Work is well underway on a four-part documentary on the story of agriculture in Manitoba and the Canadian Prairies. The film, inspired by last year’s 200th anniversary of the arrival of the Selkirk settlers, will follow the story of farming on the Prairies from the first sowing of a bushel and a half of wheat
Prairie farming coming to a (TV) screen near you
The four-part documentary was inspired by last summer’s bicentenary of the Red River settlement
Five deaths in 2013 related to ATVs
Five Manitobans have died in off-road vehicle crashes so far this year, a statistic that has RCMP concerned too many operators are not following safety precautions. The most recent incident led to the death of a 51-year-old man July 13 after the 2004 Polaris four-wheel ATV he was driving collided with irrigation equipment in the
The Big M celebrates 50 years
The town of Morris is still going strong after a half-century of hosting the province’s one and only professional rodeo
It was a gutsy gamble 50 summers ago when the townsfolk of Morris nervously waited to see if their new rodeo would revive a small-town fair about to bite the dust. Long before the Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition began, the Valley Agricultural Society struggled to break even hosting its tiny country fair. “It wasn’t going
Rural Secretariat closure worries rural advocacy groups
The federal Conservatives must rethink their decision to close down the Rural Secretariat or create something to replace it, says the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. The last 13 remaining employees at the Rural Secretariat were recently given their notices, spelling the end of the 15-year-old agency, which had a staff of 92 just a year
Professional storm chasers follow wild Prairie weather
Manitobans battered by severe summer storms aren’t the only ones watching to see what the heavens deliver next — storm chasers are also keeping a close eye on the province’s wild weather. “Storm chasing is not nearly as prevalent as it is down here, but there are more and more storm chasers in the Canadian
Made-in-Manitoba ice cream flying off store shelves
Customers are happily forking over between $11 and $12 for a litre of this premium, made-in-Manitoba ice cream
Lisa Dyck is going lickity split as summer arrives, ramping up production of a cool treat Manitobans haven’t tasted in a long time — made-in-Manitoba ice cream. This spring the Anola-area dairy producer launched Cornell Creme, a premium ice cream made from the milk of the 120 cows that she and husband William Dyck milk.Safety group told federal funds must be matched
For the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association ‘growing forward’ means finding new funding partners to match government contributions. “The government has put out the challenge to CASA that if farm safety is important, they’re willing to support it, but other groups also have to be at the table,” said executive director Marcel Hacault. The association, which
CCA hopeful resubmitted irradiation petition will succeed
The debate over whether to permit irradiation of beef products begins again
The waiting has begun all over again for the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) as it renews efforts to persuade Health Canada to approve irradiation for beef. The CCA submitted paperwork in early May asking the federal agency to restart the approval process for beef irradiation in Canada, repeating a similar request in a 1998 petition.
Amalgamation tops agenda at municipal meetings
The Association of Manitoba Municipalities is urging members to submit amalgamation plans — even if their plan is to do nothing
Municipal leaders are vowing to keep resisting mandatory amalgamations, supporting five resolutions at last week’s district meetings calling on the province to stop forcing the issue. But the Association of Manitoba Municipalities is urging those affected to be ready with some sort of plan — even if it’s a plan to maintain the status quo
National 4-H museum comes home to Roland, Man.
4-H capped off its celebration of 100 years in Canada this past weekend by coming home. Like a good old-fashioned rally, dignitaries, clubs and alumni joined with local residents here May 31 to celebrate. If how the venerable organization honours its past is any indication, 4-H has no worries about its future. It was on
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