Alexis Stockford

Manitoba

Reporter for the @MBCooperator covering western Manitoba. Ski coach, music enthusiast and unashamed bookworm. Tweets are all my own.

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Articles

U.S. playing with bird flu fire

2 weeks ago | manitobacooperator.ca | Alexis Stockford

The last couple of months have seen a lot of Canadian head shaking and facepalming as the second Trump administration settles into the White House. Tariffs, unsurprisingly, have been the vanguard of that dismay for Canadian farmers. U.S. President Donald Trump roared into office in January with policies that, if implemented, seemed to leave little room to avoid a trade war with its closest trading partners.
Horse air export the latest flashpoint for livestock transportation standards tension

1 month ago | manitobacooperator.ca | Alexis Stockford

Animal Justice taking exception to a livestock shipping practice isn’t a surprise. Looking at their website, the animal rights group highlights animal transport under its list of causes.
Bovine tuberculosis case count increases in Saskatchewan

2 months ago | producer.com | Alexis Stockford

Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian officials have found more bovine tuberculosis in Saskatchewan. In a notice to industry Feb. 25, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said they have found three more cases while testing the birth herd of an animal confirmed positive for bovine TB late last year.
Tariff stories from the Manitoba Co-operator

2 months ago | manitobacooperator.ca | Alexis Stockford

Canadian agriculture has spent weeks bracing for the fallout should U.S. President Donald Trump go ahead with his threats to slap a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods. Read Also Manitoba boasts gains on chronic wasting disease Manitoba’s 2024-25 chronic wasting disease program improved testing speed, expanded hunting and also led to the confirmation of four new CWD cases, the province has said.
Trade war worries bring back pandemic ills

2 months ago | manitobacooperator.ca | Alexis Stockford

It was May 2020, and the tone was grim as Canada’s beef and pork sectors pondered a sudden free fall in demand for live animals. Read Also Tariffs drive grain market moves Prices in the canola futures market were boosted by last-minute Trump tariff delay in the first week of February. “Our figurative farmhouse is burning down,” then Canadian Pork Council president Rick Bergmann said on one Zoom call. COVID-19 had led to major plant closures and slowdowns in both the U.S. and Canada.
Premiums to drop

2 months ago | producer.com | Alexis Stockford

Glacier FarmMedia – Manitoba farmers will have lower premiums for most insurable crops in 2025, the province announced late last month. The provincial and federal governments unveiled the 2025 AgriInsurance program at Manitoba Ag Days. According to a Jan. 22 release, average premiums through the program in Manitoba will fall to $13.01 an acre on average for annual crops. In 2024, that number was $15.43.
Man. producers welcome livestock insurance changes

2 months ago | producer.com | Alexis Stockford |Jim Mosley

The group representing Manitoba’s beef sector said it’s happy about changes at the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp. The provincial and federal governments gave their traditional AgriInsurance update at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon last month. Program changes for 2025 include a new maximum value for calculating livestock predation claims. The new maximum is more than double the old figure. Claim calculations will now have a top value of $7,000, up from $3,000.
Trump win adds fire to Bill C-282 debate

Nov 8, 2024 | manitobacooperator.ca | Alexis Stockford

Canadian farm organizations had reason to be nervous when the world woke up Nov.
Pumpkin spice and public outreach

Oct 16, 2024 | manitobacooperator.ca | Alexis Stockford |Silas Le Blanc

“We need to tell our story.”Read AlsoWhat do we want to grow in our pastures? There are basic guidelines and advice when deciding on want plants you want in your pasture mix, but questions abound. If you’ve attended a commodity group meeting any time in the last decade, you’ve probably heard some version of that sentence. Agriculture sinks a lot of resources into outreach. We have entire organizations dedicated to it.
Leaving a place setting: Indigenous food sovereignty and agriculture

Oct 10, 2024 | manitobacooperator.ca | Alexis Stockford |Silas Le Blanc

There were many events on the schedule at the Brandon Riverbank Discovery Centre as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation rolled around. There were speakers, art shows and singers, ceremonies, walks of recognition and solidarity and Indigenous teaching seminars. Read AlsoNebraska feedlot moves in the wrong directionCement-heavy Nebraska feedlot is a move in the wrong direction. One of the last things set for Sept. 30 was a discussion with an Indigenous chef about food sovereignty.