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Manitoba’s Owl Survey: A Night To Remember

By Donna Gamache March 5, 2009

The Nocturnal Owl Survey counts birds by “listening” for them at night. Are you interested in owls? Would you like to contribute to scientific knowledge about their distribution, abundance and habits? If so, you might like to take part in the Manitoba Nocturnal Owl Survey, held annually during the last two weeks of March and

News

Antiques

February 19, 2009

Parkland North of Hwy 1; west of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis. Westman South of Hwy 1; west of PR 242. Interlake North of Hwy 1; east of PR 242, following the west shore of Lake Manitoba and east shore of Lake Winnipegosis. River South

Livestock

Bison meat now on shelves at Wal-Mart, Target stores in U. S.

By Daniel Winters February 5, 2009

“We learned a lot of lessons throughout BSE, and now it’s working out for us.” – LEN EPP Cattle producers who may have smirked when the bison breeding stock bubble burst just over half a decade ago, may now be biting their lips. Driven by strong demand from the United States, the shaggier bovines are

Livestock, News

Wolves get around

By Glen Nicoll January 29, 2009

For every one they have confirmed there are probably two that they haven’t found or confirmed.” – RAY ARMBRUSTER CHAIR MCPA ANIMAL HEALTH COMMITTEE One of the 17 wolves trapped at the Sylvandale pasture north of Fisher Branch in early fall was a female that had travelled 600 kilometres north from central Minnesota. She was

Crops, Forages, News

Alfalfa seed crop a disaster in 2008

By Ron Friesen January 15, 2009

“There was no good crop anywhere.” – Les Jacobson, MFSA For Manitoba alfalfa seed producers, 2008 was the year they’d just as soon forget. Cool, wet weather throughout most of the growing season produced an alfalfa seed harvest less than half of normal. “There was no good crop anywhere,” said Les Jacobson, Manitoba Forage Seed

Forages, Livestock, News

Lobby intensifies for cattle tax deferral

By Ron Friesen January 8, 2009

“I’d just as soon see this happen sooner rather than later.” – James Bezan, MP James Bezan says he is having an uphill battle persuading the federal Finance Department that losing hay to a flood is the same as losing it to a drought. “It’s a matter of convincing people within the department that the

Opinion

(No decoder ring required)

By John Morriss January 1, 2009

The tree is took down, the shortbread is all eaten So it’s time once again for our annual New Year’s greetin’ In doggerel (verse that rhymes badly) we look at the past year Because in hindsight our view is always perfectly clear Speaking of hinds, I hear the coffee shop news is That the behinds

Weather

Looking back at 2008

By Daniel Bezte January 1, 2009

With 2008 coming to an end, the year overall turned out to be cooler and wetter than average, with all three of our major stations (Winnipeg, Brandon, and Dauphin) repor ting a mean annual temperature that was around 1.5C below the long-term average. Precipitation was also above average for the year, with all three stations

Beef cattle, Livestock, Other

New MCPA head wants more emphasis on agriculture

By Ron Friesen January 1, 2009

“If you’re not willing to do something, you can’t complain.” – JOE BOUCHARD, MCPA If Joe Bouchard had his way, agriculture would qualify for a federal bailout package ahead of the auto industry. Like many of his fellow producers, Bouchard believes the federal Conservative government gives agriculture, especially the cattle sector, mere lip service at

Livestock, News

Cattle producers pan AgriStability

By Ron Friesen December 18, 2008

“If you don’t have a margin, how do you access funds?” – Robert McLean, KAP Dianne Smith was expecting a rough ride from Manitoba cattle producers over her presentation on business risk management programs. But the audience sat mostly in stony silence, offering only a few perfunctory questions. Smith, an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada client

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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