Insights and Stories on Manitoba

Plant-protein processor’s new processing plant gets grant

Aug. 17, 2020 at 8:19 pm CDT

The federal and Manitoba governments have added a seven-figure contribution to their support for a new facility to process plant proteins from canola and peas. Merit Functional Foods will put the additional money toward “new equipment purchases that will support the transformation of raw inputs into value-added goods.” The unspecified […]

Prairie cash wheat: Prices stabilize following tumultuous week

Aug. 14, 2020 at 8:09 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Churchill’s shipping season to start next month

Aug. 14, 2020 at 4:28 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Most of Prairies to see little rain

Aug. 12, 2020 at 4:48 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie cash wheat: Loonie, U.S. prices trigger steep declines

Aug. 7, 2020 at 6:02 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Union seeks temporary halt for major Manitoba hog plant

Aug. 6, 2020 at 7:57 pm CDT

The union for about 2,000 workers at Maple Leaf Foods’ main Canadian hog slaughter and packing plant is calling for the company to put the brakes on production, pending further tests for COVID-19 among employees. United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 832 said Thursday it was “made aware” late […]

By Dave Bedard

COVID-19 case confirmed at Maple Leaf hog plant

Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:05 pm CDT

A worker at Maple Leaf Foods’ hog slaughter and processing plant at Brandon, Man. is recovering at home after testing positive for COVID-19, the Manitoba Co-operator has reported. The company said it received word over the long weekend about the case. Citing its own review of the situation and consultation […]

By GFM Staff

Manitoba to open more Crown lands to haying, grazing

Jul. 24, 2020 at 7:06 pm CDT

Manitoba livestock producers up against dry conditions can now apply for temporary passes to get onto Crown land not normally designated for grazing or haying. The province announced Friday it will make such lands available this year for agricultural use “under certain circumstances.” Permits and land uses will be handled […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. mushroom giant buys major Manitoba grower

Jul. 21, 2020 at 5:26 pm CDT

A major player in the North American mushroom business expects to expand its reach in the U.S. Midwest and Canada’s Prairies with a deal for a storied Winnipeg producer. South Mill Champs, formed in 2018 from the merger of Philadelphia-area producer South Mill and Aldergrove, B.C.-based Champs Mushrooms, announced Tuesday […]

By Dave Bedard

Viterra to build new elevator near Winnipeg

Jul. 16, 2020 at 6:56 pm CDT

Grain handler Viterra is set to replace a relatively small concrete elevator just northwest of Winnipeg with a new higher-throughput terminal. Glencore Agriculture’s Prairie grain arm said Thursday it will build a new high-throughput in the municipality of Rosser, Man., near the northwest corner of Winnipeg’s Perimeter Highway. The new […]

By Dave Bedard