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frost on alfalfa plant
Forages, Local news

Green Gold forage report looks at ‘worst-case’ scenario for frost damage

Forage and grassland conditions for Central Manitoba

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This is the fourth 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 report below is the most recent forage conditions for Central Manitoba. Click on the applicable link below: Green Gold Report for Central Manitoba,
semi truck transporting milk
Dairy cattle, Local news

Thousands of litres of milk heading west

Demand for milk is up as dairy marketing takes hold

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A combination of factors, including an increased demand for dairy products, has Manitoba’s dairy farmers shipping 75,000 litres of milk out of province every day. But changes to the province’s processing capacity have also played a key role, according to Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chairman, David Wiens. “Probably the biggest reason that that’s been happening
alfalfa leaves damaged by frost
Forages, Local news

Green Gold Report sees alfalfa plants covered in ice crystals

Forage and grassland conditions for Eastern Manitoba

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This is the third 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 report below is the most recent forage conditions for Eastern Manitoba. Click on the applicable link below: Green Gold Report for
rhubarb
Local news

Harvesting rhubarb after recent cold temps on the Prairies poses a health risk

University of Illinois warns of the dangers of oxalic acid descending into the stalk when the mercury takes a dive

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University of Illinois Extension – After a spring frost University of Illinois Extension often gets questions about rhubarb and asparagus – are they safe to eat. Growing rhubarb is fairly easy as long as Mother Nature keeps temperatures above freezing once the leaves have emerged. Rhubarb should not be harvested when the leaves are wilted
Volunteers along with a number of cattle industry members participated in serving up Canadian beef to military families at CFB Shilo.
Local news

Steaks for Soldiers holds final event at CFB Shilo

It has been a big beefy thanks to Canadian Forces 
from the country’s cattle producers

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After five years, 11 events and 17,000 steaks served, the Steaks for Soldiers campaign wrapped up with its final event May 9 in CFB Shilo. The Canadian Cattleman’s Association (CCA) first initiated the event in 2007 after the first troop rotation returned home from Afghanistan. The CCA sponsored 1,700 steaks to be served to the
floodwaters along a riverbank
Country Crossroads, Local news

Waterlogged organization encourages water stewardship

Rain barrels have long provided cost savings and conservation opportunities 
but this time they are being offered with a community kickback

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After two devastating floods, Brandon’s Riverbank Inc. has been barely left afloat and is now looking to raise funds to rebuild, all the while keeping water stewardship in mind. “We are excited for this initiative. It will allow us to offer the public a chance to purchase a quality rain barrel for their home or
four documentary filmmakers
Local news

Ag documentary on Red River Selkirk settlers released

2012 celebrations of the bicentenary of the Red River Selkirk settlers inspired the documentary’s creation

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A four-part documentary made for Prairie Public Television that spans the beginning of farming in Manitoba to present day and looks to what the future holds premiered in Winnipeg last week. “Built on Agriculture” is the culmination of more than three years’ work to produce a compelling and engaging television series telling a story of
highway road
Local news

Province says highway ditches not part of weed control ban

The AMM wants some areas to be exempt from new restrictions on cosmetic pesticides

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The Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) is concerned a newly enacted ban on cosmetic pesticides will increase municipal weed control costs tenfold. “We are very concerned about this… the regulation is unreasonable,” said association president Doug Dobrowolski. Describing the regulations that came into effect on May 1 as “contradictory,” Dobrowolski said that he would like
soybeans
Local news, Oilseeds

Study concludes Manitoba soybean-crushing plant viable

But that’s partly because of market distortions caused by poor rail service and lacking competition

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Poor rail service and a lack of competition contribute to the viability of a 2,000-tonne-per-day soybean-crushing plant in Manitoba, a study prepared for the Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers (MPSG) and Soy 20/20 says. “Indeed, the numbers tell us that if adequate and regular rail service existed in Manitoba then both a Canadian and/or a
measuring forage crop height with a ruler
Forages, Local news

Green Gold Report looks at choosing your optimum cutting time for forage

Forage and grassland conditions for Central and Eastern Manitoba

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This is the second 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 the most recent forage conditions for Eastern and Central Manitoba. Click on the applicable link below: Green

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