What’s Up – for Nov. 26, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Nov. 21-28 – Canadian Western Agribition, Evraz Place (formerly Regina Exhibition Park), Regina. For more info visit www.agribition.com. Nov. 26 – Keystone Agricultural Producers District No. 3 annual meeting, 1:30 p. m., University of Manitoba research station, Carman. Nov. 26 – Keystone Agricultural Producers District No.



Weekly weather map – for Oct. 29, 2009

Accumulated Precipitation (Prairie Region) April 1, 2009 to October 22, 2009 Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service (NAIS). Data provided through partnership with Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and many Provincial agencies. < 25 mm 25 -50 mm 50 -75 mm 75 -100 mm 100 -125 mm 125 -150 mm 150

Let Farmers Pay For Drainage: Kap Resolution

Farmers who find governments slow to fund drainage projects may start paying for the service themselves. Keystone Agricultural Producers last week called for a funding arrangement allowing municipalities needing drainage to levy local improvement fees on farmland to help pay for it. Such projects would still require cost sharing from Ottawa and the province, according


In Brief… – for Jun. 11, 2009

Frosty June: Frost has damaged newly emerged canola on the western Prairies, adding to a long list of spring weather woes. The only factor mitigating damage from frost June 2 is that crops have been slow to emerge due to cool weather, said Bruce Burnett, director of weather and market analysis for the Canadian Wheat

Base Commander Losing Battle For Hearts And Minds, Say Farmers

Canada’s military is staging a highly publicized battle for the hearts and minds of Afghan peasants and villagers on the other side of the world, but it’s dealing with some alienated locals on the home front too. Due to peculiarities of geography – with the meandering Assiniboine River on one side and the irregular shape


weather map – for May. 14, 2009

Percent of Average Precipitation (Prairie Region) April 1, 2009 to May 7, 2009 Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service (NAIS). Data provided through partnership with Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and many Provincial agencies. < 40% 40 -60% 60 -85% 85 -115% 115 -150% 150 -200% 200% Extent of Agricultural Land

Manitoba Can Expect More Moisture

Producers in the grain-growing regions of western Saskatchewan and Alberta will have lower-than-normal precipitation levels to work with this spring as they try to plant crops, according to preliminary weather projections from an industry analyst. “The crop models for the spring are calling for a wet bias in the southern regions of Manitoba and near-normal


Conservation leader Don Alexander passes

“Conservation efforts were very, very important to D. J. and he spent countless hours working with the Pembina Valley Conservation District.” – DONALD ORCHARD Don (D. J.) Alexander, one of Manitoba’s conservation leaders, died January 20 at his farm home near here following a brief illness. He was 74 years old. Alexander, chair of the

Province funds watershed planning

These plans are considered vital to the province-wide push to implement watershed plans. Four conservation districts have received additional funding to develop their Integrated Watershed Management Plans. These plans are considered vital to the province-wide push to implement watershed plans. Cheques of $25,000 were issued to four C. D. managers on the opening day of