Major Arctic char fish farm coming to Manitoba
Sep 23, 2024 · Canada’s largest aquaculture farm growing Arctic char is coming to the RM of Rockwood north of Winnipeg.. Saphire Springs Inc.’s aquaculture and fish processing facility …
National agency to provide a new voice for hemp
Nov 26, 2024 · Don Dewar, a hemp grower in Dauphin, Man., will head the board of the new Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion Research Agency. photo: Supplied The agency was …
November continues weather pattern - Manitoba Co-operator
2024 IN PHOTOS: Turns in the weather dominate. From a dry end to winter to an overly wet spring, high winds causing lodging and sandblasting, a massive solar storm and yet another …
Organics continue battle with gene editing - Manitoba Co-operator
Nov 20, 2024 · Lucy Sharratt of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network spoke to organic producers about gene editing regulatory issues in early November in Saskatoon. photo: …
Building smart barns for smart farms - Manitoba Co-operator
Nov 14, 2024 · That simple request involves a lot of data. In a pig barn, it could include analyzing pictures (one system highlighted by Glacier FarmMedia earlier this year, for example, records …
The less obvious benefits to preg-checking your cattle herd
Nov 18, 2024 · According to the 2022-23 Canadian Cow-Calf Survey, 64 per cent preg-check their cows and 68 per cent do the same for heifers. That leaves more than 30 per cent who don’t …
Keeping soil health improvement flexible - Manitoba Co-operator
Dec 4, 2024 · Working with the Weston Family Foundation has been a boon to the program in many ways, VanKoughnet said. That organization understands soil health is important, and …
Porcus Optimus promises low-labour pig weighing
Nov 21, 2024 · Pigs run through the weighing station during an Oct. 31 demonstration at the Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre near Glenlea. photo: Geralyn Wichers …
U.S. biofuel facility to go up within stone’s throw of Manitoba border
Nov 21, 2024 · DG Fuels, a U.S.-owned sustainable aviation fuel company (SAF), has chosen Moorhead, Minnesota — about a two-hour drive from the Manitoba border — for its new …
Bison producers look forward to rebuilding - Manitoba Co-operator
Dec 3, 2024 · Bison producers are beginning to rebuild herds, optimistic that the drought of the last few years might be over, says the vice-president of the Canadian Bison Association. …