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German Invader Turning Fields Red

By Daniel Winters March 25, 2010

By now everyone is familiar with the yellow peril, leafy spurge. Now, the Manitoba Weed Supervisors Association is asking ranchers and forage growers to also be on the lookout for the “red menace.” “Usually, by the time you notice it, it’s already a big issue,” said Fred Paulson, weed supervisor for the Interlake Weed District,

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Red River Valley Poises For Spring Flood

By Ron Friesen March 25, 2010

“It’s a big enough flood to cause havoc with a lot of people in the valley.” – ALF WARKENTIN There’s bad news and good news for residents of Manitoba’s flood-prone Red River Valley this year. The bad news is there’ll be another spring flood. The good news is it won’t be nearly as severe as

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A New Flood Control For An Old Problem

By Ron Friesen March 4, 2010

“There would be minimum disruption.” – HERM MARTENS, R. M. OF MORRIS The Manitoba government has signalled its interest in digging another floodway. Manitoba Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation Steve Ashton said last week the province may consider diverting the Morris River to help ease chronic spring flooding of Highway 75 at Morris. That would

Hogs, Livestock, News

Depression Seminars Draw Small Audiences

By Ron Friesen March 4, 2010

“People don’t want to be perceived to be associated with depression.” – GERRY FRIESEN Poor attendance at two recent rural workshops on depression emphasizes the need to explode taboos about openly discussing mental illness, organizers say. Fewer than a dozen people in each case attended public meetings in Morris and Arborg last week to talk

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

What’s Up – for Feb. 25, 2010

February 25, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Feb. 25-27 – Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference, Winnipeg Convention Centre, 375 York Ave. For more info visit www.pcesc.caor call Shannon toll free at 866-532-6155. Feb. 26 – Farm Focus: Celebrating Farm Families and Rural Living, 9:30 a. m. to 4 p. m., Boissevain School,

Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Weather Smiling On Producers

By Ron Friesen February 25, 2010

“It’s been excellent calving this year.” – Cliff Graydon Manitoba cattle producers last week were reporting near-perfect conditions for newborn animals as the annual winter calving season got underway. Not too cold, not too mild, just enough snow cover and cows in generally good shape. “It’s been excellent calving this year,” said Cliff Graydon, a

Opinion

Letters – for Feb. 25, 2010

February 25, 2010

Serve domestic markets first The recent federal commitment to spend up to $6 million to eradicate disease, enhance traceability and improve on-farm food safety practices in the sheep and goat industry directs all monetary support to directions that will ultimately not benefit the sheep and goat producer – only sectors trading for export. What we

News

KaP’s Member List Shrinking

By Ron Friesen February 4, 2010

Aperennial problem with a compulsory membership checkoff caused Keystone Agricultural Producers to finish 2009 with its fewest members in years. Financial statements released at KAP’s annual meeting in Winnipeg last week show the organization ended last year with 4,402 paid members, down from 4,824 in 2008. It’s not the lowest figure in KAP’s 26-year history

News, Oilseeds

KAP Refuses To Sanction Ag Ministers

By Ron Friesen February 4, 2010

Discontent with federal and provincial agriculture ministers failed to translate into policy at Keystone Agricultural Producers annual meeting last week. Delegates defeated two separate resolutions criticizing federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Stan Struthers. The first accused Ritz of behaving “in a manner, which is less than mature,

Crops, Forages, Livestock, News, Other livestock

New Program Insures Pastures For Grazing Days

By Ron Friesen January 28, 2010

“This is a good step forward for the industry.” – GREG JOHNSON, MCPA Anew crop insurance program announced Jan. 19 will give Manitoba cattle producers an innovative way to protect their livestock from feed shortages. The program will insure pastures for a guaranteed number of days for grazing. Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation will launch a

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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German Invader Turning Fields Red

Red River Valley Poises For Spring Flood

A New Flood Control For An Old Problem

Depression Seminars Draw Small Audiences

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Weather Smiling On Producers

Letters – for Feb. 25, 2010

KaP’s Member List Shrinking

KAP Refuses To Sanction Ag Ministers

New Program Insures Pastures For Grazing Days

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