Manitoba Farm Journal

Manitoba Pork general manager Andrew Dickson looks back on 2015. Provincial apiarist Rheal Lafreniere discusses honey production and beekeeping in Manitoba.

Keystone Agricultural Producers president Dan Mazier looks back on the year. Kate Basford with the Manitoba Sheep Association talks about how country of origin labeling continues to affect Manitoba producers.

The executive director of the Canadian Sheep Federation talks about Country of Origin Labeling laws which are still in effect in the U.S. for lamb. Manitoba Conservative agriculture critic Blaine Pederson looks back on the year.

Dr. Moussa Diarra with Agriculture Canada talks about research showing cranberry extracts could be an alternative to antibiotics for broiler chickens. Ron Bonnett of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture looks back on the year.

Susan Riese of Manitoba Pork has some holiday meal ideas. The executive manager of Manitoba Canola Growers Association looks back on the year. Sylvain Charlebois of the University of Guelph's Food Institute talks about current butter shortages.

Dan Basse of AgResource Company talks about market concerns heading into the new year. Manitoba Beef Producers reacts to the repeal of U.S. country of origin labeling laws.

Canadian Federation of Agriculture president Ron Bonnett talks about what the repeal of U.S. Country of Origin Labeling laws means for Canadian producers.

The president of the Manitoba Beekeepers Association talks about honey production this year. Manitoba Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development Minister Ron Kostyshyn talks about value-added opportunities in food processing in the province.

Canada's Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay respond to a drafted bill that would repeal Country of Origin Labeling in the U.S.

Manitoba Pork chair George Matheson talks about his thoughts on the potential for the U.S. to repeal mandatory Country of Origin Labeling laws.

The president of the Manitoba Christmas tree growers association talks about Christmas tree farming. We discuss CIGI's pulse and durum milling project in Morocco.

Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers president and CEO Delaney Ross Burtnack discusses Operation Ag Careers, a program aimed at helping retiring soldiers transition into civilian life through careers in agriculture.

Opposition ag critic Chris Warkentin shares his thoughts on last week's throne speech — which didn't mention agriculture.

Provincial entomologist John Gavloski discusses how the mild winter weather could affect insects in stored grain. Keystone Agriculture Producers president Dan Mazier's talks about agriculture's role in the province's plan to reduce greenhouse gases by one third in the next 15 years.

Canadian Cattlemen's Association president Dave Solverson talks about the WTO ruling, which allows Canada to impose $1 billion in tariffs on U.S. products as retaliation for Country of Origin Labelling.

The president of Canadian operations for OmniTrax talks about the Port of Churchill and Hudson's Bay Rail line, which they are hoping to sell.

We talk with Dr. Bill Ashton, the director of the Rural Development Institute at Brandon University, which recently received funding for a two-year project on rural innovation.

The president of the Prairie Oat Growers Association talks about their annual conference.

The chief veterinary officer for Canada talks about a CFIA report released Monday in regards to the BSE case in Alberta earlier this year. Ian Robson with the National Farmers Union talks about their annual convention, which happened last week in London, ON.