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Restoration Program Generates Interest

By Bill Stilwell September 24, 2009

Anew program is looking at righting old wrongs while putting some cash into landowners’ pockets. The new Wetland Restoration Incentive Program (WRIP) will help local landowners to restore drained wetlands while also compensating their efforts. “For me it was a fit for pasture land,” said Gord Beddome, a Shilo-area cattle producer. Beddome recently restored the

News

Gulf Of Mexico “Dead Zone” One Of Largest Ever

By Christopher Doering July 2, 2009

The Gulf of Mexico’s “dead zone” – a region infested with algae that consumes most of the oxygen, deterring habitation by marine life – could be one of the largest on record, with much of the blame going to agriculture and flooding, the government said June 18. The dead zone, located off the coast of

Opinion

Multi-Purpose Flood Protection: A Rural-Urban Win-Win

By Henry David (hank) Venema June 18, 2009

We ignore the lessons of the 2009 Red River flood at our peril. It reveals another reason why urban taxpayers should take an interest in what happens on the rural landscape. Well-managed agriculture can help keep basements dry, tax bills lower and give us an edge in adapting to climate change. Agricultural water management has

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Survey Finds Public Willing To Pay For EGS

By Daniel Winters June 18, 2009

“Manitobans are willing to pay $294 per household over a five-year period for wetlands, according to the survey results. If 100 per cent of wetlands are restored in the province, the public is willing to pay $358 per household over five years. This is even after those polled were told this money would come out

Opinion

Province Must Research Waste Water System

By Ian Wishart June 11, 2009

The province wants to change the way sewage disposal is managed in rural areas, and new regulations are going to have a significant impact on many people – including farmers. If you are not connected to community waste water treatment infrastructure and you rely on a disposal field, sewage ejector system, or holding tank, you

News

Wetlands to return

By Bonnie Baltessen December 18, 2008

“The thrust of this program is to help Manitoba reach its targets for GHG reduction.” – Rhonda McDougal Expect to see more wetlands in Manitoba farm fields over the next four years. The Manitoba government rolled out its Wetland Restoration Incentive Program providing financial incentives to landowners to restore wetlands on their land. The program

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Wetland loss linked to lake pollution

By Du Release November 13, 2008

New research by Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) has identifi ed that the continued loss of wetlands in Manitoba is increasing phosphorus loads into Lake Winnipeg equivalent to dumping 10 semi-loads of commercial agricultural fertilizer or 544,000 bags of lawn fertilizer directly into the lake every year. “Never before has DUC’s push to stop the loss

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Restoration Program Generates Interest

Gulf Of Mexico “Dead Zone” One Of Largest Ever

Multi-Purpose Flood Protection: A Rural-Urban Win-Win

Survey Finds Public Willing To Pay For EGS

Province Must Research Waste Water System

Wetlands to return

Wetland loss linked to lake pollution

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