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One step closer to surface water regulations

The province is aiming to reduce red tape and nutrient loading with newly tabled legislation

By Shannon VanRaes December 7, 2015

The Manitoba government has tabled long-discussed legislation aimed at safeguarding the province’s waterways. “We are fundamentally changing the way we protect wetlands and are taking a fresh approach to ensure clear water for future generations right across the province,” said Tom Nevakshonoff, minister of conservation and water stewardship. “Every action has a consequence and we

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New infrastructure spending should include rural Manitoba

Lake Manitoba control and on-farm water management and storage should be among the priorities

By Jim Collinson December 7, 2015

Manitoba has several major infrastructure issues that must be addressed soon. All relate to water, environment and economic needs, and are connected to climate change. The Government of Canada has promised a significant expenditure on infrastructure over the next three years. Manitoba will have to get in line for its share, and it will require

Capturing rainwater is a conservation activity urbanites can become involved with, says Pembina Valley Conservation District manager Cliff Greenfield.

Country Crossroads, Weather

Rain garden makes wiser use of run-off, beautifies urban areas

Rainwater capture takes the load off the drainage system, and provides low-cost water for gardens

By Lorraine Stevenson August 12, 2015

A strip of newly planted trees and shrubs on the east side of the recreation centre in Morden might look merely like landscaping. Wait until it starts to rain. Then it’s an example of how towns and cities can also help overland flooding and nutrient run-off. The site at the east side of the Morden

The area is being destroyed by too much water.

Country Crossroads, Local news

Whitewater Lake region under threat

Excess water covering dikes and boardwalks and burying farmland and roads

By Donna Gamache August 5, 2015

On a recent visit to Whitewater Lake in southwestern Manitoba, my husband and I were dismayed to see first hand the impact that excess water is having on the area. Years ago we made our first trip there and enjoyed walking on the long dikes and boardwalks, surrounded by a variety of water birds and

Crops, Local news

Soggy fields delay producers’ attempts to complete seeding

Producers in the southwest of the province have been battling to complete seeding through  oversaturated fields, late-spring frost and continued bouts of precipitation

By Jennifer Paige June 11, 2015

Another big rainfall June 2 has southwestern Manitoba farmers singing another refrain of the soggy boggy blues as they wait for their saturated land to dry up. “There are some farmers in the area who are done seeding for the first time, there are a lot who are reseeding and quite a few people who

Crops, Local news

Excess moisture might trigger more crop insurance claims than frost

Farmers and crop insurance adjusters expected to be in fields this week  assessing crop damage caused by the Victoria long-weekend storm

By Allan Dawson May 29, 2015

Excessive moisture from the May 16-17 storm might result in more crop insurance claims than frost. “From our perspective the amount of rain and snow that came with this storm is probably as big a concern as the frost itself,” David Van Deynze, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation’s (MASC) manager of claim services said May 20.

Country Crossroads, Local news

Waterlogged organization encourages water stewardship

Rain barrels have long provided cost savings and conservation opportunities  but this time they are being offered with a community kickback

By Jennifer Paige May 20, 2015

After two devastating floods, Brandon’s Riverbank Inc. has been barely left afloat and is now looking to raise funds to rebuild, all the while keeping water stewardship in mind. “We are excited for this initiative. It will allow us to offer the public a chance to purchase a quality rain barrel for their home or

Weather

Private wells added to Sask. flood protection program

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 9, 2015

A provincial program covering Saskatchewan residents’ costs to put up emergency, permanent flood protection has been expanded to include projects to protect private wells. The province’s Emergency Flood Damage Reduction Program (EFDRP) is offered to communities, rural municipalities, businesses, non-profit organizations, individual farm and country residences and cottages facing “imminent flooding.” The 2015 program, launched

Crops, Weather

Prairie farmers eye early start to seeding

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel March 23, 2015

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Western Canadian farmers, some of whom could not plant crops last year due to soggy soil, may be able to get a head-start on sowing their fields this spring. Canada is the world’s biggest canola exporter and the second largest wheat exporter, but its flat western provinces — Manitoba, Saskatchewan and

Crops, Weather

Argentina says ‘worried’ about flooded soy fields

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 6, 2015

Buenos Aires | Reuters — Flooding in some of the soy-growing areas of Cordoba, Entre Rios and Santa Fe provinces has become “worrying” to the government as farmers get ready to start harvesting the 2014-15 crop, the agriculture ministry said in its weekly report on Friday. The northern part of the Pampas grains belt has

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Chicago grain prices fall amid profit-taking and dollar rebound

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall back as inventory hits 75-year low

Farm family income gains driven by off-farm earnings: StatCan

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