KAP president says this year’s combination of flooding and water scarcity shows it’s time for “a rethink”
Manitoba farm groups are lauding a report from a leading think-tank that backs the idea of rewarding farmers for their role in protecting the environment. The report from the non-partisan Macdonald-Laurier Institute is further evidence “that incentive programs like ecological goods and services are going to be much more effective at meeting society’s objectives than more[...]
Another year of favourable prices expected for cow-calf operations, but U.S. labelling law remains a problem
After weeks of warm, wet weather that kept pastures green well into October and swaths lying in the field, a flood of calves is set to hit the market. “The fall run is here now. It took a little time to get started,” said Robyn Hill, manager of Heartland Livestock Services in Virden. Volumes in[...]
