rail Safety Week and it's a good time to remind everyone about the dangers of unsafe behavior around trains.

Verticillium Stripe is a fungal disease that was first discovered in Canadian canola crops in 2014, the disease causes lodging and yield loss in canola.

Courtney Boyachek,  an agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada says it's a soil-borne disease.

"Meaning that,  it overwinters in the soil and then it germinates in the soil in the Spring and then the plant uptakes it around flowering."

She says in order to identify the disease producers will want to cut the stem of the canola plant off right at the root.