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Ag extension staffer named Manitoba NDP ag critic

By GFM Staff September 27, 2019

A former Manitoba provincial ag extension co-ordinator will be the new critic for agriculture on the opposition New Democrats’ bench. Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew on Friday announced a new shadow cabinet, appointing Diljeet Brar as his critic for agriculture and for sport, culture and heritage. Brar, a rookie MLA elected Sept. 10 in the […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Eastern Manitoba ice cream maker closes shop

By Lorraine Stevenson April 12, 2018

An eastern Manitoba dairy farmer who began producing a specialty ice cream with the farm’s own milk in 2013 has closed shop citing rising production costs. Lisa Dyck, owner of the Cornell Creme ice cream brand, began producing a line of hand-crafted ice cream in 2013, using milk from the family dairy farm northeast of […] Read more

Crops

Steady sunflower acreage expected

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm February 21, 2018

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s sunflower market is holding steady for the time being, with acres likely unchanged on the year despite shifts in the processing sector. PepsiCo last week announced it will shut its Spitz sunflower seed processing plant at Bow Island in southeastern Alberta and shift its production to the U.S. Meanwhile, Manitoba has […] Read more

Klassen: Deferred live cattle futures pull feeder market higher

Railways to blame for terminal shortages, WGEA says

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs firm as U.S. stimulus plan fuels optimism

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Klassen: Deferred live cattle futures pull feeder market higher

Railways to blame for terminal shortages, WGEA says

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs firm as U.S. stimulus plan fuels optimism

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Ag extension staffer named Manitoba NDP ag critic

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Steady sunflower acreage expected

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