The federal government will spend $398,050 for nine new community projects in its latest round of funding for the Lake Winnipeg Basin Stewardship Fund. The Lake Winnipeg Basin Initiative will deliver real results to help clean up and rehabilitate Lake Winnipeg, said James Bezan, MP for Selkirk-Interlake, speaking on behalf of Federal Environment Minister Peter
Ottawa To Spend $400,000 In Latest Effort To Protect Lake Winnipeg
Hay Prices Reach Record Highs In U.S.
Way down south, where only two inches of rain fell last summer, there are a lot of thin cattle and a desperate need for hay. I ve got two different farmers who call me every other day asking if our hay is on its way, said Landon Friesen, who operates Southman Alfalfa Producers near Crystal
Trappers SayIt’s A Good Year For ‘Rats
Farmers and ranchers who lost acres to flooding this spring might look to their sloughs for some payback this trapping season. Last spring, top-quality muskrat pelts averaged around $10 each, and industry sources are optimistic that those prices could hold for this year s harvest. Barry Verbiwski, head of the furbearer and problem wildlife management
Staying Sharp
CO-OPERATOR STAFF / WAWANESA It may seem counter intuitive, but a sharp chainsaw is a safer chainsaw. Even a brand-new chain right out of the box, I sharpen it before I cut with it, said Ian Kirby, a woodlot forester who spent a few years in Ontario logging camps before joining MAFRI’s agro-woodlot program. That
“Free Your Milk” Campaign Launched
Over half of Canadians think dairy products are too expensive, according to a recent survey by a restaurant and food services association. The current system is making Canadian milk and cheese less attractive and less affordable for everyone, said Garth Whyte, president and CEO of the Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association (CRFA). The survey conducted
Residents Face Long Wait For New Bridge
Abuckled bridge in the province s southwest corner has residents fuming. The bridge, which spans the Souris River between Coulter and Waskada on PR 251, suffered extensive damage in early July amid heavy flooding. Area resident Shirley Kernaghan said that the structure has buckled in the middle, rendering it off limits to vehicle travel. Because
High Cost Of Feed Barley In Manitoba Taking A Toll On Livestock Profits
Spring flooding and a hot, dry summer prevented many Manitoba farmers from getting a decent barley crop, and now livestock feeders are feeling the pinch from tighter supplies. Brent Swain, a grain buyer for FeedRite in Brandon, said he is offering $5.05 per bushel for top-grade feed barley, and $4.25 for high-vomitoxin samples. It s
Bull Market For Bred Heifers?
Want to know how much they are asking for bred heifers? Better sit down first. Morgan Moore is taking orders for 1,500 AI-bred, red and black Angus and Charolais-cross commercial heifers this fall. It s kind of volume dependent, but we re looking for $1,600 to $1,700, depending on how many they take, said Moore,
Crowds Watch Plowmen Compete
Co-operator Staff | alexander The horses are catching up to the tractors at least they were at this year s Manitoba Provincial Plowing Association s annual plowing match. Seven horse-drawn teams were featured in this year s event , and they joined an equal number of tractor entrants competing on a field owned by Jim
All boys or all girls?
Conception rates by AI are lower but being able to select the sex is a bonus
Dairymen have been using it for years to get heifer-only calf crops; now beef producers are trying out sexed semen. Guy Johnston, of Shoreline Stock Farm near Eddystone, is the first in Manitoba to join the ranks of an estimated 200 beef producers in Canada using the new ar tificial insemination (AI) technology. For me,
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