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Two thirds of rural Manitoba emergency rooms either closed or working restricted hours.
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Medical meltdown: Know the nearest available ER, doctors urge rural residents

While rural health care challenges grew in the pandemic, municipal leaders have been calling for change for years

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A group of Manitoba doctors has set up a resource to tell rural residents where they can find emergency medical care. “Please plan ahead,” said Dr. David Cram in a news release from Doctors Manitoba issued at the start of the summer. Cram works in Souris. “In all my years practicing medicine in rural Manitoba,
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Weather: Warm temps to continue

Forecast issued August 5, 2022, covering the period from August 10 to 17

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Last week’s forecast was fairly accurate, only off by a day or so in the timing of systems during the first half. In the second half, the warm weather moved in, but the western low did not develop as expected, so we did not see the strong southerly winds last Sunday and Monday. For the
General Mills has set a goal of expanding regenerative agriculture practices on one million acres by 2030.
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Funding expands for regenerative agriculture

General Mills and ALUS announce $2.3-million partnership

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Regenerative agriculture proponents in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are getting another $2.3 million to work with. On July 27, food giant General Mills and stewardship organization ALUS announced the funds as part of “a multi-year partnership to support farmers and accelerate regenerative agriculture” in the two provinces. In a joint statement released on the ALUS website,
A few of Manitoba’s southern lakes hold some of the most important white pelican breeding areas on the continent.
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Angling for a view

Pelican watching, with a little fishing on the side, breaks up the mid-summer pause in bird watching options

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Mid-summer is a bit like purgatory for keen birdwatchers. The spring migration and birds in breeding plumage are in the rear-view mirror. Our flashy songbirds are raising young and have cut back their singing. They will soon molt and become a drab version of their spring selves. “Fall” warblers, meanwhile, are the ultimate test of
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Hail – a feared and costly crop foe

Sizing up this major agricultural threat

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Let’s look at what is probably the most feared and costly summer severe weather event: hail. How expensive can hail be? To put it into perspective, on June 13, 2020, a severe hailstorm hit Calgary, causing an estimated $1.2 billion in insurance damage, which ranks as one of the top five most expensive natural disasters
Destroyed areas after the attacks of Russian Armed Forces in the port of Odesa, July 25, 2022. The Kremlin assured that the attacks against the port of the Ukrainian city of Odessa should not affect the export of grain, after an agreement was reached between Moscow and Kyiv on July 22, 2022.
Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: Black Sea grain deal exposes Moscow’s long-term diplomatic game

UKRAINE: The deal is critical for relieving an international food crisis

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The deal to open up Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, is expected to facilitate export of several millions tonnes of grain and potentially ease an international food crisis. However, less than a day after the deal was signed, Russia undermined international confidence with missile strikes on the port of
(Bayer.com)
Markets, Other

Bayer’s agriculture unit, consumer health drive outlook hike

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Frankfurt | Reuters – Agriculture and pharmaceuticals company Bayer BAYGn.DE on Thursday lifted its 2022 earnings guidance on strong demand from farmers for its seeds and crop chemicals and higher sales of consumer health products. Bayer is now targeting earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), adjusted for special items, of about 13 billion
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Weather: Nice mid-summer temperatures on horizon

Forecast issued July 29, 2022, covering the period from August 3 to August 10

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Last week’s forecast played out close to main weather model predictions. We definitely saw cooler and unsettled conditions as a large low tracking well to our north pushed clouds and scattered showers and thundershowers, along with cooler temperatures, into our region. The forecast ended with uncertainty as to whether warmer temperatures would move in. Guess
Morocco possesses more than 70 per cent of the world’s phosphate rock reserves, giving it the potential to be an even larger fertilizer exporter than it is is today.
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Comment: Morocco could hold a key to world food supply

The North African country’s potential to source fertilizer should not be discounted

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Morocco has a large fertilizer industry with huge production capacity and international reach. It is one of the world’s top four fertilizer exporters, following Russia, China and Canada.  Morocco has advantages in phosphorus fertilizer production. It possesses more than 70 per cent of the world’s phosphate rock reserves from which to derive those fertilizers.  This

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