Cory Knutt

Farmers in the southeast have been taking advantage of the great harvesting weather.

Morris-area farmer David Hamblin says the harvest has been going good so far.

"We had a real struggle to the start of the harvest with wet weather and humidity every day and Mother Nature has cooperated the last two weeks and given us some really nice conditions to get started," he said. "We've got our early wheat and canola off. About half of our land was flooded by the Red River so we're done our early seeded stuff and waiting for the later flood land here now."

The Bank of Canada announced this week an increase to its policy interest rate of 75 basis points to 3.25%, as it continues to address inflation.

FCC Chief Economist JP Gervais talked about the impact on farmers.

Statistics Canada says total stocks for most crops were down as of July 31st compared with the same period one year earlier. Lower stocks were largely the result of lower total supply for the 2021/2022 crop year, which was because of low production in 2021 caused by drought in Western Canada. 

Jon Driedger is vice-president with LeftField Commodity Research.

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers (WCWG) have taken a firm stand in opposition of a proposed cut of 30% to fertilizer emissions in a submission to the federal government.

The organizations says the policy attempts to reduce greenhouse gases, but the actual reduction would be infinitesimal, and the impact on the food in Canada, and globally, would be significant.

President Gunter Jochum notes the policy is precisely what Canada, and the world, does not need in a time of food insecurity and inflation. 

According to a recent survey, most Canadians are not ready to scrap "best before" dates on food products.

In recent months, several grocers in Europe have opted to eliminate "best before" dates with the intention to reduce food waste.

The survey, which was conducted by the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, in partnership with Angus Reid, showed that only 27% of Canadians either strongly support or support eliminating "best before" dates.

A longtime member of the Morris Girl Guides recently returned home from a summer trip that she won't soon forget.

Sixteen-year-old Brianne Judson was part of a 12-day Girl Guides trip to Yukon. She left August 15th and returned home August 26th. The original trip was supposed to be to Amsterdam and Poland, however that was cancelled due to COVID. As a replacement, Brianne had a choice between Yukon and Nova Scotia and she chose Yukon.

A Grade 11 student at Roseau Valley School in Dominion City will serve on the 2022-23 Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning Student Advisory Council. 

Brianne Judson explains why she got involved. 

A longtime member of the Morris Girl Guides recently returned home from a summer trip that she won't soon forget.

Sixteen-year-old Brianne Judson was part of a 12-day Girl Guides trip to Yukon. She left August 15th and returned home August 26th. The original trip was supposed to be to Amsterdam and Poland, however that was cancelled due to COVID. As a replacement, Brianne had a choice between Yukon and Nova Scotia and she chose Yukon.

Brianne talked about what she came away with from the trip.

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, has announced an initial list of designated regions in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba where Livestock Tax Deferral has been authorized for 2022 due to extreme weather conditions.

A Grade 11 student at Roseau Valley School in Dominion City will serve on the 2022-23 Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning Student Advisory Council.

Brianne Judson explained why she got involved.