An elite global class of millers are sought by companies that need their technical understanding of milling’s complexities
Norbert Cabral agreed to go, but it wasn’t easy. “He was away from his family for six months,” said Elaine Sopiwynk, vice-president of technical services for Cereals Canada. Being packed off to Switzerland for an intensive and competitive course in high-level milling wasn’t ideal for Cabral or Cereals Canada, but it was the only way […] Read more
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VIDEO: Fun at the fair – photo essay
Last week’s Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon allowed thousands of families, youth, rural and urban people to get up close and personal with livestock. | Ed White photos and video
Farmers know all about the inertia frustrating Canadians
Farmers have long been stewing in the frustration that’s beginning to boil across the rest of society. No matter where Canadians turn, they’re feeling frustrated by the barriers that they have to vault and the walls they need to breach to attain the most basic things. Housing: there’s a chronic shortage across the country, leaving […] Read more
Heat control more than air temp
To a pig, heat is about a lot more than just air temperature. Unfortunately, many hog producers don’t realize that. “When it comes to managing the thermal neutral temperature for the pig, we aren’t just talking about air temperature,” said North Carolina State University swine specialist Suzanne Leonard. “We have to think about all the […] Read more
Challenge dogma to change industry: prof
WINNIPEG — Pig management will be radically different in a few years, but the nature of that difference is up to the creative people who invent it, predicts Iowa State University animal science professor Jason Ross. “I think we’re going to be able to make data-driven decisions on the farm almost instantaneously,” said Ross in […] Read more
Trench composting questioned
Trench composting in coarse soil still needs more research before it can be used for pig disposal, according to Manitoba Agriculture. While the process worked great in fine-textured soil at Winnipeg’s Brady Road Landfill, on-farm trench-composting tests in coarser soil didn’t produce good results. “Traditional static pile composting seemed to be more effective than through […] Read more
Historian calls Canada mediocre and stagnant
Policy analyst gives a bleak assessment of the country’s world status but holds out hope for change
Canada is a morass of mediocrity and misspent opportunities, historian and policy analyst Ken Coates told the Canadian Crops Convention. In general: “We’re looking at the edge and we’re not doing very well.” On the economy: “We’re going the wrong way.” Compared to similar nations: “There are countries that are passing us by.” On retaining […] Read more
New American pork regulations will likely boost inflation
In the next months, American consumers are going to be getting a textbook case of inflation creation as pork prices respond to recent snags regulated into the industry. Canadian farmers are going to be experiencing a textbook example of how regulatory inefficiencies often cost everybody money and benefit almost nobody, as well as achieving few […] Read more
Canola industry says it is ready for a large crop
Demand is more evenly divided now between domestic and export markets, which would make moving a big crop easier
WINNIPEG — Despite ongoing crop production challenges on much of the Prairies, the canola industry continues to grow. That was the message from the Canola Council of Canada at its annual meeting March 7 as it looked back at a 2023 that saw a surge in oil exports to the United States for biofuel production […] Read more
VIDEO: Railways struggle to find enough workers
WINNIPEG — Trains move grain, but it takes people to move trains. As railroad companies struggle to fill vacancies in their sprawling workforces, Canadian National Railway vice-president Janet Drysdale encourages people to consider careers in railroading. “If there’s one single thing we can do to ensure the collective growth of the industry, and of the […] Read more
