Engineering improvements to farm equipment have made farming safer and are helping reduce the number of farm deaths each year in Canada — but only slightly. High numbers of farmers, their family members and farm workers still die on the job each year, according to updated data released last week by Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting
Fewer farm deaths, but still far too many
Improvements in farm equipment cited as main reason for a slight decline in farm fatalities
VIDEO: Titans of the garden: Manitoba’s giant pumpkin growers
From seed to spectacular, we follow one giant pumpkin grower aiming for top honours at the Roland Pumpkin Fair
Roland, Man., is one of three Western Canadian sites hosting a Great Pumpkin Commonwealth weigh-off since 1995. In early October, growers bring gigantic homegrown pumpkins for judging in hopes of earning cash prizes and bragging rights with a new record-breaking weight pumpkin. It’s no small undertaking, says Art Cameron, Roland pumpkin grower and chair of the fair. Watch Cameron
Historian seeks names and stories of pioneer women trustees
Women could serve as school trustees in Manitoba from 1890 on, or 26 years before they were even permitted to vote. A Winnipeg teacher and historian is hoping Manitoba Co-operator readers will remember relatives who served in public office in the early half of the last century
A Winnipeg teacher and historian is hoping Manitoba Co-operator readers will help her find the names of pioneer women who once served as school trustees. “You can’t find the records easily,” says Linda McDowell, who took up the project because she’s interested in how women in Manitoba became involved with politics. McDowell is also a
Five hundred miles of trees — so far
The Stanley Soil Management Association has stood the test of time and continues the work it was set up in 1984 to do
When the soil began to blow south of Winkler this spring, Richard Warkentin knew his phone would ring. It did, almost on cue, as he drove the back roads eyeing dust storms swirling on a mid-April afternoon. “It was a guy wanting to plant trees,” says the long-serving technician and project manager with the Stanley
‘Phenomenal’ support for harvest to support cancer research
More than 250 turned out for a Thanksgiving weekend harvest and fundraising dinner
A pedigreed seed grower from Fortier who started a fundraiser to raise money for cancer research says there was phenomenal support over the Thanksgiving weekend and he hopes other farmers and farm businesses will take up this cause. Miller Agritec Inc. owner Darcy Miller vowed to grow a crop and donate the proceeds while in
‘Let Them Howl’ on October 18
The Nellie McClung Foundation is raising the curtain on a key event in Canadian history one day before the federal election
“Never explain, never retract, never apologize, just get the thing done and let them howl.” — Nellie McClung One of the most famous plays in Manitoba’s history was never written until more than a century after it was performed. Nellie McClung and her peers in the Political Equality League became famous in 1914 after they
Elgin resident not impressed he can’t vote in town anymore
Rural residents can also vote by mail but post offices are scarcer too
Residents of Manitoba’s smallest communities should double-check their voter’s card to be sure of where to vote Oct. 19. Elgin resident Bob Miller first only glanced at his when it arrived in the mail recently, irked that his name was spelled wrong. He did a double take when he saw he can’t vote in his
Federation of Canadian Municipalities ‘road map’ identifies needs
Infrastructure, housing, safety, and environment highlighted
Canadian municipal leaders want the next federal government to commit resources that directly benefit communities, and are tracking the commitments party candidates make on that front. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) rolled out its wish list last spring, titled A Roadmap for Strong Cities and Communities, which identified the key needs and issues facing
Rural economic development delivery up for review
A more co-ordinated approach is sought, a new committee’s chair says
A new committee has formed to take a hard look at Manitoba’s rural economic development services and seek a way to better co-ordinate how they’re delivered. Manitoba’s Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced the formation of the Rural Economic Development Steering Committee last week. Over the next few months, he said, the
Manitoba Food Processors rolls out new organic and local logo
The initiative is aimed at generating more value-added organic production
The Manitoba organic community kicked off National Organic Week launching a new logo to help food shoppers more easily identify organically and locally grown Manitoba foods. The Manitoba Food Processors’ Association (MFPA) rolled out its new Manitoba Organic brand in Winnipeg last weekend. The logo will be very similar to the association’s own Manitoba Made,
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