Sweltering heat, a return of dry weather worries and a number of intense storms in western Manitoba marked the month of June as producers switched the seeder for the sprayer or baler.
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PHOTOS: Through the Lens: June in photos
That dreaded weather phenomenon: hail
Meteorology 101: You don’t necessarily need a tall thunderstorm to produce hail stones
Hail is probably the most feared and costly type of severe summer weather. If you’ve lived any significant amount of time on the Prairies, you have likely experienced a hailstorm. While hail can occur anywhere across North America, there are two main regions where incidence is significantly higher — the central United States and the
Manitoba Conservation to get centralized dispatch
The 24-7 service will be offered out of Brandon
Manitoba’s conservation officers will operate through a 24-7 dispatch service in the near future, the province said June 14. In a joint release, Natural Resources and Northern Development Minister Greg Nesbitt and Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen said the move would “enhance officer safety in the field and strengthen environmental enforcement across the province.” The province
Editorial: Carbon hype is not market reality
It’s easy to understand why farmers want carbon credits to work. They want to be paid for the ecological goods and services they provide. On a more emotional level, it’s nice to be treated like heroes in times when farmers are sometimes painted as environmental villains. The public is increasingly focused on climate change and
Tough carbon markets to blame for payment delays: Farmers Edge
There was a lot of optimism around agricultural carbon credits, but returns were never a “slam dunk,” the company says
Farmers Edge says producers in its Smart Carbon offset program can’t get paid for their credits until those credits sell — and there aren’t a lot of willing buyers. “We have done a good job at serializing these offsets. Where we have not done a good job is selling them,” said Amit Pradhan, vice-president of
Discover a watery world right here at home
A rich ecosystem criss-crossed with boardwalks awaits visitors at Manitoba’s marsh-focused day trip attractions
Manitoba has a variety of landscapes and scenic features worthy of attention. Our marshes are sometimes overlooked on that list. Spring and early summer are particularly good times to explore these locations. They may not seem glamorous but Manitoba’s marshes can yield a wealth of wildlife sightings and education on these critical sites to the
Calling former STEP participants! We want to hear from you
Did you take part in the Rural STEP work program in the 1970s? We’d like to hear from you
The Manitoba Co-operator is searching for people who took part in the Rural STEP program, which began in 1973 and ran until the late 1970s. We would like to interview you as part of a story looking back on the program and its impact. The program hired Grade 11-12 students onto work crews, each supervised
What allows thunderstorms to become severe?
Rotation allows a storm to retain warm, moist air
A week of heat and humidity brought rounds of thunderstorms across a large portion of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, so let’s continue our discussion of thunderstorms. While there were a few severe thunderstorms during this period, we did not see a big outbreak. A few readers wondered why. Thunderstorms are formed with heat, humidity, lift and
Mazergroup executive joins equipment dealers’ board
North American Equipment Dealers Association adds Manitoba name
The chief financial officer for Manitoba-based Mazergroup has joined the board of the North American Equipment Dealers Association. The association announced June 2 it had elected four new members to its board, including Wally Butler, chief financial officer for the Brandon-based equipment dealership chain. NAEDA, an advocacy organization for retail equipment dealers, is based in Kansas City and has a Canadian office in Calgary.
EMILI joins Pan-Canadian Smart Farm Network
Network shares and compares data across the country
EMILI’s Innovation Farms has become the second Manitoba “smart farm” to join a country-spanning data-sharing and learning network. The Enterprise Machine Intelligence and Learning Initiative, launched in 2016 to accelerate digital technology in agriculture within the province, announced May 31 that it had joined the Pan-Canadian Smart Farm Network. “We wanted Manitoba to be represented
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
