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The 2018 Bill Lenton Memorial Award was presented to Brad and Carmen Ramstead of Fort McMurray, Alta., by the Manitoba Bison Association March 30.

Alberta bison ranchers earn Bill Lenton Memorial Award

Fort McMurray-area ranchers Brad and Carmen Ramstead  are the latest to earn the Bill Lenton Memorial Award for their efforts on behalf of the Manitoba bison industry

By Alexis Stockford April 24, 2018

This year’s Bill Lenton Memorial Award went to a bison ranch a bit further afield. Brad and Carmen Ramstead of Fort McMurray, Alta., added their names to the award during the annual Manitoba Bison Association Great Spirit Bison Show and Sale March 30. “We were pretty humbled,” Carmen Ramstead said. “We’ve been through a lot

Horses at this year’s Royal Manitoba Winter Fair had to prove valid vaccination for equine herpes and equine influenza.

Livestock, Local news

Provincial Ex beefs up biosecurity

Brandon’s Royal Manitoba Winter Fair joined the list of events requiring  specific vaccinations in order for horses to compete this year

By Alexis Stockford April 17, 2018

The Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba is toughening up its biosecurity. The 2018 Royal Manitoba Winter Fair was the first time the body required proof of vaccination for both equine herpes virus and equine influenza. “It’s been very positive,” said Ron Kristjansson, general manager for the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. “There’s more awareness of some equine

Canadian drought conditions at March 31, 2018. (Drought Monitor map, Agr.gc.ca)

Prairie drought conditions improve

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News April 12, 2018

CNS Canada — While drought conditions in Western Canada have improved following late-season snowfall, it isn’t a completely rosy picture just yet. “We have seen significant departures from normal in terms of precipitation (on the Prairies over) a long period. The winter hasn’t been above average (for precipitation) so there hasn’t been a whole lot

Louise Miller’s passion is to share her farm story with visitors.

Country Crossroads, Local news

Binscarth woman receives distinction award

Louise Miller is an advocate and supporter of women in agriculture

By Darrell Nesbitt April 11, 2018

Louise Miller, a staunch advocate and supporter of women in agriculture was among the rural citizens to win a 2018 YWCA Brandon Women of Distinction Award. Miller is the matriarch of Silver Creek Bison Ranch, located between Binscarth and Russell. Operating for over 50 years, the family business was initiated when husband Lorne purchased six

Opinion

Opinion: Jiminy crickets!

The disgusting (and nutritious) truth about bugs and food

By Sylvain Charlebois March 30, 2018

Loblaw, the largest food distribution company in the country, is now selling cricket flour. The product itself is not new, as many specialty stores have been selling it for a few years now. But Loblaw is the first major retailer to sell the product under its own private label. For Loblaw, whose head office is

Animal science professor Red Williams, shown here in 2000 touring the old University of Saskatchewan barn with University of Wyoming research scientist Mary Humstone, died March 26 at age 93. (Usask.ca)

Livestock

Animal science professor Red Williams, 93

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 30, 2018

Memorial services will be held “at a later date” for renowned Prairie animal science professor Charles “Red” Williams, who died Monday at age 93 leaving a legacy of work in livestock care and ag extension. Williams, born in Regina and raised on farms in Saskatchewan and Alberta, served in the Second World War on the

Unfortunately dental caries weaken the horse’s tooth leaving it susceptible to fracture and infection.

Livestock

Don’t horse around with dental health

Horse Health: Modern equine life is causing an explosion in dental issues

By Carol Shwetz March 28, 2018

The horse’s tooth, like the tooth of any other species, is subject to decay. It is only recently that the nature of the tooth decay and its implications to the health of the horse have been recognized and identified. The reasons for this are twofold. The abilities of the equine dental provider to recognize and

Our History

Interest rates rise on farm supply accounts

Our History: March 1980

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 28, 2018

That’s 1.75 per cent per month, not per year, if you had overdue accounts with Manitoba Pool in March 1980. In a speech in Washington, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland blamed current low grain prices on high interest rates rather than on a reduction in exports due to the embargo on grain exports to

News

U.K. promises post-Brexit agriculture plan

Farmers are demanding more clarity, frictionless trade with EU

By Nigel Hunt March 26, 2018

The British government will publish a consultation paper on future agriculture policy “very shortly,” Environment Minister Michael Gove said Feb. 20, as farmers demanded more clarity on their prospect after the country quits the European Union. “Our consultation paper will outline how we plan to change things more broadly. The paper will outline a clear

Blain Hjertaas takes attendees through the carbon and hydrological cycle during a March 14 workshop on agriculture and climate change in Pipestone.

Crops, Local news

Confronting climate change through the power of plants

Carbon sequestration was front and centre as producers gathered in Pipestone to ponder how agriculture could change the conversation around climate change

By Alexis Stockford March 26, 2018

Blain Hjertaas insists farmers already have the key to solving climate change. It’s growing in their fields. Ground should never be bare, the holistic management instructor argued in Pipestone March 14, part of an event dissecting agriculture’s role in climate change. Hjertaas argued that conventional annual cropping leaves gaps in early spring and in fall

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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