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Group Wants Tax To Take A Hike

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Manitoba farmers, business leaders, cottage owners and realtors gathered at a farm north of Winnipeg early this week to send a clear message to the current provincial government and candidates in the fall election; no more school taxes on property. Members of the Manitoba Education Financing Coalition (MEFC) handed out lawn signs reading “I want
Hogs, Livestock

Pellets And Fine Grind Most Efficient For Pig Diets

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Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. Pelleted feed made of finely ground ingredients is considerably more efficient than more coarsely ground feed provided in meal form, according to a recently published large-scale
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Brandon Research Centre Celebrates 125th

Back in 1886, farmers around here were suffering from drought, Prairie fires were a problem and frost had damaged wheat the fall before. But there was good news too: Brandon was getting an experimental farm – one of five to be built across the country after the Experimental Farm Station Act received Royal Assent June
Livestock

French Duck Fat Puts Gourmet Spin On Biodiesel

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PARIS/REUTERS Duck fat has a rich history in French cuisine as the key ingredient in savoury cassoulets and confits, but now industrious farmers are turning the grease into biodiesel and biogas. A farm co-operative based in St. Aquilin, a rural village in the southwestern region of the Dordogne, is powering a tractor and two other
Hogs, Livestock

Early Nursery Performance Not Affected By Diet Complexity

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Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. Recent research by Dr. Denise Beaulieu at the Prairie Swine Centre suggests that the response of newly weaned pigs to two dietary regimes based on a
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EU Gets Tough On Dirty Biofuel, Pledges More Action

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Europe’s energy chief announced seven green certification schemes for biofuels last month and promised to tackle the unwanted side-effects of turning food into fuel. Guenther Oettinger said biofuels’ indirect impacts were dangerous for the planet’s carbon balance and food supply. “It is a real concern … particularly in the big producing countries, Southeast Asia and
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Aug. 4, 2011

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CWB lowers new-crop PROs:The Canadian Wheat Board has lowered new-crop wheat, durum and barley values for the upcoming crop year beginning August 1. In setting its latest PROs, the board cited U.S. economic uncertainty; a higher Canadian dollar; increased production in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan; higher Russian wheat sales; improving durum production outlook, and reduced weather
Hogs, Livestock

Innovative Research Addresses Industry Challenges

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BERNIE PEET Peet on Pigs Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba The Prairie Swine Centre (PSC) plays a unique role in the Canadian pork industry as one of the few establishments carrying out
Country Crossroads

Clean Or Replace Flooded Energy-Related Items

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Deciding what to save and what to throw out after a home has been flooded can be daunting. That’s especially true for energy-related items such as insulation, household appliances, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, says Carl Pedersen, North Dakota State University Extension Service energy educator. Whether something can be salvaged will depend on
Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Ugly Perennials Getting Admiring Looks

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In a back corner of the Ian N. Morrison Research Farm is a nursery of what most farmers would consider butt-ugly plants with spindly stems, tiny seeds, and weedy characteristics. But they might just be the salvation of grain farming if the impact of climate change falls hard on the Canadian Prairies. The plots contain

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