Glacier FarmMedia – In the wake of a lawsuit filed against a Steinbach-area dairy farm, Keystone Agricultural Producers has joined a working group on highway debris and road safety. In addition to KAP, the working group includes the Coalition of Manitoba Motorcycle Groups, Manitoba Transportation & Infrastructure, Manitoba Agriculture, Manitoba Public Insurance, the RCMP and […] Read more
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Dairy farm sued over mud slick
Glacier FarmMedia – Keystone Agricultural Producers says it’s closely following a lawsuit filed against a Steinbach-area dairy farm. The lawsuit centres around a local highway mud slick that was believed to have caused a deadly motorcycle accident in 2022. The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation, which filed the suit, says mud was left behind by the […] Read more
The gaps in Palmer amaranth, waterhemp prevention
No one wants Palmer amaranth or waterhemp to become bigger weed worries than they already are in Manitoba, and there’s work currently focused on making sure that doesn’t happen, but locally based knowlege is still thin on the ground. The two boogeymen of the weed realm were recently the subject of a successful resolution brought […] Read more
Farm debt has room to grow
At the end of 2017, Canadian farm debt topped $100 billion. At the time, it was a bigger number than the national debt of 135 countries, noted Country Guide columnist Gerald Pilger. As of 2022, the most recent year on Statistics Canada’s published record, it reached $138.9 billion. Interest rate increases since early 2022 also […] Read more
Manitoba farm group takes aim at two noxious weeds
Keystone Agricultural Producers will set its sights on two emerging noxious weeds: waterhemp and Palmer amaranth. A resolution brought forward by University of Manitoba agriculture diploma students during KAP’s March advisory council meeting March 27 aims to give more support to farmers to beat back Manitoba’s growing problem. The resolution would see KAP fund testing […] Read more
Farmers urged to make sure decision-makers hear them
Farmers need the best lobbyists to get up close and personal with the politicians, regulators, officials, presidents, vice-presidents and regional managers who affect their lives. The good thing is that they’re cheap. As discussed in a story on page 15 in this week’s paper, the head of CropLife Canada says that farmers are the best […] Read more
Ag research potential praised, but danger lurks
Canada said to be developing innovative, investment-friendly climate, but gov’t remains under pressure from activists
WINNIPEG — Canada could be on the brink of becoming an agriculture research Mecca, or it could be on the verge of sliding into ag research paralysis. Both of those possibilities were discussed by Ottawa lobbyists at Keystone Agricultural Producers’ annual convention late last month. “We’re particularly excited about this,” said Andrea Faubert of Corteva […] Read more
Farmers urged to take lobbying lead
Ottawa lobbyists know how to lobby, but they say they don’t do it best. It’s farmers who make the best case for agriculture, so they should join farm organizations to make their voices heard, the Keystone Agricultural Producers annual convention was told. Related story: Farmers urged to make sure decision-makers hear them “Get involved in […] Read more
More extension urged to support sustainable ag strategy
Survey data from Olds College in Alberta shows many Canadian farmers have not adopted newer technology.
