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Miranda Leybourne is a Glacier FarmMedia reporter based in Neepawa, Manitoba with eight years of journalism experience, specializing in agricultural reporting. Born in northern Ontario and raised in northern Manitoba, she brings a deep, personal understanding of rural life to her storytelling.
A graduate of Assiniboine College’s media production program, Miranda began her journalism career in 2007 as the agriculture reporter at 730 CKDM in Dauphin. After taking time off to raise her two children, she returned to the newsroom once they were in full-time elementary school. From June 2022 to May 2024, she covered the ag sector for the Brandon Sun before joining Glacier FarmMedia. Miranda has a strong interest in organic and regenerative agriculture and is passionate about reporting on sustainable farming practices. You can reach Miranda at mleybourne@farmmedia.com.
Identifying and managing soil health issues can help farmers build back yield in unproductive patches
The six 2025 Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees range from long-serving farm policy makers to researchers and business leaders
Fusarium head blight forecasts offer key information when Manitoba farmers are trying to decide whether they need to apply fungicide against the disease in their 2025 cereal crops
Shareholders voted in favour of Canada Packers Inc., which will cover the food company’s pork operations
Shareholders voted in favour of Canada Packers Inc., which will cover the food company’s pork operations
Canada’s dwindling farmland base and rising rental costs threaten the country’s agricultural sustainability, researchers warn
Manitoba Agriculture to expand pea leaf weevil survey as the crop-damaging pest spreads to pulse crops farther east
Manitoba farmers urged to protect both themselves and their livestock from wildfire smoke and have a comprehensive evacuation plan ready in case of emergency situations
Canada’s coming livestock traceability framework update will allow Canada to more nimbly react to outbreaks of animal disease, the government has said
Modelling will weigh how climate change will affect Manitoba farms and how they can adapt more climate resilient practices
