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Meal In A Can Contains Hulless Oats

By Lorraine Stevenson March 17, 2011

Campbell’s Canada’s launch of a new canned meal product containing naked oats is pure vindication for the Interlake farmer who has invested years in promoting the variety as an important new crop. The Canadian food product company recently announced the launch of Nourish, a 425-g completely meal-in-a-can product which, in addition to two servings of

Cereals, News

CWB To Push Grain Out Of Flood-Prone Areas

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 24, 2011

The Canadian Wheat Board aims to get out ahead of expected spring flooding by clearing elevator space now in certain parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The board said Feb. 16 it will allocate additional rail cars to elevators in flood-prone areas so affected farmers can then deliver accepted Series A and B grain. The CWB

News

KAP Memberships Plummet, Checkoff Problems Blamed

By Ron Friesen February 3, 2011

Bad weather and chronic problems with a membership checkoff have combined to reduce the number of Keystone Agricultural Producers members to their lowest level ever. KAP ended 2010 with 4,178 paid members, down from 4,402 in 2009, the association’s annual meeting in Winnipeg learned. KAP now has fewer members than at any time in its

News, Weather

Flood Threat Looms In Red River Basin

By Ron Friesen January 27, 2011

Asilent threat lurking in the snow-covered uplands of the Red River basin has officials warning residents to brace for a major flood this spring. High river flows, above-normal water content in the snowpack and an expected cool, wet spring will produce near-record flood conditions along the Red River, Manitoba Water Stewardship announced Monday. The province’s

Livestock

Buyers Not Hard To Find As Producers Cash Out

By MarketsFarm Team January 20, 2011

BRENT HARDER Even with the price of cattle continuing to improve, more and more producers are getting out of the business, according to an Interlake cattleman. Buddy Bergner, field representative with Ashern Auction Mart, said there have been a number of farms that have gotten out of cattle completely. “There are a lot of guys

Hogs, Livestock

Barn Fires A Continued Problem In Manitoba

By Natasha Tersigni January 20, 2011

There were 37 barn fires in Manitoba last year resulting in more than 7,600 animal deaths and $26.7 million in damages, statistics released by the provincial Fire Commissioner’s Office show. No human lives were lost. However, animals lost their lives in 15 of the 37 barn fires, including 6,600 hogs and 900 dairy cows. The

Opinion

Weather 2010 — Cats And Doggerel

January 6, 2011

Yes, it’s that time again, the annual occasion When we indulge in a bit of agricultural di-verse-ification In badly rhymed couplets, to see that if we can’t Reflect on the year’s stories that seemed most significant Some years that’s hard, especially when trying to rhyme it This year it’s not – the story for sure

News

What’s Up – for Jan. 6, 2011

January 6, 2011

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. Jan. 9-10:Manitoba Forage Seed Conference, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info call 204-376-3309 or visit www.forageseed.net. Jan. 10:Southeast Beef and Forage Days, Shevchenko Ukrainian Centre, Rosa. For more info call MAFRI in Vita at 204-425-5050. Jan. 10-13:Western Canadian Crop Production Show, Prairieland

News

Aid Package For Beef Farmers

By Ron Friesen December 23, 2010

Manitoba cattle producers received an early Christmas present last week with an $18-million government aid package to offset feed shortages from flooding. But for some producers the help comes too late because they have already sold animals they cannot feed. “Unfortunately, yes, it probably is. Some have already made their decision because of the situation

Forages, Livestock

One-Man Silage Rig Helps Beat The Deluge

By Daniel Winters December 2, 2010

What do you do when it’s the end of June and the first cut is ready, but there’s rain in the forecast? The answer, generally, is silage. The problem is a silaging operation typically requires at least three people operating three machines – unless you have a self-loading silage wagon. Don Green, who runs a

Daily Network News

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Meal In A Can Contains Hulless Oats

CWB To Push Grain Out Of Flood-Prone Areas

KAP Memberships Plummet, Checkoff Problems Blamed

Flood Threat Looms In Red River Basin

Buyers Not Hard To Find As Producers Cash Out

Barn Fires A Continued Problem In Manitoba

Weather 2010 — Cats And Doggerel

What’s Up – for Jan. 6, 2011

Aid Package For Beef Farmers

One-Man Silage Rig Helps Beat The Deluge

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