The federal government says it will not contribute to additional compensation for farmers around Lake Manitoba who continue to suffer losses from the 2011 flood. “AgriRecovery is not intended to pay for the same event more than once. AgriRecovery was never intended to provide long-term compensation for situations that have affected the production capacity of
Government says no new compensation for old flood
The federal government is saying no to paying for the same flood twice but the province is continuing to seek a solution
Manitoba’s agriculture history started long before the sodbusters arrived
Researchers say plants such as lamb’s quarters aren’t here by accident, and growing corn goes back more than a millennium
Does it ever seem that unrelenting weeds such as lamb’s quarters and amaranth were somehow bred to thrive on the Canadian Prairie? In fact, they were. But if you think corn is a new crop in this part of the world, think again — Aboriginal farmers were growing it more than a millennium ago. Technology
Animal rights groups applaud retailers’ move against gestation stalls
The Retail Council of Canada’s apparent plan to phase out gestation stalls won’t influence how the Manitoba Pork Council advises its producers
Manitoba Pork Council says a sweeping endorsement of updated sow housing practices, including phasing out gestation stalls by 2022, by the Retail Council of Canada won’t change how its producers raise their animals. “It really changes nothing in our position at all, a whole host of independent retailers, like Tim Hortons and like Walmart haveCold weather isn’t an obstacle to anaerobic digesters in Manitoba
Manitoba’s first anaerobic digester will be completed this fall and experts say it will prove that our cold winters are no problem
Manitoba’s challenging climate won’t leave producers out in the cold when it comes to anaerobic digesters, says a University of Manitoba researcher. “If you insulate it properly and it’s heated, there shouldn’t be any obstacles to having this technology,” PhD candidate Elsie Jordaan said during a presentation sponsored by the National Centre for Livestock and
Closure of MAFRI offices expected, but postponing school tax rebate upsets KAP leader
Manitoba producers hoping to get back all of the school tax they pay on farmland will have to wait until the province conquers its deficit. Last week’s provincial budget holds the farmland education tax rebate at 80 per cent, while introducing a new $5,000 cap to limit rebate expenditures, which came in at $34.5 million
Pig producers hoping for a bumper corn crop in U.S. Midwest
Pork prices have risen and if sky-high feed prices come back to earth, then hard-hit producers may get ‘some profit back,’ says the head of the Manitoba Pork Council
Hog producers could see some relief from high feed costs this year, but not in time for summer, says the chair of the Manitoba Pork Council. “All signs are for a record corn acreage to be sown in the U.S. this spring, which could really bring some relief to the feed grain prices this fall,”Mixed messages on gestation stalls
The head of Manitoba Pork Council says his group hasn’t pledged to move away from sow stalls after all
Manitoba hog producers should dig in their heels and say no to phasing out gestation stalls. That was the message Rick Berman brought to the Manitoba Pork Council’s annual general meeting last week, in which he urged producers to go on the offensive against “animal rights lunatics.” “Get your head around the fact you’re inFlood review makes recommendations but assigns no blame
Lake Manitoba flooding might have occurred without the use of the Portage Diversion, according to the authors of a report on the 2011 flood
Those looking for a clear answer on what caused flooding around Lake Manitoba in 2011 won’t find it in the newly released Manitoba 2011 Flood Review. Completed in conjunction with a regulation review of Lake St. Martin and Lake Manitoba, the report makes 126 recommendations, including the construction of a second permanent outlet structure forAnother hog stabilization program rejected
The provincial government has refused to back a hog stabilization program proposed by the Manitoba Pork Council to help producers through ongoing financial turbulence. “While the province continues to work with the Manitoba Pork Council on possible solutions, their recent proposal is too much of a financial risk during these uncertain economic times,” the minister
Province sued over 2011 flooding
Residents say province’s bid to protect Winnipeg by diverting water into Lake Manitoba greatly increased the damage they suffered
A group of frustrated Lake Manitoba residents is suing the province for $260 million for what they say was the artificial flooding of their homes, cottages and property in 2011. “That was a man-made flood, and it was a government decision that caused it,” said Fred Pisclevich, one of the plaintiffs hoping the lawsuit willCyber-Savvy Farmer
