Manitoba Cooperator

Greenhouses now supply 27 per cent of Canada's fresh vegetable production, up from 24 per cent in 2020 a recent FCC report says. Photo: Getty Images Increased production of fresh vegetables in Canada has not made it to Canadian consumers, according to a report from Farm Credit Canada (FCC). The report states production of fresh vegetables rose 6.4 per cent in 2025, though domestic availability (excluding potatoes) fell for a seventh consecutive year.

Liver copper level deficiencies in Canadian livestock can have a huge impact on both growing and breeding animals. Research has shown that high-sulphate water can cause these deficiencies. Copper binds with minerals like iron, sulphur and molybdenum to make the copper unavailable for the animal to absorb through the gastrointestinal tract, said Jordan Johnson.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been a multi-year problem in Canadian poultry barns. In the U.S., it’s been a problem in both poultry and dairy barns. As a zoonotic disease, that means it’s been a concern for the people working in the barns as well. Why it matters The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has reported hundreds of Canadian farms battling or recovering from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) since outbreaks began in December 2021.

More Manitoba auctions will be looking to re-open their doors in coming weeks as summer winds down. Photo: Alexis Stockford Manitoba’s livestock auctions still aren’t seeing a lot of cattle, but things are about to heat up with the start of the fall run. Four of the province’s seven auction marts were still closed for the summer as of Aug. 21. All, however, had announced their fall re-opening dates after the summer break. The first fall sale at the Ashern Auction Mart is set for Aug.

As you drive past farm equipment dealerships, there doesn’t seem to be any shortage of equipment for sale, particularly combines. It makes you wonder how much land could be harvested with just the units sitting idle on dealer lots. Farm equipment sales, both new and used, are an interesting barometer on farm profitability and farmer sentiment, although like a barometer, it isn’t always easy to tell exactly what the readings mean.

Riding Mountain National Park is full of experiences to tempt visitors to western Manitoba, and a side trip to see the bison of Lake Audy should make the list. The Lake Audy bison enclosure is a little further off the main Parkway stops along Highway 10 and eastern park, but visitors can cross over cattle guards and actually drive amongst the bison herd for close-up views. You can almost imagine yourself back in time.

Most years at Ag in Motion, seed reps spend much of their time talking about drought. But after areas of eastern Saskatchewan and much of Manitoba received an historically wet June, the conversation has switched to flooding. For cattle producers suffering due to the wet conditions, the big question is forages.

Getting access to codes and maintenance information is a big challenges for farmers wanting to manage their own equipment fixes. Hamilton, Ont., company Mechnician aims to be that resource, providing answers to error codes and then step-by-step instructions to fix the problem. The eastern Canadian company made a Western appearance in July at the Ag in Motion farm show near Langham, Sask.

Winter cereal harvesting was about 75 per cent complete in Manitoba, the August 18 provincial crop report said. The combining of spring-planted crops was also underway. That included some spring wheat in the central region, although the majority of the province’s crop was in the hard dough stage. The combining of barley and oats was underway, while most of the province’s corn was in the R3 stage.

Last week’s forecast did a pretty good job, as the Prairies remained under a relatively cool flow that kept temperatures, for the most part, below the long-term average for this time of year. We also saw some of the precipitation that was forecast late last week and into the weekend. What the weather models missed with this system — and something we have seen happen a number of times this summer — was how much rain could fall.