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The federal government is giving $10 million to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, which will use it to help African partner organizations deliver aid to those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
 âIt has made a bad situation worse,â said program manager Stefan Epp-Koop.
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âMany of these countries have conflict or political instability, high levels of displacement â people being forced to leave their homes â environmental disasters or economic collapse,â he said in an interview with the Manitoba Co-operator newspaper.
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iPolitics By Kelsey Johnson. Published on May 13, 2021 11:10am Apple Pie (Pexels photo)
Good day and welcome to the Sprout, where it’s National Apple Pie Day, National Fruit Cocktail Day, National Hummas Day and World Cocktail Day an eclectic mix that is sure to have a bit of something for everyone. (We’ll take an Old Fashioned, please, along with a slice of apple pie.)
Here’s today’s agriculture news.
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Business leaders in Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin are backing Canadian efforts urging a U.S. court to keep the Line 5 oil pipeline operating.
As CBC News reports, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is attempting to shutdown the cross-border pipeline, which she insists poses an unacceptable environmental risk along the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac, connecting Lake Huron with Lake Michigan. Line 5 supplies roughly half of Ontario and Quebec’s fuel. The Canadian government has also warned a shuttering of the pipeline could undermine Canada-U.S. rel
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iPolitics By Kelsey Johnson. Published on May 10, 2021 12:31pm (Pexels photo)
Today’s Sprout is brought to you by Agriculture Carbon Alliance (ACA), a coalition of national farm organizations representing >190,000 farm businesses. ACA advocates for practical options regarding offsets, rebates, exemptions, and policy solutions that support the agriculture sector. Read our policy priorities here.
Good day and welcome to the Sprout, where it’s National Shrimp Day, a holiday that always makes your host want to rewatch the Hollywood classic
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Farmers seeding this year’s crop are worried about the ongoing drought in parts of the Prairies. As the Western Producer reports, Agriculture Canada’s Canadian Drought Monitor map shows the drought is getting worse.
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