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Editorial: A whole-farm approach

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If you think the future of government support for agriculture lies in doing more of the same but only better, you’ll get little comfort from Manitoba’s Agriculture Risk Management Review Task Force report released last week. The 25 recommendations and the supporting appendix report should also make you a little uncomfortable if you think the
Twenty-five recommendations to help Manitoba farmers mitigate climate change
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Twenty-five recommendations to help Manitoba farmers mitigate climate change

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Programs 1. Consider a new permanent cover program to compensate producers for taking marginal land out of production. 2. Encourage insurance programs to promote the use of novel crops and ensure programs respond more quickly to the impact of climate change. 3. Continue to promote policies that reward and incentivize best management practices, including reforms
Green Party leader, James Beddome, speaks during a press conference, while David Nickarzn looks on.
Crops, Livestock, Local news

Manitoba needs a carbon tax: Beddome

Another voice is added to the debate over farming and greenhouse gas emissions in Manitoba

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The word “agriculture” may not have made it into the text of the Paris climate agreement, but in Manitoba, climate change and agriculture have been appearing together a lot in recent days. Only a few weeks ago the Manitoba government released its Climate Change and Green Economy Action Plan, and now Manitoba’s Green Party has
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Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries bets on local food

Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries dedicates 25 per cent of food budget to local food purchasing

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Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries doubled the amount of local food it bought to serve in restaurants at its two Winnipeg casinos’ restaurants this year, now dedicating 25 per cent of its annual $4-million food budget to local food purchasing. The food is served at its restaurants at Club Regent and McPhillips Station where approximately 9,000
Save the planet: Eat more bacon, less lettuce
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Save the planet: Eat more bacon, less lettuce

Vegetables use more resources and produce more 
greenhouse gases per calorie

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Contrary to recent headlines — and a talk by actor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the United Nations Paris Climate Change Conference — eating a vegetarian diet could contribute to climate change. In fact, according to new research from Carnegie Mellon University, following the USDA recommendations to consume more fruits, vegetables, dairy and seafood is more harmful
Animal industry efficiency and environmental sustainability are improving.
Livestock

Livestock sector has multi-faceted plan to tackle climate changes

The industry is tackling the challenge — and its critics — by being proactive

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The climate change conference in Paris brought together world leaders and countless economic organizations vowing to improve the environment. Among them was the International Meat Secretariat, which represents livestock and meat groups. Jurgen Preugschas, former chairman of the Canadian Pork Council, is chairman of the IMS Sustainable meat committee. “We are working together with many
Sixteen-year-old Laura Didyk of 
St. Francois Xavier was a Manitoba delegate to the World Food Prize Global Youth Institute in October.
Local news

World Food Prize experience an eye-opener for Manitoba teen

The conference gives youth an opportunity to dream big about their future in agriculture

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Public speaking before an unfamiliar audience can be scary enough, never mind having a bunch of distinguished international scientists in the audience. But 16-year-old Laura Didyk was undaunted making a speech while attending the World Food Prize Global Youth Institute in Des Moines, Iowa this past October. “It was a little nerve-racking,” says the Grade
After a decade of experimentation with equipment and processes, cattail harvesting is poised to move beyond the pilot project stage.
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Cattail harvesting shows promise to aid province’s water woes

The cattail-harvesting project taking place at Pelly’s Lake sees progress in extracting overloaded nutrients and processing 
the biomass crop

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Ten years after a research team first considered harvesting cattails in Manitoba, one of the lead researchers remains as enthusiastic as ever about its environmental and economic potential. “Essentially, we have been working on this for the past 10 years. When we set out it was a small project looking at how cattails and reeds
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Business needs to communicate sustainability better

Companies that have embraced sustainable practices also tend to be better performers

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Canadian businesses must learn how to better communicate their progress in sustainable development, according to Blair Feltmate, head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation in the University of Waterloo’s faculty of environment. Feltmate was in Winnipeg November 19 to deliver his keynote address, “Emerging sustainable development challenges and drivers,” at the Manitoba Environmental Industries
“Nearly 33 per cent of the world’s arable land has been lost to erosion or pollution in the last 40 years.” – Duncan Cameron, University of Sheffield.
Crops, News

Developing a sustainable model for intensive agriculture

U.K. scientists warn on soil loss and call for biotech 
‘to wean crops off the artificial world we have created for them’

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Speaking at the 21st Conference of the Parties in Paris on Dec. 2, experts from the University of Sheffield’s Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures revealed that nearly 33 per cent of the world’s arable land has been lost to erosion or pollution in the last 40 years and vital action must now be taken to

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