Three bulldozers work together knocking down a poplar stand, ahead of a group of six bulldozers that pile the trees into giant windrows, near Cayer, Man., on March 27, 2024. The windrows will be left until they dry down and can be burned. |  Robin Booker photo

A mega farm’s controversial plan to grow crops in Manitoba’s ‘cattle country’

Some say Monette Farms’ expansion into Manitoba is a sign of the times while others say it should be stopped

UPDATED: April 1, 2024 – 0815 CST – WINNIPEG — Monette farms, one of Canada’s largest grain farming operations, is stirring up controversy with its plan to raise crops in Manitoba’s Westlake region, an area formerly used for cattle production. The scale of land-clearing in the Eddystone area west of Lake Manitoba has sparked surprise […] Read more

For 2023, Monette Farms was running green equipment rather than red. | Screencap via Facebook/Monette Farms

John Deere gives large farm special deal

Correction: John Deere provided a statement for this column, but only part of it was used. The column should have also included this sentence: “John Deere completed this equipment deal through our dealer channel.” It was a massive equipment deal, probably the biggest in the history of Western Canada. While a prime subject of coffee […] Read more