Insights and Stories on Disaster

Pulse weekly outlook: Earthquake to have little effect on pulse markets

Feb. 14, 2023 at 4:50 pm CST

MarketsFarm — The earthquake that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria on Monday last week, taking the lives of more than 40,000 people, may not have a major effect on pulse markets, according to one analyst. Jon Driedger from Leftfield Commodity Research in Winnipeg said that while natural disasters like […]

U.N. to roll out global early-warning systems for extreme weather

Mar. 23, 2022 at 8:43 pm CDT

By Gloria Dickie

Manitoba triggers hay disaster benefit

Jul. 22, 2021 at 7:56 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Request line open for AgriRecovery drought plans, Bibeau says

Jul. 15, 2021 at 7:48 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Trump visits Iowa as officials warn storm destroyed corn crops

Aug. 18, 2020 at 7:28 pm CDT

By Andrea Shalal

Ahead of any emergency, plan for the worst

Mar. 20, 2020 at 7:39 pm CDT

Identify your resources and review your plan, says an expert in emergency planning for livestock. The COVID-19 pandemic is a very different type of emergency, said Rebecca Husted, a teacher of technical large animal emergency rescue. “Most disasters like fires and floods have people moving around, but in COVID-19, people […]

By Alexis Kienlen

RMs declare ag disaster in Manitoba’s Interlake

Aug. 29, 2019 at 4:22 pm CDT

Twelve rural municipalities in Manitoba’s Interlake and WestLake regions have declared a state of agricultural disaster due to severe dry conditions. The RMs of Alonsa, Armstrong, Bifrost-Riverton, Coldwell, Ethelbert, Fisher, Grahamdale, Lakeshore, McCreary, Ste. Rose, West Interlake and Woodlands announced the motion in a news release Thursday. The municipalities are […]

By Manitoba Co-operator staff