A legal expert warns that growing animal rights activism is creating complex challenges for Canadian farmers, despite livestock industry groups spending considerable effort on their public trust files.
Waterhemp is too established to eradicate in 28 Manitoba municipalities, according to the province. The invasive weed has been reclassified as Tier 2 on the noxious weed list.
Anaerobic digestion can convert manure and other agricultural waste into renewable energy as well as fertilizer, but Manitoba farmers don’t have the best history with the technology
Heartland Livestock Services in Virden and Grunthal Auction Mart in Grunthal have offered farmers in fire-threatened areas a safe place to evacuate their livestock.