Ag News

The governments of Canada and Manitoba have launched 150 Years of Farming in Manitoba, an e-book developed in partnership with Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) that shares the 150-year evolution of the agriculture and agri-food sector in Manitoba, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced today.

Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau is in the Phillipines to promote Canadian agri-food products.

Minister Bibeau has a number of meetings scheduled with Filipino government officials and stakeholders from various agriculture and agri-food industries and organizations. 

Yesterday, she met with senior representatives of Tim Horton's Phillipines to discuss the Canadian firm's experiences
and future plans there. 

She also toured the Phillipine Foremost Milling Corporation to discuss their experiences in importing and using
Canadian Wheat. 

The Werklund Agriculture and Technology Centre opened earlier this month.

The facility is part of the Olds College of Agriculture and Technology and was made possible, in part, by the generous support of Dave Werklund and Sue Norman-Werklund.

The couple are community leaders and dedicated philanthropists.

The building is named after them in recognition of their leadership and investment that has helped to transform the College into one of Canada’s premiere agriculture and agri-food learning and research institutions.

The new Frontier Fall Fair gets underway tomorrow at Kinetic Park, combining the Ranchman's Ridin' and Recitin' event, and a Cultural Extravaganza. 

The day features a wide variety of activity with something of interest for everyone from cowboy poetry and cultural events to cattle and heavy horse shows.

Committee Chair Rob Black says this is the second study on this topic, the last study was done in 1984.

The Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry launched a new study into soil health in Canada this week.

Black notes in 1984 that report was groundbreaking but things have changed in 38 years.

The outlook for food and beverage processors remains positive amid economic conditions that have shifted from the start of the year, according to the Food and Beverage Report mid-year update from Farm Credit Canada (FCC).

Year-over-year sales growth is expected to slow in the second half of the year to six per cent from 12 per cent in the first half, finishing the year at nine per cent. 

The outlook for food and beverage processors remains positive amid economic conditions that have shifted from the start of the year, according to the Food and Beverage Report mid-year update from Farm Credit Canada (FCC).

Year-over-year sales growth is expected to slow in the second half of the year to six per cent from 12 per cent in the first half, finishing the year at nine per cent. 

Via Government of Saskatchewan 

Harvest is very close to being wrapped up in the West Central region, even after a week of some light rain showers producers were able to make good progress in their fields. Eighty-nine per cent of the crop has been harvested so far, up from 80 last week and well ahead of the five-year average of 69 per cent. Many producers have completed harvest and are now carrying out other field chores while they wait for rain to replenish their soils.

While some producers were able to continue their harvest operations without issue, others were slowed down due to cool, damp weather. 

According to the latest Weekly (September 12th to 19th) Crop Report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, harvest has been progressing here in the southeast.

The latest numbers show we now have 65 percent of the crop in the bin, compared to 78 percent provincially, and compared to the five-year average for our region of 78 percent, and 69 percent for the whole province.

The Manitoba government is awarding $1.5 million in grants from the Conservation and Climate Fund to support 14 projects that work to help protect the environment by addressing the effects of climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Grants are awarded using a merit-based selection process that evaluates project outcomes against the priorities of the Made-in-Manitoba Green Plan.

This year’s recipients are:

- Manitoba Organic Alliance Inc. – $92,000 for a web-based nutrient budgeting tool;