We ve been working on an updated look for theManitoba Co-operator for several months now, and finally decided to take the plunge. What you re seeing this week is the culmination of a number of design changes intended to make the paper look more visually interesting and easier to read without compromising our commitment to
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Moving Beyond Invisible
Some are saying it s been a ho-hum campaign so far as Manitoba politicians head into the final stretch of their race to the polls Oct. 4. But from this desk, one of the outstanding features of the 2011 election has been the farm and rural communities collective efforts to move beyond invisible. For far
Ontario Farmer Sees The Light And Sells The View
The way Rod Potter and his crew of friends and neighbours sprang into action as two tourist buses rolled down the hill into his southern Ontario farmyard, you d think it was the first day of harvest. In one respect, it was. Potter may be the fifth generation on his family s farm, but he
We Can Do This
It would be easy to spin a doomsday scenario from the conclusions of a recently released report on the world s ability to feed its growing population with diminishing resources. The Global Food and Farming Futures project, undertaken by the U.K. government under its Foresight program, consulted with 400 leading experts and stakeholders from 35
Step In The Right Direction
Our hats off to Pembina Valley, Assiniboine Hills, and Turtle Mountain conservation districts, which have recently completed the Pembina River Integrated Watershed Management Plan. Thirty years ago, it was considered a real accomplishment when a group of neighbouring municipalities joined together to form a conservation district. After all, they were committing to co-operate on some
Like A Light Bulb
It may sound strange, and it is not meant to be disrespectful, but when I think of Jack Layton, I think of a light bulb. It has nothing to do with how his shiny bald head sparkled under the studio lights. Layton was like one of those incandescent bulbs that shines brighter than ever, just
Video: CWB directors on road ahead of plebiscite deadline
Farmer-elected directors of the Canadian Wheat Board held a series of meetings across the Prairies earlier this month to discuss the implications of the federal government’s plans to end the board’s single desk. Manitoba director Bill Toews told the more than 300 farmers attending the meetings at Oak Bluff, Man., that Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz’s
Ugly perennials getting admiring looks
In a back corner of the Ian N. Morrison Research Farm here is a nursery of what most farmers would consider butt-ugly plants with spindly stems, tiny seeds, and weedy characteristics. But they might just be the salvation of grain farming if the impact of climate change falls hard on the Canadian Prairies. The plots
Ugly Perennials Getting Admiring Looks
In a back corner of the Ian N. Morrison Research Farm is a nursery of what most farmers would consider butt-ugly plants with spindly stems, tiny seeds, and weedy characteristics. But they might just be the salvation of grain farming if the impact of climate change falls hard on the Canadian Prairies. The plots contain
Perils Of Broadcast Seeding Outlined At Crop Tour
A Carman-area canola field offers dramatic proof that agronomists weren’t kidding last spring when they advised farmers not to broadcast seed canola unless they could follow up with harrows. Provincial weed specialist Nasir Shaikh said the field was aerially seeded with a Clearfield herbicide-tolerant variety by air and the producer was able to cover part