These past two have been the most difficult years Miami-area corn grower Alan Kennedy has seen in 60 years of farming. But they’ve also been the most profitable per acre, thanks to a rare combination of weather and strong markets. “This year looks pretty shakey, but two out of three ain’t bad,” Kennedy joked last
Forty Years Of Corn In Manitoba
From Ewes To You
When Ste. Anne sheep producer Solange Dusablon set out to earn farm income selling wool and wool products produced from their flock, she knew she’d need to charge top dollar for hand-spun, hand-knit knitwear to make any money – and that it was highly unlikely anyone would pay hundreds for a pretty sweater. So she
Recipe Swap – for Aug. 4, 2011
It’s been said the August long weekend is the most relaxing holiday of the year. It probably earns that reputation because it’s the easiest holiday for the cook of the household – no big dinner to plan or prepare. Just have something to barbecue, something cold to drink, somewhere to relax and you’re done. The
Flood Waters Take Toll On Trees
Add one more category of victims from this year’s flood – trees and shrubs lining Manitoba’s riverbanks and shorelines. Trees drown if they stand in water too long and certain species are past that point already, says a forester with the Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives’ Manitoba Agro Woodlot Program. “It’s almost a form
KAP Calls For Provincial Water Strategy In Lead-Up To Provincial Election
Farmers want a commitment from the next provincial government to create a province-water strategy for long-term and broad-based management of the entire watershed – not short-term crisis intervention during floods. Keystone Agricultural Producers rolled out the key issues farmers will be putting before candidates in this fall’s provincial elect ion dur ing their recent general
Model Fish Farm Now Operating
The first Canadian model aqua-farm demonstrating the viability of indoor fish rearing on the Prairies is now producing fish. But will it produce profits? “There’s still a lot of things to be worked out yet,” said Rudy Reimer following a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house June 27 on his Warren-area farm where visitors heard more
Recipe Swap – for Jul. 28, 2011
I brought them home as two tiny bedding plants and they didn’t look like they’d make it at first. Lo and behold, a few weeks later they’ve grown into gigantic green-armed creatures the likes of which you’d run screaming from if you met them on the beach. They are our zucchini plants, doing ever so
KAP Wants Fair-Use Agreements To Harvest Volunteer Crops Negotiated
Keystone Agr icul tural Producers want seed technology companies to recognize the income crisis farmers are facing this year and be willing to negotiate a fair-use agreement for volunteer crops. With so much land unseeded in 2011, volunteer canola from last year’s fields has, in some cases, grown into stands farmers consider viable to harvest.
First Organically Bred Wheat And Oat Lines Enter Co-Op Trials
Oat and wheat varieties bred specifically to perform well in the low-input conditions of an organic production system are one step closer to becoming a commercial reality. Two lines of wheat and two lines of oats developed by the Organic Wheat Breeding Program, based at Carman are now entering first-year co-op testing trials towards evaluation
Rosann Wowchuk Not Seeking Re-Election
How does a 4-H mom and farm wife wind up as a deputy premier and finance minister – one of the most powerful portfolios in politics? It’s quite simple really: work tirelessly and file your nomination papers on time. After 21 years in provincial politics, NDP Deputy Premier Rosann Wowchuk has announced she won’t seek
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