Reliable cellular service could be coming to Highway 75 if Bell Canada’s proposed multibillion-dollar take-over of Manitoba Telephone Services goes ahead. Speaking at the Morris Stampede and Exhibition grounds, Wade Oosterman, group president of BCE and Bell Canada, said the company promise to invest $1 billion in infrastructure over five years includes building three new
Pallister cheers on Bell expansion
Bell Canada is targeting Highway 75 in its expanded coverage plan — provided its merger with MTS is approved
Throne speech commits to carbon pricing
An incentive program similar to ALUS could work with the province’s move towards carbon pricing, says KAP
Manitoba’s new Conservative government committed to carbon pricing in its first speech from the throne but details remain sparse about what that means for farmers. When Premier Brian Pallister attended a public event last Friday in Morris, his spokeswoman said he would not be commenting on the issue — at least not yet. Dan Mazier,
Rain needed for germination
But don't seed too deep to find it
Despite dark clouds and much thunder, the May long weekend weather failed to deliver the dust-settling, crop kick-starting rain many farmers are anxiously awaiting. “So it’s some but it’s not really enough to make a big difference that’s for sure,” he added, noting most areas of the province need between half an inch and an
Bean Team spreads word on pulse crops
The Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers is bringing nutritional information into the province’s schools
“It tastes just the same as any other crepe I’ve had,” said a slightly surprised Gage Anderson. “It tastes good.” Anderson and two dozen other students at Winnipeg’s Elmwood High School made the crepes using chickpea flour last week, as part of a new outreach initiative launched by Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers. In recognition
Consider conditions, margins before spraying for sclerotinia
Spray for sclerotinia or give it a pass? That’s no simple black or white question, but one thing is certain — by the time you can see it, it’s too late. Anastasia Kubinec, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development oilseed specialist, said that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t scout though. If anything it means it’s more
CRTC chief deems Internet a necessity
Modern telecommunications are still rare as hen’s teeth in rural areas, but hope is on the horizon
A mid-hearing speech, made by the chairman of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, is welcome news to rural advocates of digital equality. In recent televised remarks, Jean-Pierre Blais said the necessity of broadband Internet access was a “self-evident truth,” shifting the focus of the current review of basic telecommunications services from proving the need
Taking the ‘beaniness’ out of beans
Food processors want the fibre and nutrition of beans, but not the bean flavour
Peter Frohlich calls them “unique” flavours. “Yes, the beany flavours. I personally enjoy those flavours, but a lot of food companies would prefer to have all the nutrition of pulses minus the flavour attributes,” said the project manager for pulses and specials crops at the Canadian International Grains Institute, better known as Cigi. He’s just
Lack of processing capacity leaves Manitoba milk producers short
More butterfat means more skim milk, which means Manitoba dairy farmers need access to more processing capacity
An imbalance in processing capacity has left Manitoba dairy farmers unable to fully use the province’s quota allocation. Speaking at a recent producer meeting in Steinbach, Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chairman David Wiens said the organization is working with processors and creating a new class of milk designed to increase investment in the province, while
VIDEO: Overland through Zambia
In 2015, Manitoba Co-operator Shannon VanRaes travelled to Zambia with the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists to see first hand the challenges and opportunities facing agriculture in the landlocked African nation. From dusty roads, to bustling cities, crocodile to dairy farms, irrigation and Victoria Falls, get a glimpse of what farming looks like in Zambia,
VIDEO: Domain of the Prairies
Experience a birds-eye view of the former Manitoba Grain Pool elevator in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald, now used for private grain storage.
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