Roberta Rampton

Ag students honored Seventeen students in the agriculture diploma program at the University of Manitoba have been recognized with cash awards for their efforts in the industry. Charlie Swanson, president of Manitoba Pool Elevators, presented awards to five first-year students including Chris Wytinck of Glenboro, Harold Rempel of Randolph, Darryl Flatt of Winnipeg, Graeme Kingdon […] Read more

WINNIPEG – Provincial election machinery is in top gear here, but after a week of intense campaigning, many farm organizations are disappointed that agriculture has not been mentioned. “When we don’t hear anything about agriculture, especially with the uncertainty that producers are facing after the federal budget, we need to know what our province is […] Read more

WINNIPEG (Staff) – The outcome of Manitoba’s provincial election could help decide the future of Manitoba Pork est., the single-desk selling agency for hogs in the province. Last summer, the provincial government commissioned a report that called for the agency to be removed in the interests of doubling production. Ken Foster, chair of Manitoba Pork […] Read more

WINNIPEG – Three men charged in connection with illegally selling grain to the United States, met reporters outside Canadian Wheat Board headquarters last week and stated they intend to stop the board from preventing farmers from selling directly to the U.S. Farmers Dave Sawatzky, Bill Cairns and Andy McMechan, who don’t have lawyers, have each […] Read more

WINNIPEG (Staff) – As reporters crowded around Dave Sawatzky to hear how he and two other Manitoba farmers plan to take on the Canadian Wheat Board, a small group of board employees watched from inside the building with bemused expressions. Bob Roehle of the board even stepped outside to listen to Sawatzky. Roehle said he […] Read more

WINNIPEG – A group of people involved with the task force on the future of the port of Churchill are taking the first step toward revitalizing the port this week. After meeting with western diversification minister Lloyd Axworthy in Ottawa last week, they got the go-ahead to set up Gateway North, a marketing agency that […] Read more

WINNIPEG – With an abundance of cheap feed grain, cheap land, and now the loss of the Crow subsidy, hogs are often touted as the future of farming in Manitoba. So swine researchers in Manitoba are scratching their heads after last month’s federal budget cut the swine research program from the Agriculture Canada research centre […] Read more

WINNIPEG – Those against gun control who weren’t invited to a private meeting with justice minister Allan Rock in Dauphin, Man., last week can be assured their views were well-represented. About 350 people waved signs and shouted at Rock outside the meeting, angry that it was closed to the public. Inside, the mood was calmer […] Read more

WINNIPEG – Sam Pshyshlak shudders when she relates what she says were appalling scenes and stench as she helped the Humane Society and a provincial veterinarian haul away 129 dogs from a puppy mill near Steinbach recently. Puppy mills are loosely defined as commercial operations with more than five different breeds of dogs and usually […] Read more

WINNIPEG (Staff) – Ironically, puppy mills have begun to flourish in Manitoba because of federal regulations that all but shut out puppies from U.S. mills. James Neufeld, head veterinarian in Manitoba, said local mills have sprung up to fill demand. Neufeld will help head up a committee of concerned experts who will recommend regulations or […] Read more