(L-R) Doyle Piwniuk, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Jeff Wharton, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Jeff Senebald, President of Winkler Meats, Michael Stayer Suprick, CEO of Johnsonville Holdings, Winkler Mayor Henry Siemens, and Manitoba Ag Minister Derek Johnson The City of Winkler will soon be home to one of the country’s premier pork processing facilities. A joint venture between Progressive Group, which owns Winkler Meats, and United States-based Johnsonville Sausage was announced Monday in Winkler. Both companies will be investing 50 percent of the expansion cost. “We were looking at Manitoba for a couple of different reasons,” said Michael Stayer Suprick, CEO…

New centre brings together different people, perspectives and researchers: U of Manitoba prof CBC News · Posted: Apr 26, 2023 10:15 PM The Manitoba Egg Farmer Learning and Research Centre will promote and strengthen research being done on modern egg production techniques and technologies while also showing the public what egg farmers do. (Manitoba Egg Farmers) Canada’s first public facility for egg research, education and training opened its doors in Manitoba on Wednesday. The Manitoba Egg Farmer Learning and Research Centre was created thanks to a partnership between Manitoba Egg Farmers, the University of Manitoba as well as the federal and provincial governments.…

‘There are other limestones in Canada but this is a unique deposit,’ quarry co-owner says Darren Bernhardt · CBC News · Posted: Jan 24, 2023 3:19 PM CST | Last Updated: January 24 August Gillis, founder of Gillis Quarries, is in the foreground at the right of a slab of Tyndall Stone in this undated photo. (Supplied by Gillis Quarries) A building material used in Manitoba for nearly 200 years, from trading forts to the modern-day architecture of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, now has international recognition on par with Carrara marble used in ancient Rome. Tyndall Stone — a fossil-laden limestone dating back 450…

Ag Days returns to the Keystone Centre in Brandon Written by Betty Sawatzky Sunday, Jan 15 2023, 3:00 AM Visitors to Ag Days in 2019 Manitoba Ag Days is returning to the Keystone Centre this week and the organizing committee is thrilled to bring this annual Ag Expo back to Brandon, after a 3-year hiatus due to pandemic restrictions. “We are so excited to have everybody back. Back in one building, back to business,” shares Ag Days General Manager, Kristen Phillips. “Agriculture is a business of handshakes and we just can’t wait to see everybody back at the Keystone Centre.” The Keystone…

Manitoba government’s agricultural Crown land lease and permit auctions will be held online Written by Government of Manitoba news release Monday, Jan 09 2023, 2:30 PM The Manitoba government’s agricultural Crown land lease and permit auctions will be held online Feb. 6 to 11, Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced today. “Manitoba’s agricultural Crown lands play a vital role in supporting a vibrant and sustainable agricultural sector. The online approach ensures Manitoba producers have equal opportunity to rent lands that will support their farming operations,” said Johnson. “In addition to ensuring equal access to rental opportunities, a temporary rent reduction for forage…

Olds College of Agriculture and Technology is launching a new Agriculture Communications Certificate. Debbie Thompson, VP, Academic & Student Experience says they’re very excited to offer the first communications program in the country that is focused on supporting the agriculture and agri-food industry. “Our students will learn both the fundamentals of marketing and communications, along with specific competencies in agriculture advocacy.” The one year program will be available online and will focus on writing, videography, photography, marketing and audio production. It will also focus on strategic planning for social media, public relations and crisis communications.  Students will complete a 14-week internship within…

Big increase in 2022 crop production: StatCan Report Written by Statistics Canada Monday, Aug 29 2022, 8:05 AM In 2022, Canadian farmers are projected to produce more wheat, canola, barley, oats, soybeans and corn for grain, according to recent yield model estimates using satellite imagery and agroclimatic data. Increased production was largely driven by better growing conditions in Western Canada. In parts of the Prairies, higher-than-average precipitation and more moderate temperatures have resulted in better crop conditions than in 2021. In Alberta, provincial reports indicated that approximately three-quarters of the total crop were rated as being in good to excellent condition,…

CN Rail has released its Grain Plan for the 2022/23 crop year. David Przednowek is assistant vice president for grain with CN Rail. “CN’s got the resources in place. We are ready for the upcoming harvest. We are confident that the adjustments that we’ve made to our operations and planning activities, combined with the investments that we’ve made in rolling stock, our aggressive recruiting and hiring campaign, the acquisition of more high-efficiency hopper cars as well as investments in infrastructure, rail related, both in the Prairies and along the coast, that we’ll be able to move those anticipated volumes over…

LMS Ag Equipment held a sod turning on Wednesday for the company’s new Steinbach location, along Highway 12 north of the city. General Manager Abe Penner talked about the decision to expand into the Steinbach area. “We have actually been planning to come to Steinbach for about ten years and then about six years ago my brother Will took over from my dad, so that changed our plans a little bit. The succession thing became more important than expanding and so we’ve always had, even growing up as a small child, was not far from Steinbach, so there was always…

Manitoba’s hog sector is a key contributor to the provincial economy, enhancing the lives of Manitobans across the province. This economic impact contributes to a thriving and progressive lifestyle and helps rural communities thrive. Over 14,000 skilled Manitobans depend on the hog sector for their livelihood, including the compassionate people who take care of the pigs in the barns. Each hog sector job helps sustain up to five jobs in related sectors. From general labourers to highly trained professionals, at the heart of it all is a commitment to ongoing education and training. Swine technicians, animal nutritionists and veterinarians focus…