The controversy over Manitoba Chicken Producers’ (MCP) new annual specialty quota program has been resolved with both sides satisfied they were treated fairly by a ruling from the Manitoba Farm Producers Marketing Council (MFPMC). In a ruling in early July the council told MPC to postpone charging administrative fees for 10 years among those participating
Chicken producers pleased with specialty quota ruling
Both sides of the issue say they feel fairly treated
Direct Farm Manitoba wins specialty chicken appeal
Direct Farm Manitoba is pleased with a ruling by the Manitoba Farm Products Marketing Council (MFPMC) earlier this month that orders Manitoba Chicken Producers (MCP) to not charge extra administrative fees for a decade among those participating in its new specialty chicken quota system. DFM co-ordinated an appeal on behalf of three specialty chicken producers
MBFI Learning Centre site gets funding
Brookdale site is one of 27 projects supported across Western Canada by the Co-op Community Spaces program
The Co-op Community Spaces program is putting $125,000 towards an educational centre at Brookdale that will serve as a site for both on-farm research and a place to learn about the role of agriculture in rural and urban communities. Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives (MBFI)’s Learning Centre of Excellence will be located at the research
Putting the petal to the metal
A 500-lb. monarch butterfly is now featured in the newly planted butterfly garden next to the Winkler Art Gallery. The gallery is Winkler’s former water treatment plant
Planting a butterfly garden is a bit like hosting a party. You get everything ready, then hope those you invited show up. Members of the Winkler Horticultural Society are now eagerly awaiting the arrival of their orange and black attired guests to their own ‘garden party.’ This spring the group created a specially designed butterfly-friendly
Two cattle left for dead by rustlers
A cattle producer who lost 21 cows and 30 calves to thieves earlier this month is offering a $10,000 reward to help track down the perpetrators
A Rossburn-area farmer who had 21 cows and 30 calves stolen earlier this month from pasture near Olha says even worse was finding two others dead. Kalvin Kreshewski came upon the grisly scene July 4, finding two cows dead from dehydration after rustlers left a gate tied and the two animals locked in a corral
Barn (fund) raising in the digital age
This Place Matters is an online crowdfunding initiative of the National Trust of Canada helping spread the word so all Canadians can help save places that matter to them
Neubergthal has always known this place matters, and now it’s telling all of Canada why, in a competition of the same name. The place is the Klippenstein house barn, one of two of the original buildings of this southern Manitoba village, and hauled here, timber by timber by Mennonite settlers in 1876 after being dismantled
New report calls for new approaches to paying for infrastructure
Current system is burdensome for small communities with limited resources
A substantive overhaul in how infrastructure is funded would benefit all of Canada but particularly rural regions, according to a new report. Infrastructure Impacts on Rural and Economic Development calls for a different more flexible approach so rural communities could match program funds to their unique needs, essentially linking spending to rural development. The current
Farmers Hall restored to its former glory — and then some
A Gimli couple has completely renovated and restored a decade-old rural dance hall
It was once the heart of this farming community but by the early 1990s it looked like the last days were approaching for an old country hall on Hwy. 231 the locals called ‘Farmers.’ Its volunteer board had made the difficult decision to board up the building by then, with too many upgrades and repairs
How Manitoba’s provincial soil was named
Ted Poyser, now retired soils specialist with the province vividly recalls the work that went into the Manitoba Soil Survey
Edward “Ted” Poyser doesn’t remember too much about the Manitoba village the provincial soil is named after. “Just that it wasn’t a very big place,” says long-retired provincial soil specialist now 90, who grew up on a farm at Austin, Man. Many decades have passed since he and his colleagues spent time there, digging and
New report paints dire picture of Canadian freshwater systems
Watershed Report is a first-time assessment of all 25 of Canada’s watersheds
The long-held view of Canada’s fresh water as both clean and abundant is being challenged by a new report detailing the threats facing this country’s lakes, streams and rivers. The World Wildlife Fund-Canada’s Watershed Report, a national assessment is a first-ever attempt to document the state of Canadian watersheds, including its 25 watersheds and 167
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