Merger concerns echo farmer unease over grain industry
Ken Wappett voices skepticism on Agricore United Grain Growers merger saying promises of farmer savings rely on competition. He warns consolidation could yield a single monopolistic industry controlled by ADM, urging support for small local entrants and value-added ventures to protect farmers and keep profits from leaving farming communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricore
United Grain Growers
Canada
Birnie
Eden
CP Hotels
ADM
U.S
Neepawa
Pesticide Free Production Could Boost Farm Profits
Researchers from the University of Manitoba study PFP, a system allowing fertilizers and some pesticides in non PFP years. Of 66 fields, 46 certified as PFP after a season, with yield outcomes tied to prior field conditions and crop type like flax, oats, and barley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene van Acker
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
University of Manitoba
Orla Nazarko
van Ac
PFP yields and profits cited in pesticide free research study
The article reports PFP yields at 93 percent of five year rural average and 133 percent of long term organic, with non PFP crops at 95 percent of five year average. It notes savings from reduced inputs, profits rising despite low farm incomes, and a university funded study led by Andrew Bieganski of Manitoba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Manitoba, Agriculture and Agri- Food Canada
Manitoba Agriculture and Food
Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council Inc
MRAC
Agri-Food Research and Development Initiative
ARDI
Andrew Bieganski
Justice, Man
Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
University of Manitoba
Riverbend Park shines after flood cleanup for July car show
The Yellowhead Road Runners Auto Club thanks the Public Works Department for finishing Riverbend Park in time for the July 21 car show. They note compliments from participants and spectators on the park’s beauty despite a flood three weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works Department
Riverbend Park
Yellowhead Road Runners Auto Club
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Ken Wappett
By Andrew Bieganski
van Acker
Public Works
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