“The procedural problem that has been identified in the U. S. didn’t occur here.” – PIERRE BEAUCHAMP, PMRA The abrupt removal of the agricultural insecticide spirotetramat from the market in the United States will not affect the product’s status in this country. “The short answer is no,” said Pierre Beauchamp of Health Canada’s Pest Management
Aphid Killer Remains Available In Manitoba
Manitoba Egg Industry Enriched With Different Cages
“We’re talking about a progression.” – penny kelly, mef The wave of the future has begun lapping at the feet of Manitoba egg farmers with the arrival of a new cage for layer hens. Three new entrants to the Manitoba egg industry will employ a so-called “enriched cage” housing system with more space and amenities
Phosphorus Balance Not A Province-Wide Problem
“It is legitimate to be concerned about phosphorus surpluses on a field-by-field, farm-by-farm and community-by-community basis.” – DON FLATEN, U OF M How much livestock can Manitoba handle? Don Flaten has the numbers. Exactly 598,802,395 nursing and weaner pigs. Or 48,780,488 grower and finisher pigs. Or 7,142,857 calves less than a year old. Or 6,060,606
New Agricultural Alliance To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Canada has joined an international network devoted to helping farmers reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The group called the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases will collaborate on research and exchange information on mitigating greenhouse gases from agricultural activity. Besides Canada, the alliance includes the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Ghana,
Manitoba Second In Hog Transition Derby
Manitoba producers have so far received nearly a third of the money from a national hog farm transition program, which reached the halfway point earlier this month. The province has seen 32 successful bids worth nearly $10.5 million from producers pledging to empty their hog barns and get out of the business for at least
New Centre To Connect People With The Farm
From the soil to the supper plate. A new facility at the University of Manitoba will give non-farmers a better connection with agriculture, food and the people who deal in both. The building under construction at the university’s Glenlea Research Station will be an interactive interpretive centre for the agri-food industry, with virtual displays and
Bipole III Raises Farmers’ Concerns About Land Impacts
“These high-voltage power lines are so big that going over top or underneath isn’t an option.” – DOUG CHORNEY, KAP Questions about its impact on agriculture surround a new Manitoba Hydro high-voltage transmission line planned from the North that will ultimately run through some of the best farmland in the province. Producers want to know
Former Honey Leader In Sticky Mess Over Membership Fees
“If they want to send the sheriff to collect, then at that point there’s a legal dispute.” – PHIL VELDHUIS Af o r m e r Ma n i t o b a Beekeepers Association president has set the stage for a potential showdown with his organization by refusing to pay a compulsory membership fee.
Hog Loan Program Not Working, Producers Say
“The early indications are that there are definitely problems.” – JURGEN PREUGSCHAS, CPC Anxiety is rising among Canada’s hog producers amid signs that a federally backed loans program for the debt-ravaged industry is not working as planned. A number of producers applying for loans are either being rejected or told not to bother, according to
Carbon Emission Agreements Worry Cattle Producers
“You want to be harmonized.” – JOHN MASSWOHL, CCA Canada’s cattle producers are waiting nervously to see how international agreements on reducing greenhouse gas emissions will affect their industry. The immediate concern is about what will emerge from the United Nation’s world conference currently underway in Copenhagen. Nearly 200 nations are working toward a political
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