Insights and Stories on Manitoba

Paterson stakes Manitoba site for oat processing plant

Oct. 3, 2019 at 9:41 pm CDT

Up to a quarter million tonnes of oats per year could find a new end use as a Winnipeg agrifood company sets up a new oat processing plant near its home base. Privately-held Paterson GlobalFoods (PGF) announced Thursday it will start construction “immediately” on the new plant, on part of […]

ICE weekly outlook: Upside limited for canola’s snow boost

Oct. 2, 2019 at 6:11 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Ag extension staffer named Manitoba NDP ag critic

Sep. 27, 2019 at 7:44 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Pulse weekly outlook: Rains delay large Manitoba bean harvest

Sep. 24, 2019 at 5:10 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Soybean cyst nematode confirmed in Manitoba

Sep. 19, 2019 at 3:17 am CDT

By GFM Staff

Manitoba sunflowers not calling it quits just yet

Sep. 16, 2019 at 8:08 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Manitoba farmers may have seeded the smallest sunflower acres in eight years this spring, but the crop is in reasonably good shape heading into the harvest later in the fall. “I do expect to see better crops this year than last year,” said Cody Burton, purchasing manager with […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Dutch distributor buys into Manitoba Claas dealerships

Sep. 15, 2019 at 1:24 am CDT

Corrected, Sept. 17 — A major Dutch farm equipment distributor is buying into the Manitoba equipment business, with a deal for Hepson Equipment and a partnership stake in GenAg. Royal Reesink announced Friday it has bought a controlling stake in Hepson and has a partnership deal in place with the […]

By GFM Staff

StatsCan forecasts near-record corn crop

Sep. 12, 2019 at 8:28 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Canada’s corn crop is forecast to be the second largest on record despite a delayed start to spring planting, as yields showed an improvement from earlier forecasts, according to updated production estimates Thursday from Statistics Canada. Using a combination of satellite imagery, previous survey data, and agro-climatic data, […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Frost strikes in numerous spots in Manitoba

Sep. 11, 2019 at 7:50 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Numerous areas throughout the growing areas of Manitoba experienced frost, according to the province’s crop report for the week ended Monday. The coldest locations were Sprague in the eastern region, Narcisse in the Interlake and Lake Audy in the southwest, which experienced temperatures of -2 C on Sept. […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Ag minister returned, ag critic downed in Manitoba vote

Sep. 11, 2019 at 1:15 am CDT

Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives easily kept their agriculture minister while hanging onto a marginally slimmer majority government in Tuesday’s provincial election. Ralph Eichler, the Tories’ ag minister since 2016 and the MLA for the Interlake-area constituency of Lakeside since 2003, defeated New Democrat challenger Dan Rugg of Elie on Tuesday night […]

By GFM Staff