Hunting with whiskey jacks
Canada jays, or whiskey jacks, are bold little deer hunting pals that don’t mind getting close, if it means a piece of the offal or deer fat left over from a successful forest hunt in Manitoba. 
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In an era of high demand, Canada could be a food giant — if it has the will
[UPDATED: Feb. 14, 2023] Canada needs a new agriculture and food strategy as political, pandemic and economic shocks to the global food system render current methods unviable. That was the message at a Jan. 31 conference in Ottawa hosted by leading agriculture policy think tanks and attended by agriculture leaders in government, industry and farm organizations. The new world,
February 10, 2023From Ukraine: The song of winter corn
Have you ever seen combines in the middle of January going into a field? And behind them – huge disc harrows. It’s no wonder that this year Ukrainian farmers use some warm days in the middle of winter to harvest corn. After almost a year of war, thousands of combine harvesters were destroyed or stolen
February 9, 2023Summer of the swallows
In our front yard, there is an old barn. It’s a little smaller than its full-scale cousins that still smatter Manitoba’s landscape. This one is in a tree. Small changes to a long-abandoned birdhouse was all it took to attract new feathered residents. A remnant of a school project from bygone years, the barn’s red
February 8, 2023Farmer mental health program struggles with awareness
A year into the Manitoba Farmer Wellness Program, organizers remain frustrated with lack of awareness about their initiative. “We’re trying to figure out how we can build further awareness,” board member Gerry Friesen told attendees at the Keystone Agricultural Producers meeting Jan. 24. “There’s a whole pile of farmers and their families out there that
February 7, 2023Riding Mountain National Park reclaims winter
Weather wasn’t kind for summer activities in 2022, but officials at Riding Mountain National Park hope 2023 will mark the return to a more normal year. Last year, the problems started early, said park spokesperson Dameon Wall. Major April snowstorms were followed by a whiplash of freeze and thaw conditions. The rest of the month
February 1, 2023Retiring deputy minister of ag a hard act to follow
Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson says he’s unconcerned that his new deputy minister has little agricultural experience. In December, the provincial government announced it would appoint Brenda DeSerrano as deputy minister to replace Dori Gingera-Beauchemin upon her retirement. It isn’t standard practice for deputy ministers to have experience in the ministry they head, but Gingera-Beauchemin did.
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