Insights and Stories on General

U.S. ag businesses want Biden to allow more investment in Cuba

Apr. 4, 2023 at 2:50 pm CDT

Havana | Reuters — U.S. agribusinesses, on a trade tour in Cuba, said on Tuesday they were “losing” in their bid to boost commerce with Cuban farmers and called on the Biden administration to ease restrictions and allow them to invest in private agriculture on the island. U.S. President Joe […]

GM buyouts cut 5,000 jobs, CFO says

Apr. 4, 2023 at 12:38 pm CDT

By Joseph White Nathan Gomes

International farmers may ease Canadian human capital crunch

Apr. 3, 2023 at 8:25 pm CDT

By Manitoba Co-operator staff

Ford hikes electric F-150’s price again to battle high costs

Mar. 30, 2023 at 7:39 pm CDT

By Reuters

Carbon price exemption for farm gas clears Commons

Mar. 30, 2023 at 6:47 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Interest-free cash advances get extra lift in federal budget

Mar. 28, 2023 at 7:09 pm CDT

Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s latest budget envelope for Canadian farmers up against rising costs of production includes a temporary boost to the interest-free portion of cash advances. Freeland’s 2023 federal budget, released Tuesday, includes $13 million in 2023-24 for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to temporarily increase the interest-free limit […]

By Dave Bedard

Food sales grew but margins tightened in 2022, FCC says

Mar. 28, 2023 at 12:09 pm CDT

Food and beverages sales increased in Canada last year, even as margins hit an historic low and consumers chose Canadian less. According to the latest FCC Food and Beverage Report, released Tuesday, sales increased 11 per cent to $156 billion in 2022. These gains came largely from higher export values […]

By GFM Staff

Manitoba’s Red River Valley at major risk for flooding

Mar. 22, 2023 at 4:01 pm CDT

Manitoba has significantly raised the risk of spring flooding in its Red River Valley, follow “recent precipitation events south of the border.” Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre on Wednesday projected a major risk of flooding on the Red River and low to moderate risk of flooding in most […]

By Manitoba Co-operator staff

No big changes in current weather patterns

Mar. 21, 2023 at 8:14 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — With spring officially underway, don’t expect a lot of major changes in the current weather patterns across the Canadian Prairies and the U.S. northern Plains, according to Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. at Overland Park, Kansas. “For the rest of March, it’s status quo, it will stay […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

AWC 2023: Federal ag minister inspired by farm women’s progress

Mar. 14, 2023 at 3:40 pm CDT

Calgary — Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau drew applause from delegates attending the Advancing Women in Agriculture (AWC) conference here this week as she acknowledged their efforts for paving her path into politics. Bibeau told delegates attending the 10th annual conference she’s never felt like she’s had to fight for […]

By Jessika Guse