Compensation Sought For Artificial Flooding

Manitoba farmers should be compensated when flood prevention infrastructure causes their land to flood resulting in lost income, says the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP). “The farmers aren’t getting properly compensated for damage from holding the water on their lands,” Starbuck-area farmer Doug Livingston said during a debate at KAP’s General Council meeting here April 14.

Researchers Peg GHG Value Of Wetlands

Farmers who switch to zero tillage may brag about sequestering climate-altering carbon in their soil. But if they also drain a few swamps on their land, they’re just spewing hot air – or rather, greenhouse gases. That’s called “leakage” in the carbon credit market: the taking on of one agricultural practice to offset greenhouse gas


Farmers Urged To Rethink View Of Wetlands

Preserving wetlands is good for farmers, not just ducks, says a regional agrologist for Ducks Unlimited Canada. “When we think about typical farm assets, we don’t think about wetlands,” Paul Thoroughgood told the recent conference of the Canadian Association of Agricultural Retailers. “We think about land, we think about labour and we think about capital.

Ranchers Say Livestock And Wildlife Can Coexist

The buffalo will roam – and the ducks will swim – in perpetuity near Elkhorn, thanks to a conservation agreement that the Johnson family has signed with Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) to protect 1,040 acres of habitat for waterfowl and other wildlife. An official dedication ceremony hosted by Tundra Oil and Gas Partnership and DUC



Harry Enns Called A Consummate Politician

“He understood the art of the possible.” – JIM DOWNEY It was 1996 and the Progressive Conservative government had just removed the central desk sales monopoly from the Manitoba Hog Producers Marketing Board. Hog farmers at a producer meeting in Selkirk were on their feet screaming abuse at Agriculture Minister Harry Enns, who engineered the



Visit Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area

Manitoba has numerous Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) scattered about the province, some small and others quite large. One of the largest is the Whitewater Lake WMA in southwestern Manitoba, between the towns of Boissevain and Deloraine. If you’re interested in birds, or looking for a new spot to visit, you might like to check it


Better Bang For The Buck Seen In Wetlands

“It’s also 10 times more cost effective potentially than the amount of money we’re investing in Winnipeg’s waste water treatment facility to remove phosphorus.” – GREG BRUCE, DUCKS UNLIMITED In a time of tight budgets and cutbacks, who will pay for preserving wetlands, natural landscapes, water quality and sequestering carbon? Greg Bruce, head of industry

“Ice-Cream” Plant Improves Forage Production

“It has a lot of potential.” – MICHAEL SCHELLENBERG, AAFC They say the great cattle drives from the United States to Canada during the late 19th century used to follow the winterfat trail. Winterfat, a low-lying shrub native to Great Northern Plains, was a prime source of nutrition for ranging cattle because of its high