Roberta Rampton

Manitoba livestock groups aren’t thrilled with the province’s new manure regulations. But they were able to make the provincial government agree to some important changes in the regulations, which came into effect April 1. “Nobody likes more regulation, but I think it’s something we can live with,” said Weldon Newton, a hog farmer from Neepawa, […] Read more

This year, nine Manitoba businesses have received more than $600,000 to help farmers change and adapt to life without the Crow Benefit grain transportation subsidy. And the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council hopes more organizations will come forward with innovative ideas. At its first meeting March 16, the council celebrated its progress in helping farmers change […] Read more

A grain dealer known for innovative services and bold policy statements has been placed in receivership. But it is not yet clear whether Palliser Grain Co. Ltd. of Calgary will be able to restructure or be forced to declare bankruptcy. Palliser and the two small elevators it runs at Red Deer and Kathyrn, Alta., were […] Read more

When Mike Jubinville noticed crush margins deteriorating several weeks ago, he told farmers who subscribe to his market advisory service to sell some canola. “At some point, crusher demand is going to start backing off if you squeeze the margins too tightly,” explained Jubinville, of Pro Farmer Canada. But he believes Canadian crushers are still […] Read more

Manitoba might become the king bean province, but the crop is also catching on in Saskatchewan. And Alberta has an established and growing acreage. In a Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Association survey earlier this year, producers said they planned to double the area seeded to dry beans. That would mean about 15,000 acres seeded this spring, […] Read more

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. – Twenty years ago, Glen Adrain could call all his fellow bean growers in the same evening and have fairly lengthy conversations with each of them. Today, the same feat isn’t possible. This year, Manitoba bean growers are poised to unseat Ontario as the largest bean-producing province. Adrain, a long-time bean […] Read more

Farmers in the Red River Valley will most likely be spared from flooding this spring. But farmers in west-central Manitoba from the Pembina River watershed north to the Whitemud River watershed may see some significant flooding. According to the latest government flood forecast, the snowstorm in late February, which dumped up to 80 centimetres of […] Read more

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. – Glen Adrain has tried planting colored beans without a streptomycin treatment on his farm at MacDonald, Man. But treated seed seems to grow better, he said, with more vigor and less bacterial blight. During the past 20 years, the bean industry has grown up relying on imported seed from the […] Read more

Crushers are continuing to gobble up canola at a record pace. Exporters are hungry for it too. Farmers with canola in their bins should open them up and feed the demand, says the general manager of oilseed trading for Canada’s largest crusher. The global vegetable oil market has been healthy, said Rick Watson of Canamera […] Read more