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The great grey owl, Manitoba’s provincial bird, was photographed along Highway 10 south of Onanole.

Nature never goes out of style

Adventures with Manitoba’s wild side

By Darrell Nesbitt April 26, 2022

There’s a calendar hanging in my home. Inside, there are 12 outstanding wildlife scenes, all captured by elite Canadian photographers. There are pages featuring mammals, marine life, the birds and the bees. But it’s more than gorgeous pictures; it’s a route to support the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) and its mission to conserve Canada’s wildlife

The Elva elevator is destroyed by fire in early April 2022.

Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

VIDEO: Up in smoke, Elva elevator will still live on in homes

Rotting from the bottom up, reclamation for antique wood and hardware was the best bet for the neglected Prairie sentinel

By Geralyn Wichers April 25, 2022

It wasn’t supposed to end like this. Troy Angus and his crew watched a single spark float up the historic grain elevator at Elva, in the far southwest of the province, and lodge in a hole no larger than a football. “It was literally smoke on contact,” Angus said. Initially he was in denial, telling

A flooded field in St. Andrews, Manitoba, north of Winnipeg.

News, Other, Weather

Flood warning issued for Red River Valley

Heavy precipitation has set stage for potential overland flooding

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 25, 2022

Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre has issued a flood warning for the Red River Valley. It runs from Emerson to the Red River Floodway inlet just south of the city of Winnipeg. An overland flood warning continues for southern Manitoba from the Saskatchewan border eastward to Provincial Trunk Highway (PTH) 12 and from

Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: Saving the planet, one bite at a time

The latest climate change report from the UN has taken a welcome optimistic tone

By Sylvain Charlebois April 20, 2022

The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has now provided the world with a road map to saving the planet. For global food security, we must become better environmental stewards, and to reduce gas emissions, we need to adhere to sustainable agricultural practices in order to meet our 2030 targets, according to the

Letters, Op/Ed, Other

Letters: Hydro lines offer headaches

By Levina Cunningham April 19, 2022

Manitoba Hydro is planning a 230-kV metal-structured power line to boost capacity in Portage la Prairie from the Dorsey Converter Station (near Rosser). The proposed completion date is 2025. We live on a 430-acre farm near Poplar Point and are very concerned about the ‘preferred route’ Manitoba Hydro has chosen. It will go over our

“These amazing, powerful women in my life, they just deserve so much more than oversized men’s clothing.” – Tomina Jackson.

Farmit Manitoba, Other

Clothing line for farming women, ‘just meant to be’

A Manitoba-based workwear company was inspired by a family history of farming women

By Geralyn Wichers April 19, 2022

The women in Tomina Jackson’s family have farmed for generations, but for years they’ve had to work in clothes that didn’t fit. “It came up that we were all just kind of wearing men’s and boy’s clothing,” Jackson told the Co-operator. “Men’s clothes aren’t made for women’s bodies,” she added. “Depending on the person, that

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Can we expect an average or late start to spring?

When spring actually does arrive in Manitoba, it’s usually with a vengeance

By Daniel Bezte April 18, 2022

For most of us it is hard to believe that climatically speaking, spring has already sprung. For a weather person, the four seasons are broken up into four equal portions: spring is March-May, summer is June-August, fall is September-November and winter is December-February. If we look at it from an astronomical point of view, the

News, Other

Eight municipalities join Manitoba watershed districts

Watershed districts play key role in climate resiliency: Wharton

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 18, 2022

Eight municipalities have joined Manitoba’s Watershed Districts Program, bringing the membership to 111 out of a total 137 municipalities. “Manitoba Association of Watersheds is pleased to see further expansion of the Watershed Districts Program,” said Garry Wasylowski, board chair of the Manitoba Association of Watersheds, in a news release. “The importance of Manitoba’s 14 watershed

News, Other

Manitoba budget offers slight rollback of education property tax

Ag spending last year was more than double of budget due to high claim payouts, the province says

By Geralyn Wichers April 14, 2022

The province will continue rolling back education property taxes this year—though not by as much as initially expected. In its 2022-23 budget, released April 12, the Manitoba government pledged to increase rebates for farm and residential properties to 37.5 per cent from 25 per cent. In the 2021 budget, the province had intended to increase

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: A self-inflicted wound

By Gord Gilmour April 14, 2022

When it comes to farm labour, the sector is guilty of shooting itself in the foot. It’s long been one of the industry’s stated goals to attract talent and grow the workforce, yet at the same time, it’s dragged its feet on every front when it comes to actually making itself a more attractive employer.

Daily Network News

Bayer’s proposed Roundup settlement faces first signs of pushback in court

CBOT Weekly: Several unknowns that could affect commodity prices

Incoming Canadian Cattle Association CEO embraces winds of change

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