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Long-time rodeo clown and announcer Gordon Mark has blazed a trail through the rodeo scene in Manitoba and throughout Western Canada.

Comedy and cowboys: The voice of rodeo wit

Faces of Ag: Gordon Mark’s career has run the gamut from competitor to a storied rodeo clown and now, an announcer

By Alexis Stockford August 19, 2022

Gordon Mark has fond memories of the grandstands in Miami, Man. It was here that a younger Mark surged into the arena astride a horse, twirling a rope overhead. He may even have won some prize money at this small town in south-central Manitoba. It was also here that Mark was hired for one of

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Weather: Heat predicted to move in

Forecast issued August 12, 2022, covering the period from August 17 to 24

By Daniel Bezte August 18, 2022

The forecast last week did not play out nearly as well as some of the previous forecasts. The main issue was that progression of the primary weather features across Canada slowed down. This not only threw off the timings on the systems, but it allowed some systems to strengthen while others weakened. For this forecast

Rowley was emaciated and in poor health when he arrived at the colony. Here he’s seen early on the road to recovery.

Farmit Manitoba, Other

The life of Rowley

How an injured dog found its way into the heart of a Hutterite colony

By Linda Maendel August 17, 2022

You can’t change a dog’s past,but you can rewrite the future.– Agnes Carass Looking out any window of our house, I’m bound to see one or more of the dogs that live at our Hutterite community in southern Manitoba. The dogs are all shapes, sizes, colours and breeds: collie, terrier, poodle, German shepherd and American

Jim Warren, a soil scientist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, delineates the earth’s upper soil layers in a pit during the Harnessing the Power of Soil Health at the Grand River Raceway event where Senator Rob Black announced the national soil health study launching in the fall.

News, Other

National soil health study set to launch

It’s been decades since the last study was completed in 1984

By Diana Martin August 17, 2022

Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian Senate plans to launch a new national soil health study this autumn. “The last study was done in 1984, chaired by Senator Herbert Sparrow,” said Senator Rob Black. “When I got into the chamber four and a half years ago, I set my sights on another Senate study.” Black announced

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Fall weather outlooks expect near-perfect end to season

Three main weather models expect a warm dry fall for the Prairies

By Daniel Bezte August 16, 2022

Just because I wrote about hail in the last issue does not mean I caused baseball- to softball-sized hail to fall in Alberta, but talk about a weird coincidence! Now, on to our monthly weather roundup and look ahead to what the different weather models and forecasters call for at the end of summer and

Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: Forty billion green reasons to go green

If the U.S. budget passes, green ag is about to get a big boost

By Alan Guebert August 15, 2022

If American farmers and ranchers really want to live the oft-repeated boast that they are “the first environmentalists,” then, by golly, Joe Manchin and his Democratic Senate colleagues have the legislative vehicle to prove it. Manchin, the chief monkeywrencher of Dem dreams for the last two years, shocked everyone when he and Senate Majority Leader

File photo of the bridge to Apex, an outlying area of Iqaluit. (Henry Baillie-Brown/iStock/Getty Images)

Other, Weather

Iqaluit declares state of emergency over water shortage

By GFM Network News, Ismail Shakil August 13, 2022

Ottawa | Reuters — The northern Canadian city of Iqaluit declared a state of emergency on Friday after scarce rain this year left water levels in the local Apex River at a four-decade low. Iqaluit warned it may not have enough water in its reservoir to sustain its population of about 7,800 when a freeze-up

“Police officers should be out on the street and in the community, rather than behind a desk filling out repetitive paperwork...” – Kam Blight, AMM.

News, Other

Municipal leaders concerned about lack of police presence

Survey data shows drug and property crime is perceived to be on the rise

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 12, 2022

Most municipal leaders are concerned about the lack of police presence in their community says a recent survey from the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM). “Our survey results reaffirm that increased police visibility may help deter crime and make community members feel safer,” said AMM president Kam Blight in an August 2 news release. “Municipal

Remnants of dairy history are displayed inside the Manitoba Dairy Museum.

Farmit Manitoba, Other

Ready for a small-town adventure?

History is on full display at St. Claude’s local attractions

By Donna Gamache August 12, 2022

Road trips may seem like a pricey proposition this summer due to high gas prices, but who says a road trip has to wrack up the odometer? For a different option this summer, there’s the St. Claude area in southern Manitoba. Small farming communities aren’t known for their tourist draw, but a jaunt off the

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: A medical mystery

By Gord Gilmour August 11, 2022

Back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth and I was a teenager in rural Saskatchewan, my small hometown of 1,100 people had its own hospital. Built during the booming 1970s, it replaced a 50-year-old structure the community had long outgrown. It had the usual services, including emergency medical treatment when needed. But these days, that building

Daily Network News

Mosaic misses profit estimates on weak U.S. phosphate demand

Consultations open on expanded regulations for drone pesticide application

Pulse weekly: USDA to buy US$75 million in pulses as part of support package

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