“Assumptions are made that everyone should know how to run one of these things. But the reality is it’s not intuitive.” – GLEN BLAHEY, MAFRI PROVINCIAL FARM SAFETY CO-ORDINATOR Dawna Sloane smiles when talking about it now. But she wasn’t smiling then. It was fall and she was needed to drive the grain truck. She’d
Farm Equipment Course Offered For Women
Green Vision Earns Niverville Couple Top Award
“Green is the new dot-com. I’d like to see this work in agriculture.” – GRANT DYCK This funky new farm home is unmistakenly black, until you meet the couple building it. Then you realize it’s actually green, and embraces this young couple’s hopeful vision for their farm. Niverville farmers Colleen and Grant Dyck’s new home,
Funding Flows To Help Reduce GHGs
Wiser use of water, more recycling and less idling are all activities Virden’s mayor hopes local residents will adopt in coming months. Theirs is one of 14 rural and urban centres chosen to take part in the Community Led Emissions Reduction pilot program, an initiative aimed at helping more Manitobans contribute to a 20 per
Health Improvements In Eight Weeks
Those suffering from a disease that thickens leg arteries and makes walking difficult can see an improvement in their condition simply by consuming more pulse foods such as beans, peas, chickpeas and lentils on a daily basis, according to a new clinical research study conducted in Manitoba. Researchers at the Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research
Eco Dev Needs Refocus: Report
A new provincial report says too many groups are doing economic development work across rural and northern Manitoba, and recommends a “single window of delivery” be created instead. Titled Manitoba Connects: Building A New Rural Manitoba Economic Development Strategy, the 37-page report by Serby Consulting contains findings from consultations begun by the province last fall
What They Say And What They Do
“The way you conduct yourselves makes the whole thing work.” – BETH JOHNSON Is your local council a model of good governance or dysfunctional mess? Beth Johnson has seen both, and pretty much everything in between. The former mayor of Delta, B. C. now runs a consulting company to help elected and appointed officials work
Safety Record On Canadian Farms Improving
Fewer farmers and their family members are being killed on Canadian farms, a new report says. It may be because farmers take safety more seriously nowadays. Fatal agricultural injury data from 1990 to 2005 recently released by the Canadian Agricultural Injury Surveillance Program (CAISP) show a small but steady decline in the number of agricultural
Towns Rebuilding After Fire Losses
“We’re building a new fire hall.” – glenboro mayor bill shackel They lost rinks, churches, and heritage sites to fires, but new buildings are rising, and spokespersons in Manitoba communities say they can even see a “silver lining” in it all now. Between 2006 and 2008 several rural communities lost key public buildings to fires
Banquet A “Rare” Treat
“If you don’t eat them, you won’t know what makes them so special.” – PAM HEATH Eating a meal that includes animals on an “endangered” or “at risk” list can be a misunderstood affair. Nesbitt-area farmer Pam Heath knows that very well. She’s Manitoba’s co-ordinator for Rare Breeds Canada, a group trying to bring back
Keeping Farmers In Business A Priority
Canadians aren’t just fearing for their own livelihood these days. They wonder if farmers will make it through tough economic times too. A new national study conducted by Ipsos-Reid for the Ontario Farm Animal Council in February shows Canadians rank the sustainability and profitability of the family farm as a “top-of-mind” concern. “We’ve never seen
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