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Beef cattle, Local news

Cattle producers seek protection from residential neighbours

Manitoba municipality ignores its own bylaw in the 
endeavour to develop rural residential property

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Area livestock operators say they fear being squeezed out by a proposed residential development their municipality has approved based on false information and in contravention of local bylaws. Residents opposed to the project say the developer behind a proposed 96-acre housing development east of Carberry failed to disclose in his rezoning application that there are
rhubarb plant
Local news

Frost-touched rhubarb can be poisonous

Wait for the plant to produce new stalks, says fruit specialist. Frost-touched 
rhubarb can have the toxic oxalic acid in its stalks as well as leaves

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The dismal weather of the May long weekend is now a bad memory, but the two very cold days may have dealt your backyard rhubarb patch a lasting blow. Rhubarb stalks can become poisonous when Mother Nature decides to drop her temperatures below freezing after their leaves have emerged. Any stalks with wilted leaves after
alfalfa growing in Manitoba
Forages, Local news

Green Gold forage report sees alfalfa grow up to three inches

Forage and grassland conditions for Eastern, Central Manitoba and Western/Interlake as of May 25

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This is the sixth release for the Green Gold program assessing forage conditions in Manitoba. Reports will be issued from various areas of the Province (Eastern, Central, Interlake, and Western) in the weeks and months ahead. The reports below highlight the most recent forage conditions for Eastern, Central Manitoba and Western/Interlake: Green Gold report for Eastern Manitoba,
Little piglet in piggery with innocent eye
Livestock, Local news

Women’s Institute calls for action to protect antibiotics from overuse

The Manitoba Women’s Institute held its annual meeting earlier this month in Winnipeg

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The Manitoba Women’s Institute has added its voice to the growing concerns expressed about overuse of antibiotics in both humans and animals. At its May convention members strongly supported a resolution calling for the federal government to take action before a health crisis develops. Newdale farmer and retired nurse, Enid Clark, spoke to the matter
horse trainer guiding a horse
Local news, Other livestock

Colt starting competition highlight of horse training challenge

Three of North America’s leading colt raisers compete against one another in timed training challenge

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A highlight of Brandon’s Horse3 event demonstrated the unique connection that is made between horse and trainer in the initial stages of colt raising. The North American Equine Ranching Information Council (NAERIC) hosted the Trainer’s Challenge during the Horse3 event, which saw three clinicians take a young horse out of a supplied select group and
seeding at sunset
Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 4

Conditions as of May 24, 2015

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Weekly Provincial Summary Excellent drying conditions due to warmer, drier weather allowed seeding operations to resume in many areas of Manitoba. Provincially, seeding progress is estimated at 87 per cent complete. The previous week’s weather of rain, snow, wind and cool temperatures impacted some crops across the Province. Excess moisture impacted crop emergence and plant
snow in a ditch in West Interlake, Manitoba
Forages, Local news

Green Gold forage report: ‘Cold snap’ temperatures tolerable to 1st crop alfalfa

Forage and grassland conditions for Eastern Manitoba, Central Manitoba and the West Interlake regions

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This is the fifth release for the Green Gold program assessing forage conditions in Manitoba. Reports will be issued from various areas of the Province (Eastern, Central, Interlake, and Western) in the weeks and months ahead. The reports below are for the most recent forage conditions in Eastern, Central Manitoba and the Interlake. Click on the applicable link for your
milk sample vials in a laboratory
Dairy cattle, Local news

New tests for dairy producers offered at Horizon Lab

Dust can settle in vials after cleaning and before testing, so make sure to double-check your containers

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Manitoba dairy producers will no longer have to make phone calls to figure out why their milk samples weren’t tested. In the past, producers who didn’t see their results would have to call Horizon Lab in Winnipeg to figure out what went wrong. Now, affected producers will be automatically emailed whenever a sample can’t be
flea beetles
Crops, Local news

Be on the lookout for three early-season crop pests

MAFRD entomologist John Gavloski has advice on flea beetles, 
cutworms and wireworms for Manitoba farmers

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Be on the lookout for flea beetles, cutworms and wireworms, all of which can take a bite out of yields early in the growing season, says John Gavloski, entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD). Canola is especially vulnerable to flea beetle damage during the cotyledon to second true-leaf stage, Gavloski said during

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