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New livestock technical review process unveiled

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Confrontational conditional use hearings may start to become a thing of the past. Public hearings remain part of the process for reviewing any proposed large livestock operations, but by the time they’re held the public will already know what’s being proposed and will have voiced any concerns much earlier on. Details of the new technical
Crops

U.S. Farm Subsidy Reform Favours Midwest

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A plan to reform farm subsidies by guaranteeing revenue levels for farmers is a good deal for corn and soybeans growers but unfair to the rest of the country, senators from wheat states said. The senators demanded changes in a package drawn up by the chairs of the House and Senate agriculture committees. Those leaders
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Willows Offer Stream Bank Fix

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Local conservation districts are putting their willows to work. Planting the hardy, water-loving shrubs along the edges of waterways to prevent erosion and enhance riparian areas offers a lower-cost alternative to the conventional practice of hauling tons of rock, said Armand Belanger, manager of the East Interlake Conservation District. The magic ingredient is willows, said
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Ottawa To Spend $400,000 In Latest Effort To Protect Lake Winnipeg

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The federal government will spend $398,050 for nine new community projects in its latest round of funding for the Lake Winnipeg Basin Stewardship Fund. The Lake Winnipeg Basin Initiative will deliver real results to help clean up and rehabilitate Lake Winnipeg, said James Bezan, MP for Selkirk-Interlake, speaking on behalf of Federal Environment Minister Peter
Country Crossroads

Couple Partners With NCC To Protect Land

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for Nature conservancy of canada A recently erected fieldstone cairn is a monument to the family of Joe and Natalie Kucher and commemorates the history of and contributions made by their family in the Onanole area. Joe Kucher immigrated to Canada from Bohemia (now Austria and the Czech Republic) and together, in 1920, he and
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WEBs II Funding Announced

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The impact farming has on water quality and ways to mitigate it will continue to be studied in Manitoba thanks to $1.8 million in new funding under the federal government’s Watershed Evaluation of Beneficial Management Practices (WEBs) project. “The WEBs program is really about efficiency,” Les McEwan, president of the Deerwood Soil and Water Management
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Riding Mountain Aspen Parkland Receives Protection

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Critical habitat is being protected surrounding Riding Mountain National Park as part of a conservation initiative led by the Nature Conservancy of Canada. “In the Manitoba region, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is working hard to protect some of the last natural cover in the area around Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP),” said Ursula
Country Crossroads

Conservation Agreement A Milestone – for Sep. 9, 2010

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The habitat on a Basswoodarea farm is now permanently protected. While all habitat is important, this easement has additional significance as it is also the 500th Conservation Agreement (CA) held by the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation. “Dad was a conservationist,” said Keith Proven. “That’s what drove him to always think that the bush would stay
Livestock

Idaho Wants To Kill Protected Wolves – for Aug. 12, 2010

Idaho game officials said Aug. 6 they would seek federal approval to kill off hundreds of wolves in their state despite a court ruling that restored protection of the animals under the Endangered Species Act. Idaho Fish and Game officials said they remained determined to carry out a plan, nixed by the Aug. 5 court
Livestock

Idaho Wants To Kill Protected Wolves – for Aug. 12, 2010

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Idaho game officials said Aug. 6 they would seek federal approval to kill off hundreds of wolves in their state despite a court ruling that restored protection of the animals under the Endangered Species Act. Idaho Fish and Game officials said they remained determined to carry out a plan, nixed by the Aug. 5 court

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