Climate Change Opportunities For Western Canadian Farmers

“I think a lot of your competitors will fall out of the market. They won’t be able to produce under those conditions.” – David Runnalls Climate change is real, but it’s not all bad for western Canadian farmers, according to David Runnalls, president and CEO of the International Institute for Sustainable Development headquartered in Winnipeg.

Manure Management Initiative Expands Its Board

The Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative (“Manure Initiative”) board of directors recently welcomed seven new members to the board. “Since its inception, the Manure Initiative has made every effort to form a board with a good cross-section of government (Agriculture, Conservation), academic (University of Manitoba), and agri-industry (Manitoba Pork Council, Maple Leaf Foods) expertise,” it


Funds To Restore Manitoba’s Largest Marshes

“The cost of restoring our internationally significant wetlands is small compared to the tremendous benefits they provide by improving the water quality of our great lakes, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and providing wildlife habitat and wildliferelated recreation opportunities.” – STAN STRUTHERS, CONSERVATION MINISTER The province is strengthening its strategy for healthy waterways with an investment

Multi-Purpose Flood Protection: A Rural-Urban Win-Win

We ignore the lessons of the 2009 Red River flood at our peril. It reveals another reason why urban taxpayers should take an interest in what happens on the rural landscape. Well-managed agriculture can help keep basements dry, tax bills lower and give us an edge in adapting to climate change. Agricultural water management has

EG and S programs clean up

“They know their land better than anyone.” – ROBERT SOPUCK Farmer-designed programs provide benefit to the environment, Robert Sopuck, vice-president of Delta Waterfowl told the Manitoba Conservation Districts Association last week. He described Environmental Goods and Services programs to the convention, heaping praise on the Alternative Land Use Service program. He said the ALUS idea