A10-year study just east of Duck Mountain Provincial Park is finding cattle and logging can coexist. “Timber harvesting and livestock grazing has always been seen as conflicting resource use,” said Bill Gardiner, a MAFRI rangelands specialist based in Dauphin, in a presentation on the 10-year Garland Project. When Louisiana-Pacific began harvesting hardwoods on leased Crown
Can Cattle And Trees Get Along? – for Aug. 5, 2010
Old Is New Again – for Jul. 29, 2010
Cranky old-timers take note: putting up hay and silage to get pampered cattle through the winter is a relatively new development. In fact, not too long ago, before barbed wire and diesel fuel, buffalo roamed the Great Plains all winter long. The herds survived and thrived, mainly because Mother Nature weeded out the weaklings. Then,
Farmers Large And Small Voice Concerns Over Wetland Preservation
“How do you put a dollar value on birds nesting, or deer, or rare plants? It’s like trying to put a dollar value on different members of your family.” – AL ROGOSIN Farmers support wetlands, but don’t believe they should carry the cost of preserving them alone, participants in a public consultation on the future
Alfalfa Keeps Water At Bay
“If we have our soils conditioned to where they have increased organic matter, increased water storage and increased infiltration, that may be very important in the future.” – LINDSAY COULTHARD Asoaker of a summer has left farmers with one more reason to love alfalfa. An unforeseen benefit has surfaced at the Manitoba Zero Tillage Research
Cover Crops Could Fill Void
“We should be home, getting to work!” – Scott Day, Mafri With so many unseeded acres on the Prairies, the problem has even attracted the attention of politicians, who have responded with a promise of cheques in the mail. But, ultimately, what to do about it is in the hands of the farmers who got
Even Silage Operators Struggle With Wet Fields, Rain
“There’s never been this much water laying around. We’re hoping it will quit raining and dry up here shortly.” – DANA JOHNS As the wettest spring in living memory sloshes its way into summer, a drive through the countryside shows that there’s very little work being done. South of Virden off Hwy. #83, some sprayer
Richardson Opens New Crushing Plant
“I think that this year, because of the kind of moisture problems we’ve had, I think we’re going to have to go farther afield and probably more into that Manitoba marketplace than we would normally do.” – Curt Vossen Abreak in the endless downpours plaguing Saskatchewan recently lasted just long enough for Richardson International to
Grasslands Going To Bush, Aerial Photos Show
SE 21-09-11W -1946 SE 21-09-11W -1994 “Fire was one of nature’s natural elements, and we have controlled it.” – Bill Gardiner When Henry Youle Hind led an expedition across the Prairies in 1858, there were apparently very few trees. “The country west of Souris is a treeless desert, in dry seasons destitute of water, and
Troops Line Up For Steaks
“Your dedication and sacrifice allows Canadians the privilege of living in peace, while enjoying the freedom and benefits of a democracy.” – HARVEY DANN Under a warm summer sun, and with a band playing live music from an outdoor stage, Canadian Froces soldiers who recently returned from a tour in Afghanistan chowed down on 1,000
The Shocking Truth About Electric Fence Maintenance
“Amps kill. Amps hurt. So everybody wants lots of amps on their fence. That’s backwards. We want zero amps.” – WIL REX You don’t have to be Thomas Edison to build an electric fence, but it helps if you understand some of the basic principles of electricity. According to Wil Rex, a dealer in New
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
