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Ron Kostyshyn is sworn in on Oct. 18, 2023 as Manitoba’s minister for agriculture, with Premier Wab Kinew at left. (Government of Manitoba video screengrab via YouTube)
Crops, Livestock

Former ag minister returns in new Manitoba cabinet

Kinew names Kostyshyn to ag portfolio

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Incoming Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has brought a former provincial agriculture minister back to the cabinet table to handle the ag file. Ron Kostyshyn, who from 2012 to 2016 was then-premier Greg Selinger’s ag minister while serving as MLA for the northwestern riding of Swan River, was sworn in Wednesday as minister of agriculture in […] Read more
Ontario GPS guidance down as satellite 135 offline for testing
Crops, News

Ontario GPS guidance down as satellite 135 offline for testing

Farmers should try satellite 131, 132 or 133 to help with GPS correction

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An abrupt change in the availability of the main satellite used for GPS correction in Ontario threw farmers’ planting and combining plans into confusion. All of the satellites used for GPS correction for farming are owned by the United States military and administered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the U.S. Why it matters: […] Read more
Yevgen Mykhaylichenko says “No matter where you are, all you need is high- speed internet, clever people, smart students and desire to go further with these systems.”
News

Ukrainians in Canadian agriculture: Yevgen Mykhaylichenko

This professor lends his technology integration skills to Olds College students

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Yevgen Mykhaylichenko is trying to bring more autonomous systems to Canadian agriculture, and he’s using knowledge acquired abroad to do it. Splitting his time between academia and the Ukrainian front line, the Ukrainian professor and Olds College technology integration specialist works with a wide range of digital technologies and hardware. On frequent visits to Ukraine, […] Read more
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News

Maintaining first-responder numbers a challenge for rural communities

But some fire and health service providers have found opportunities despite challenges

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Rural first responders face a difficult task trying to cover large portions of the province with little staff, growing recruitment challenges, and in some places, growing populations. It’s not all doom and gloom, though. Some fire and paramedic services have found opportunity and success amid challenges and pressure on emergency response systems. Why it matters: […] Read more
Manitoba’s incumbent NDP ag critic Diljeet Brar and Tory ag minister Derek Johnson appeared with Green Party leader Janine Gibson and Liberal candidate Neil Stewart (l-r) on Sept. 12, 2023 at a forum hosted by the Manitoba Farm Writers and Broadcasters Association. (Manitoba Co-operator photo by Geralyn Wichers)

Manitoba legislature’s agriculture leaders to return under new management

NDP scores majority over incumbent Tories

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Manitoba’s incumbent agriculture minister and lead opposition agriculture critic are headed back to the legislature — but under a new seating plan. Opposition leader Wab Kinew’s New Democrats are expected to form a majority government coming out of Tuesday’s provincial election, unseating incumbent premier Heather Stefanson’s Progressive Conservatives. Just after 1 a.m. Wednesday, NDP candidates […] Read more
Minimizing nitrogen loss in crops is one of the areas being researched by the new Living Labs - Ontario project.
News

 Living Lab project looks for collaborators

Five-year project aims to create best management practices for climate change reduction

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A new Living Lab researching best management practices for climate change challenges will be starting soon in Ontario. Farmers have until Oct. 2 to express interest. Why it matters: Much of the funding from the federal and provincial government is now coming through a climate lens, so farmers with projects they wish funded need to […] Read more
“Agriculture is an industry I like to say has soul, because data and information actually serves a purpose. It’s very direct. It’s feeding the population…” – Daryna Putintseva.
News

Ukrainians in Canadian agriculture: Daryna Putintseva

The digital marketing specialist has found refuge in agriculture, food and beverage

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This is the first of a series highlighting Ukrainian contributions to Canada’s agriculture sector. Daryna Putintseva is a Ukrainian digital marketing specialist working for Canadian communications agency WS. Now living in Calgary, she develops media, news content and marketing strategies for a range of clients in both primary agriculture and the food and beverage industry, […] Read more
Premier Doug Ford announced the cancellation of the development of 9,400 acres of land that had been proposed for housing in the Greenbelt, a protected area in Ontario.
News

Ford backtracks on Greenbelt development

9,400 additional acres to remain in Greenbelt after public, agriculture backlash

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“It was a mistake to open the Greenbelt.” With that, Premier Doug Ford pledged to reverse the changes to Greenbelt and promised no future changes.  “I made a promise to you I would not touch the Greenbelt. I broke that promise,” he said during the Sept. 21 press conference in Niagara Falls. “And for that, […] Read more
The beef industry is determining how surveillance for foot-and-mouth disease will work in community pastures that are shared by cattle from several producers.
Livestock, News

Veterinarian shortage complicates FMD plans

Producers worry about how country’s shortage of veterinarians will affect surveillance against foot-and-mouth disease

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Glacier FarmMedia – The shortage of veterinarians is a problem Canadian beef industry and government officials must tackle as they develop a contingency plan in case of a foot-and-mouth outbreak, said an expert. “We know that’s the reality, so we have to work with that reality,” said senior director Bob Burden of Serecon, a consulting […] Read more

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