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Agriculture
Manitoba Grain Farmers See Surge in Prices
Source: Skylar Peters, globalnews.ca, January 18, 2020 Wheat and corn are seeing a huge resurgence. While nearly all Manitobans are…
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Manitoba Closes Ag Offices, No Job Loss Expected
Source: Robert Arnason, producer.com, January 10, 2020 “The days of farmers dropping into the Manitoba Agriculture office and chatting with…
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Protestors Gather in Saskatoon to Support Indian Farmers
Source:Chad Leroux, globalnews.ca, December 6, 2020 Many of the Saskatoon protestors are from India and showed up Saturday to show…
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If CUSMA takes effect in July Canada’s dairy industry could lose $100M
Source: James Mccarten, The Canadian Press, globalnews.ca, April 28, 2020 The new USMCA requires the elimination of a pricing system…
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Due to COVID-19, Ontario dairy farmers ramp up donations to food banks
Source: Daina Goldfinger, globalnews.ca, April 29, 2020 Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) will donate up to 200,000 litres of milk…
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COVID-19 postpones Farm Progress Show
Source: Karen Briere, producer.com, April 27, 2020 A new date has not yet been set for the show. Canada’s Farm Progress…
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Food security expert warns many farms may disappear as a result of COVID-19
Source: Nathaniel Dove, globalnews.ca, April 28, 2020 Reduced demand from restaurants has hurt all areas of the agriculture industry A…
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Alberta farmers offer goods through specialty grocery boxes
Source: Kashmala Fida, cbcnews.ca, April 27, 2020 Launched on Friday new partnership between Open Farm Days, Edmonton-based online grocer Organic Box and…
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Hog sector in crisis as farmers start euthanizing pigs
Source:Barb Glen, producer.com, April 24, 2020 Industry wide, producers could potentially lose $675 million due to lack of space and…
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Slump in the beef market worrying many farmers
Source: Francois Biber, saskatoon.ctvnews.ca, April 21, 2020 With the uncertainty created by the coronavirus, many ranchers have seen the price per…
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