Insights and Stories of Staff

Manitoba’s southwest expecting ‘well above normal’ runoff

Mar. 30, 2017 at 12:53 am CDT

Manitoba is expecting normal to above-normal spring runoff except in the Souris River basin, which is looking at “above normal to well-above normal runoff potential.” Levels of spring flooding still depend on future weather conditions, Infrastructure Minister Blaine Pedersen said Friday in the province’s March flood outlook, but the risk […]

Robin Hood flour pulled in E. coli probe

Mar. 29, 2017 at 7:19 pm CDT

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Drought-related livestock tax deferral zones expand

Mar. 28, 2017 at 5:31 pm CDT

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G3 to build two more Saskatchewan elevators

Mar. 28, 2017 at 10:09 am CDT

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Yorkton, Sask. oat plant moves on major expansion

Mar. 27, 2017 at 8:05 pm CDT

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Tax treatment of deferred grain cash tickets under review

Mar. 24, 2017 at 7:55 pm CDT

Grain growers in Canada who take deferred cash purchase tickets for crops are being asked whether it’s time to get rid of the rule that allows income from those tickets to be put off to the following tax year. Tucked into federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget on Wednesday was […]

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Between the Rows: Tech, teaching and tonnage

Mar. 23, 2017 at 12:34 pm CDT

It’s no secret that technology companies have placing agriculture-related bets in recent years, but their total investment in startups is down from its 2015 peak. Has Silicon Valley cooled on agriculture or will it keep pushing at what some describe as tech’s “last frontier?” On this week’s episode of Glacier […]

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Agrifood a pillar in federal budget’s ‘innovation’ plan

Mar. 23, 2017 at 5:20 am CDT

The federal government’s latest budget puts up Canada’s agrifood sector as one of six “key areas” to benefit from a new national “Innovation and Skills Plan.” Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Wednesday unveiled a budget projecting $330.2 billion in expenses in 2017-18 against budgetary revenues of $304.7 billion, for […]

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Saskatchewan cuts farm fuel tax exemptions in budget

Mar. 22, 2017 at 4:57 pm CDT

“Purple gas” is about to become a quaint old figure of speech for Saskatchewan farmers as the provincial tax exemption for bulk gasoline for farm use ends April 1. The provincial government on Wednesday rolled out a budget designed to dial back the province’s reliance on resource revenue in the […]

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Tim’s, Burger King to tighten broiler welfare standards

Mar. 22, 2017 at 11:48 am CDT

The owner of the Tim Hortons and Burger King fast food chains plans to have the broiler chicken producers supplying its Canadian and U.S. outlets meet a tighter set of welfare standards within the next seven years. Restaurant Brands International (RBI) announced on its website it will be “pursuing alignment” […]

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