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Funds assist with malt barley analysis

April 18, 2013

Staff / Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) has been granted $82,000 from the Western Diversification Program to do more complex testing and analysis of malting barley to meet increased international barley quality standards. “This investment will allow the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre to strengthen the international competitiveness of Western Canada’s malt and malting

Crops, News, Weather

Half-moon holes produce crops in the sub-Saharan desert

By Ron Friesen April 18, 2013

An innovative water-trapping technique is making the desert bloom in one of the most inhospitable regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Demi-lunes — holes in the shape of a semi-circle — are used to capture and store run-off rainwater. It’s a simple low-tech water-harvesting method which enables crops to grow in a hostile climate. The water conservation

Crops, Oilseeds, Weather

Winter storms bring relief to much of U.S. drought area

April 9, 2013

washington / reuters / Drought-stricken U.S. farmers were given good news by private weather forecaster AccuWeather. A series of winter storms, which have continued into March, are positive for spring seeding from the Plains to the East Coast, AccuWeather said in its 2013 U.S. spring weather outlook. “Compared to last year, for the season as

Crops, News, Weather

Drainage critics predict more water heading our way

By Daniel Winters April 9, 2013

Critics say Saskatchewan’s plan to increase crop production by 10 million tonnes by 2020 will greatly increase illegal drainage — and send more water rushing towards Manitoba. The provincial government’s ambitious plan, which also includes doubling agricultural exports by decade’s end, needs to be coupled with better water management, said Charles Deschamps, a Wadena-based resource

News, Weather

A slow melt is needed to reduce flood risk

By Shannon VanRaes March 28, 2013

The province is preparing for spring flooding, as heavy helpings of snow and a late melt buoy the likelihood of high water

Recent snowfall has increased the risk of flooding in Manitoba this spring, according to government officials. Although the widespread and prolonged flooding of 2011 isn’t expected at this time, the province is preparing to close community ring dikes in the Red River Valley and expects Highway 75 to be closed for a period of weeks.

Opinion, Weather

Spring and reality floods

By Laura Rance-Unger March 28, 2013

There’s lots of speculation these days over when the viewing public will grow tired of the so-called “reality TV” phenomenon, when ordinary people open up their lives for the world to watch while they choose a life partner, sing in a glorified karaoke contest, vote someone off the island or eat weird stuff for cash.

Weather

Looking like a late start to spring

By Daniel Bezte March 28, 2013

Most of us can hardly wait until the snow melts and warm spring temperatures move in for good. It seems as though a lot of us are just assuming spring should be arriving early each year — after all, isn’t that what global warming is supposed to be about? As we learned last March, if

News

Conference discusses keeping water on the land

By Les Mcewan March 28, 2013

As a people, we need to look at fresh water as a valued asset, not something to be flushed down the river

To flood or not to flood, and will spring ever come? Those were the thoughts on many minds as we entered Canada Water Week. Held annually on the third week of March to coincide with World Water Day on March 22, the Manitoba Eco-network celebrated with a conference in Brandon entitled “Keeping Water on the

Crops, International news, Weather

UN bodies want to tackle drought to avert food crisis

By Emma Farge March 25, 2013

Reuters / UN agencies want to strengthen national drought policies after warnings that climate change would increase their frequency and severity. Droughts cause more deaths and displacement than floods or earthquakes, making them the world’s most destructive natural hazard, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization, one of the groups taking part. “We must boost

International news, Livestock, News, Weather

New Zealand suffers drought

March 16, 2013

wellington / reuters The New Zealand government declared a drought in key farming areas on the North Island March 6, with no significant rainfall in more than three months threatening to cost the economy NZ$1 billion ($828.35 million). The affected areas include the major dairy-producing Waikato, south of the country’s biggest city Auckland, and horticultural

Daily Network News

Feds pause update on food from cloned livestock

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end limit down

AAFC makes few changes to November S/D report

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