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Agriculture causes much of global warming

By Alister Doyle November 15, 2012

Reuters / Food production accounts for up to 29 per cent of man-made greenhouse gases, twice previous UN estimates, according to a new study. The new study looked at emissions across the food system — including forest clearance, fertilizer production and transport — rather than just farming itself. But agriculture could profit by cutting its

Crops, News, Weather

Water cycles on the great plains have changed

By Shannon VanRaes November 9, 2012

A water crisis isn’t coming. It’s already here. And unless action is taken, Robert Sandford says the hydrological changes the Lake Winnipeg Basin is experiencing will bankrupt the province. “More extreme weather events are clearly already a reality,” said the author and adviser to the United Nations Water for Life Decade. Rising global temperatures have

News

Huge crop losses in southern Haiti from storm

By Susana Ferreira November 9, 2012

As Hurricane Sandy barrelled toward the U.S. East Coast Oct. 29, the full extent of the storm’s havoc on Haiti was just beginning to emerge. Extensive damage to crops throughout the southern third of the country, as well as the high potential for a spike in cases of cholera and other water-borne diseases, could mean

News

City charged for releasing sewage into Red River over seven-week period

November 9, 2012

They’re not blaming farmers for this one The provincial government has charged the City of Winnipeg for releasing “a large amount” of partially treated sewage into the Red River a year ago. The release of the effluent, which had high levels of fecal coliform and E. coli, began on Oct. 7, 2011 and lasted for

News

Cosmetic pesticide ban coming to Manitoba

By Shannon VanRaes October 10, 2012

Consultations on a possible cosmetic pesticide ban have now wrapped up, but one farm group is wondering if they will have any impact. Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh suggested a ban could come into effect next year, following a press conference just prior to the October deadline for submissions held by Cosmetic Pesticide

Crops, International news, News

African farmers responding to changing climate

By Alister Doyle September 22, 2012

Reuters / African farmers are finding new ways to cope with droughts, erosion and other ravages of climate change, but need to do more to thrive in an increasingly uncertain environment, scientists say. Smallholders have started to plant more drought-resistant and faster-growing crops to keep the harvests coming in, according to a survey of 700

News

OUR HISTORY: August 23, 1962

August 21, 2012

Our Aug. 23, 1962 issue reported on record yields in prospect despite heavy rains and flooding from storms in southern Manitoba — a tornado had struck between Elgin and Underhill on Aug. 14. However, editor Q.H. Martinson reflected that despite fertilizer, chemicals, better cultural practices and improved varieties, farmers were still having trouble beating the

Livestock, News

A sight for sore noses

By Daniel Winters August 10, 2012

Livestock barns with shelterbelts around them smell better  because they look better, says Iowa University researcher

Intensive livestock operations are tremendously efficient at converting grain into meat. But all those animals gorging themselves under one roof generate a lot of odoriferous byproducts. Shelterbelts, known in academic circles as vegetative environmental buffers (VEB), can help such operations stay on friendly terms with neighbours downwind by trapping and dispersing odours. What’s more, beautifying

News, Opinion

Heat waves emphasize need for retooled climate research

By Gerard Wynn July 30, 2012

A major heat wave and drought has sent world grain prices skyrocketing for a second of three summers suggesting it is time to address supply through repurposed climate research. Tackling high food prices among the leading G20 nations has so far bent on fixing demand issues, including grain trading, export bans and the role of

News, Weather

Expert says climate change may be driving floods

By Daniel Winters July 12, 2012

Climate data suggests weather patterns are changing and flooding on the Assiniboine River may become more frequent, says John Pomeroy, director of the University of Saskatchewan’s Centre for Hydrology. It’s not just the three consecutive years of heavy spring rains that concern the professor, who is also a Canada research chair in water resources and

Daily Network News

Huge crops in South America says analyst

U.S. livestock: ‘Cattle on feed’ report supports prices

U.S. grains: Wheat trades near contract lows under ample global supply

Tag Archives Earth

Agriculture causes much of global warming

Water cycles on the great plains have changed

Huge crop losses in southern Haiti from storm

City charged for releasing sewage into Red River over seven-week period

Cosmetic pesticide ban coming to Manitoba

African farmers responding to changing climate

OUR HISTORY: August 23, 1962

A sight for sore noses

Heat waves emphasize need for retooled climate research

Expert says climate change may be driving floods

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