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What’s Up – for Jan. 6, 2011

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. Jan. 9-10:Manitoba Forage Seed Conference, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info call 204-376-3309 or visit www.forageseed.net. Jan. 10:Southeast Beef and Forage Days, Shevchenko Ukrainian Centre, Rosa. For more info call MAFRI in Vita at 204-425-5050. Jan. 10-13:Western Canadian Crop Production Show, Prairieland
Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

What’s Up – for Dec. 23, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. Jan. 5-6:Farm Days, Centennial Hall, St. Jean Baptiste. For more info call MAFRI in Morris at 204- 746-2312. Jan. 5-7:Western Canadian Wheat Growers convention, Fairmont Waterfront, 900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver. For more info visit www.wheatgrowers.ca/events.htm. Jan. 9-10:Manitoba Forage Seed Conference, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington
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Researchers Study Skink Habitat

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Many people have never seen a Northern Prairie Skink, an unusual little reptile with the amazing ability to escape predators by shedding and regrowing their tail. Unfortunately the skink is an endangered species and its future is uncertain. The Northern Prairie Skink (skink) is listed as a Species at Risk that is only found in
Opinion

Advice For Young Farmers – for Jul. 29, 2010

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The opinion is of ten expressed that young people don’t want to farm. That isn’t really the case. Farming appeals to a lot of young people, but they usually don’t have the capital available to start even a modest operation or else they’ve examined the financial returns and aren’t willing to accept the risk. “There
Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Jul. 8, 2010

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SOUTHWEST REGION Large storms on the weekend resulted in yard damage in some areas. There were reports of high winds with hail in areas including Hartney, south of Souris, and through to Nesbitt. Field conditions started to dry up with the warmer temperatures. Cereal crops showed the greatest improvement; several producers started applying fungicides. Canola
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Prairie Farm Groups Wrestle With Attracting New Producers

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“We need to see profitability, first and foremost.” – GREG MARSHALL, APAS How you gonna get ’em back to the farm? Adequate government programs and a better public image of agriculture would help a lot, say the Prairie provinces’ three major farm groups. Support for young and beginning farmers was a major subject at an
Livestock, News

Mobile Phones Bring Insurance To Kenyan Farmers

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Kenyan farmers can now insure some of the costs of growing crops against bad weather by using mobile phone technology that links solar-powered weather stations to an insurance company. Farmers can cover the cost of seeds, fertilizers and pesticides at local agricultural supply shops by paying an extra five per cent of their value. If
Hogs, Opinion

Pork, The Food Of Love

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Holy simmering succotash! Could pork be the new Viagra? Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez made international headlines recently when she suggested putting pork on your fork leads to more than yummy in your tummy. “I’ve just been told something I didn’t know; that eating pork improves your sex life … I’d say it’s a lot nicer
Country Crossroads

Take Care Of Mental Health: MFWC Keynote Speaker

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Low prices, unpredictable weather, and sector upheaval take their toll on even the most resilient farmers and family members, and intense emotions are normal reactions for tough times. But feelings of self-blame or hopelessness that don’t go away, and a sense that life isn’t very enjoyable anymore can be signs something other than a normal
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Farmer Panel Hears Range Of Views

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“What would be the point of farming if you had debt all your life?” – DAN MAZIER Farmers from different age groups tend to have different perspectives on life and the business of growing food. At the Farm Management Conference held last week on the sidelines of the Wheat City Stampede, participants heard from four

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