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Action Needed On Hog Barn Cleanup

In the article, “Farmers, province spar over pig cleanup duty” in the Nov. 11Manitoba Co-operatorManitoba Pork Council chair Karl Kynoch says, “The case points to a big hole in provincial procedures.” Who is responsible for the cleanup? In the May 20Co-operatorI practically asked the very same question. “Will taxpayers have to pay for hog barn
Livestock, Opinion

Animal Industry Comes Of Age

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An animal-abuse court case based on the discovery of hundreds of dead, starving, dehydrated and injured hogs in a Notre Dame de Lourdes-area barn earlier this year could be precedent setting on two fronts. The horrific conditions animal-welfare officers found when they were called to the scene and the number of charges laid against the
Opinion

Boiling Water — But Not For Tea

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If ascendant Republicans act on what they say was the clear message sent by voters Nov. 2, the 112th Congress ain’t gonna be a tea party. Oh, something will boil, all right. It may be the fat most politicians claim is stored in all those pork barrels on Capitol Hill. After that, maybe some of
Cereals, Opinion

Letters – for Nov. 18, 2010

Dogs in a truck offence – offensive Just when a person is thinking that the urban-rural gap cannot get any wider– Dr. Terry Whiting is quoted in a Manitoba Co-operatorarticle concerning Manitoba’s new animal rights and welfare rules. In the specific quote of concern “Sheriff” Whiting informs us that driving a pickup truck with a
Opinion

Open Letter To Stan Struthers

After reading the story “New Animal Welfare Laws Give Enforcement Officials New Power,” in the Nov. 11 Manitoba Co-operatorI have some serious concerns with your new top animal welfare officer, Dr. Terry Whiting. Whiting states in the first part of the article that he has the power of a police officer and the power to
Opinion

Western Bipole III Route Will Cost More

In response to Rosann Wowchuk’s last letter to the editor dated Nov. 4, no one is disputing the need for a Bipole III transmission line. It is Wowchuk’s total disregard for common sense and expert professional advice that is clearly the issue. The rambling western route is almost 500 km longer, which translates to almost
Opinion

Letters – for Nov. 11, 2010

Ron Doering, former head of CFIA, suggests in the Nov. 4 Manitoba Co-operatorthat the reason that there are almost no Canadian agri-food products in grocery stores in China is simply because we are too timid to grasp this golden opportunity. Solution: more trade missions, more marketing effort in China. His views will go over well
Opinion

Non-Democratic Party Insults Landowners

My wife and I along with over 100 other farmers and landowners had a crash course on how democracy works within the walls of the Manitoba legislature under the NDP regime. We attended a legislative committee meeting regarding Manitoba Hydro projects on Oct. 25. Finance Minister Rosanne Wowchuk and other NDP committee members argued for
Opinion

Mark Your Ballots Alphabetically

My compliments to the Manitoba Co-operatorfor the timely coverage (Aug. 26 and Sept. 16) of the 2010 District 9 CWB director candidates highlighting their single-desk position. I would rank Gary Draper, John Sandborn, and Ernie Sirski alphabetically 1, 2, 3. Here’s why. Four companies trade 80 per cent of the world’s grain. Without a farmer-controlled
Opinion, Poultry

The Luckiest Generation

In the past year, Canada lost its last veteran of the First World War, and as those who have lost parents who served in the Second World War know so well, fewer – now about 400 per week – are with us all the time. That raises concern for those of us brought up in

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