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For the birds

Ranchers and prairie grassland birds have something in common: they’re both endangered species

By Lorraine Stevenson March 7, 2019

Home on Manitoba’s range, there are some discouraging words, especially when talk turns to bird habitat and populations. At a recent meeting in Winnipeg that flagged the importance of conservationists supporting the beef sector and their record of preserving habitat, it soon became clear that stemming the decline of forage-based beef production in the province

Wood frog embryos can suffer from exposure to cold, changing the biological nature of these amphibians for better or worse.

Did you know?, News, Other

Colder cold snaps under climate change?

The downside of climate change could have a  bigger-than-expected effect on nature

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 5, 2019

When it comes to global warming, it would appear the effect of cold temperature variability is being severely underestimated. A team of researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York, say public attention often focuses on the effect of rising average temperatures. The researchers discovered that cold temperatures make amphibians more susceptible to road

Livestock

Drought strategies a long-term game

The winter’s feed challenges have minds on drought planning this winter

By Alexis Stockford February 19, 2019

After a dry season “drought proofing” feed is a hot topic during this year’s round of winter livestock seminars. After last year’s headline-making dry weather left many with half or less of their normal hay, prematurely dried-out dugouts, triggered herd culling, the message is finding an interested audience. Speakers, meanwhile, are hitting largely on the

In 1986, when Tim Hortons Roll Up The Rim campaign started, cities were still a few years away from launching recycling programs.

Comment, Opinion, Other

Comment: ‘Roll Up The Rim To Win’ needs an environmental reboot

Canada’s iconic fast-food brand is beginning to fall out of step with the times

By Sylvain Charlebois February 19, 2019

Tim Hortons needs to reconsider its ‘Roll Up The Rim’ promotion. The entire campaign rests on the physicality of the cup itself. Almost 300 million cups are produced for the campaign, which usually ends in mid-April. Some winners have been required to send in the entire cup to claim their prize, instead of just ripping

Is intermittently flooded land fish habitat? That’s what the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association wants to know.

Livestock, News, Other

Cattlemen demanding Fisheries clarity

The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association says the murky definition of ‘fish habitat’ is causing concern

By Alex Binkley February 12, 2019

A last-minute amendment to a Fisheries bill is endangering the cattle industry across Canada. The rules change could see producers accused of destroying fish habitat and the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association is calling on senators to further amend the bill when they study it. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association said in a note it sent to MPs

New feed sources and better farming practices have resulted in Canadian dairy production having one of the lowest carbon footprints in the world.

Dairy cattle, News

Dairy producers’ carbon footprint keeps shrinking

The improvements are the result of the ready adoption of new practices by the sector, according to a recent study

By Alex Binkley February 5, 2019

Canadian dairy farmers are getting smaller when it comes to their impact on the environment, says a study done for Dairy Farmers of Canada by Groupe AGECO. The Canadian dairy sector has achieved one of the lowest carbon footprints in the world and every litre of milk it produces creates one-third of the greenhouse gas

Jodi Goerzen, Seine Rat River Conservation District manager, looks at LIDAR watershed maps on her computer. The maps are being developed as part of a larger flood and drought resiliency plan being developed for the CD.

Local news, News

First-ever plan on economics of water storage networks in development

Theirs will be a first-ever plan that builds an investment case for flood and drought resiliency, says Seine Rat River Conservation District manager

By Lorraine Stevenson January 15, 2019

2019 will see a comprehensive flood and drought protection plan produced for southeastern Manitoba, the first ever to be developed in the province. Now under development in the Seine Rat River Conservation District, the plan will eventually map out sites across the district most prone to excess water flow, or vulnerable to dry spells, and

Crops, News

What is adaptive management?

By Angela Lovell January 10, 2019

Adaptive management has probably been taking place as long as human beings have been around. Just about everyone can be given a recipe or a method to do something but often they find they need to adapt that recipe or those instructions to fit their own situation. They may have to substitute recipe ingredients they

Part of Manitoba’s Climate and Green Plan, the $102-million Conservation Trust will fund activities that create, conserve, or enhance natural infrastructure in Manitoba.

Local news, News, Other

A watershed moment — province funds Conservation Trust

When fully capitalized, the fund is expected to generate about $5 million a year for projects and environmental goods and services

By Lorraine Stevenson December 20, 2018

The ink is now dry on Manitoba’s new Conservation Trust agreement, and groups looking to it to support new programs with it should submit letters of intent by January 15. The province signed its agreement December 11, putting in an initial $28-million contribution this month, towards making the $102-million trust it announced in last spring’s

Climate change appears to be setting Mother Nature up to hit even harder with hot and dry conditions throughout multiple regions.

Did you know?, News

Nature doubles down on climate warming

A new study shows regions are more often simultaneously experiencing hot and dry conditions

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 10, 2018

A warming climate is causing weather woes to hit both harder and further. Stanford University scientists say hot and dry conditions are now regularly hitting multiple regions at the same time. These crop yield shrinking, food price destabilizing and environmentally catastrophic conditions are now twice as likely. Climate change has doubled the odds that a

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soy futures hit June 2024 high as China ramps up buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures rebound after tariff reduction news

Canadian food, agriculture coalition to underscore CUSMA importance in Washington

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