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Hogs, Livestock

Brits Take The Lead On Welfare Assessment – for Jul. 29, 2010

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. British pig producers have long extolled their high animal welfare standards compared to European competitors and welfare has been an important component of quality assurance schemes
Crops

Water Crisis Seen Big Threat To U. S. West, South – for Jul. 29, 2010

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One-third of U. S. counties are facing a high risk that future water demand will outstrip supplies, spelling potential disaster for central and southern states and the crops grown there, a new study says. Persistently parched grasslands, withering wheat and corn crops, and strained city utilities are a growing probability for 14 states seen at
News

CFIA Says It’s Getting Out Of Seed Certification

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“This appears to be a unilateral decision on the part of government to impose things without any in-depth thought as to the cost/benefit of it.” – DALE ADOLPHE The federal government’s plan to stop certifying pedigreed seed in five years will add cost and as well as undermine the integrity of pedigreed seed, seed growers
Livestock, News, Pulses

In Brief… – for Jul. 22, 2010

New faces at the NFU: The Saskatoon-based National Farmers Union has a new administration after incumbents Darrin Qualman and Terry Pugh resigned to pursue other opportunities. Ross Hinther, a Saskatoon-area cattle and organic grains farmer, is the NFU’s new director of research. Kevin Wipf, formerly a political science and public policy instructor at the University
Opinion

Time to change attitudes

I’m actually not sure where to start with all the comments that went through my mind as I read Dr. Terry Whiting’s perspective in “Social movements not always scientific” (Manitoba Co-operator July 15). I’ll make my first comment about his first sentence which was “what do you do if people have concerns about agriculture that
News

Farmers Large And Small Voice Concerns Over Wetland Preservation

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“How do you put a dollar value on birds nesting, or deer, or rare plants? It’s like trying to put a dollar value on different members of your family.” – AL ROGOSIN Farmers support wetlands, but don’t believe they should carry the cost of preserving them alone, participants in a public consultation on the future
Country Crossroads

How Clean Is Clean Enough?

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We live in a fairly sanitized world with all sorts of anti-bacterial products available to consumers. In fact, some medical researchers have questioned whether we might be a little too clean. Antibacterial products are linked by some researchers to the development of “superbugs” resistant to antibiotics. The products kill the normal bacteria in our environment,
Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Jul. 15, 2010

Winnipeggers out of cluck: It looks as if there won’t be backyard chickens in Winnipeg after all. Winnipeg City Council’s property committee has decided to take no action on a request to allow city residents to keep a few hens in their backyards for fresh eggs. The committee voted to receive the request as information,
Opinion

A “Rally” Good Idea

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Some of the biggest blessings in life are the things we take for granted. Like, living in a free and peaceful country, having access to good and plentiful food and being able to watch our youth grow in a safe and nurturing environment. One of the greatest blessings here in rural Manitoba is our ability
News

Social Movements Not Always Scientific, Producers Told

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“They don’t really want to understand what’s going on.” – TERRY WHITING What do you do if people have concerns about agriculture that are not based on fact? Dr. Terry Whiting served up that conundrum last week to a national egg producers conference in discussing how social movements can affect farming. The answer to his

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