Farm groups are sounding a death knell for the Manitoba hog industry following the passage of a bill aimed at protecting the health of Lake Winnipeg. Bill 46 (the Save Lake Winnipeg Winnipeg Act) will force producers out of business and drive hog production out of the province into neighbouring jurisdictions where environmental restrictions are
Lake Winnipeg Bill Passes
Lake Winnipeg Bill Targets Hogs
Manitoba farmers fear new provincial legislation aimed at protecting Lake Winnipeg is a foot in the door toward controlling commercial fertilizer use in the province. Bill 46 (the Save Lake Winnipeg Act), introduced June 2 in the legislature, could be used to regulate the amount of fertilizer applied on cropland, not just to prevent hog
Cool, Damp Weather Could Lower Alfalfa Quality
The cool, wet weather this spring may be having a negative effect on the quality of alfalfa as well as yield. Preliminary tests by the Manitoba Forage Council show the fibre content of first-cut alfalfa is higher than usual. If that continues, Manitoba cattle producers could have double trouble with alfalfa crops this year. Yields
Whitemud Drainage Case Against Province To Continue
Adecades-old legal battle against the Manitoba government over damage caused by drainage in the Whitemud watershed will continue despite efforts by the province to end it. A Manitoba Queen’s Bench court last week postponed the government’s motion to dismiss the action by local landowners after it appeared at least some of them are willing to
New Manitoba Beef Producers General Manager Tackles Crises Head On
You might forgive Cam Dahl for wondering what he’s gotten himself into as the new general manager for Manitoba Beef Producers. Barely a few weeks into the job, Dahl finds himself in an industry beset with crises, the most immediate being record flooding. High water levels on Lake Manitoba and elsewhere are forcing cattle producers
Showing Kids How Milk Travels From Farm To Carton
Sara Hancheruk carefully places a drop of fresh cow’s milk in a tube. With a whoosh, the milk goes sailing past various control points in the dairy industry, ending up on a grocery store shelf. The milk in this case is actually a soft cotton ball. The dairy system is a network of hollow plastic
Lake Manitoba Residents Forced To Flee Flooding
Tom Teichroeb was busy last week moving the last few cattle off his flooded farm near the shores of Lake Manitoba. When he’s done, he’ll move his family out, too. Teichroeb, his wife and two young daughters had rented a house in town and were moving in furniture when shifting flood waters would let them.
Stuck With The Blame
Manitoba pork producers are bristling over a provincial plan to protect a deteriorating Lake Winnipeg by clamping down on hog manure applications. Hog farmers say they feel the government is unfairly fingering them as offenders in endangering the health of the lake by polluting it with phosphorus. “It’s completely unfair to the industry to target
Flood Victims Out Of Luck On Insurance Coverage
Residents of Slave Lake were recently devastated by forest fires which swept through the northern Alberta community, destroying hundreds of homes. But they have one consolation. The damage is most likely covered by insurance. Not so for people in flood-ravaged Manitoba who will have to rely on government disaster assistance to help compensate for damage
COOL Outcome At WTO Still Has Long Way To Go
Don’t expect the U.S. country-of-origin labelling dispute to be over any time soon, despite a reported World Trade Organizat ion panel rul ing against it. A final outcome could still be years away, even if Canada does win the WTO case, said Kevin Grier, a livestock analyst with the George Morris Centre. “It’s going to
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