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Assiniboine River flows continue to rise, rain forecast could raise flood risk

Manitoba Flood Bulletin No. 15

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 12, 2017

Province of Manitoba – Manitoba Infrastructure’s Hydrologic Forecast Centre reports overland flooding and tributary flows continue to subside across parts of southern Manitoba. Flows in the Assiniboine River are continuing to rise. Weather forecasts are predicting strong winds for April 13 to 16, as a low-pressure system begins to move from west to east across

Hogs, Livestock, Weather

Manitoba to axe limits on hog barns

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 17, 2017

UPDATED, March 20 — Manitoba’s restrictions on hog barn and manure storage construction are set to be shelved by way of an omnibus “red tape reduction” bill. Provincial Finance Minister Cameron Friesen on Thursday introduced Bill 24 for first reading. Among its 15 proposed amendments to various pieces of legislation, the bill would repeal two

John Heard, crop nutrition specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, reports on phosphorus deficiency in soil and best practices during the recent 4R Nutrient Stewardship training in Brandon.

Crops, Local news

The phosphorus conundrum: low soil levels meet Lake Winnipeg pressures

Experts weigh in on managing low phosphorus levels in soil, while minimizing water health impact

By Alexis Stockford March 6, 2017

Manitoba is in a difficult position of simultaneously having too much phosphorus and not enough. Manitoba Agriculture crop nutrition specialist John Heard highlighted this contradiction recently during a recent presentation at a nutrient stewardship workshop, noting phosphorus buildup in the Lake Winnipeg watershed has been a source of long-standing tension between regulators and agriculture. A

Rick Gamble, mayor of Dunnottar, has been a tireless advocate for the health of Lake Winnipeg.

Country Crossroads, Local news

Commitment to a cleaner lake and greener living earns community recognition

Dunnottar has made outstanding efforts to protect Lake Winnipeg, say officials with  East Interlake Conservation District

By Lorraine Stevenson March 1, 2017

Dunnottar has a tree-lined pathway, curbside recycling and makes the yard waste it composts available to local residents to use in this lakeside village’s large number of community gardens. It does water conservation education too. Someday the local government hopes to heat its municipal office with solar panels. But it’s how this small village of

A small dam holds back water at the Morden research centre.

Crops, Local news

How much nitrogen could a wood chip chuck?

Researchers investigating wood chip bioreactors under Manitoba conditions  say half the nitrogen in tile drainage run-off could be captured

By Shannon VanRaes September 14, 2016

Often considered a byproduct of forestry and landscaping, wood chips could also become central to decreasing nitrogen run-off from tile drainage systems. Dipping his hand into a plastic container full of wood chips at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Research Centre in Morden, Steve Sager said that increased use of tile drainage in Manitoba, as well

Local news

Grassroots water monitoring pilot underway

The Lake Winnipeg Foundation has a pilot project to co-ordinate community-based water monitoring

By Lorraine Stevenson July 12, 2016

It’s well understood high phosphorus levels cause harmful algae blooms in Lake Winnipeg. What’s not yet well understood is precisely where they come from. A new project from the not-for-profit Lake Winnipeg Foundation (LWF) aims to find out. Its Community Based Monitoring project, operating as a pilot program in 2016, aims to co-ordinate the water

Comment

Province’s water needs action not rhetoric

Current water management practices disrespectful and disruptive to rural Manitobans

By Jim Collinson May 25, 2016

Deferral of essential water management infrastructure and management in recent years, combined with serious problems of climate change, is frustrating Manitoba’s economic growth and environmental health. Both objectives resonate with the public. Rhetoric about “fixing Lake Manitoba’s water levels,” and cleaning up Lake Winnipeg in terms of algae, sedimentation and erosion, highlights the problems but

Phosphorus-laden solids separated from hog manure in a storage shed on Lauren Wiebe’s farm near St. Malo.

Hogs, Livestock

Manure separation could be key to P accumulation issue

Removing phosphorus-rich solids from nitrogen-rich liquid allows both  local use and economical transportation to other farms

By Ron Friesen March 22, 2016

A unique method of separating nutrients in hog manure, based on European technology, may give livestock producers another way to deal with excess soil phosphorus in southeastern Manitoba’s livestock alley. The method involves separating out the solids in manure from the liquid, using an automated conveyor belt system. Solids in hog manure are high in

Comment, Local news

Prairie water woes need collective action, not more words

Excessive moisture and flooding in recent years have compounded the threat to Prairie lakes

By Dimple Roy And Jo-ellen Parry March 21, 2016

Whether you are driving along a rural road or flying across southern Manitoba, it does not take long to appreciate why this province is known as the land of 100,000 lakes. From Prairie potholes to the inland seas of lakes Manitoba and Winnipeg, these water bodies help define this province and who we are as

Crops, Local news

Phosphorus recovery can complement source reduction

Globally, it's estimated that one-third of all phosphorous applied is lost to water due to erosion, leaching and run-off

By Julienne Isaacs December 23, 2015

A Manitoba engineer says phosphorus (P) recovery methods can be an important addition to the province’s phosphorus management strategies. Francesco Zurzolo, an engineer specializing in nutrient management and reduction with Dillon Consulting, says Manitoba is dealing with eutrophication and destruction of important ecosystems due to P buildup. Zurzolo spoke at the Manitoba Environmental Industries Association’s

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

Tag Archives Lake Winnipeg

Assiniboine River flows continue to rise, rain forecast could raise flood risk

Manitoba to axe limits on hog barns

The phosphorus conundrum: low soil levels meet Lake Winnipeg pressures

Commitment to a cleaner lake and greener living earns community recognition

How much nitrogen could a wood chip chuck?

Grassroots water monitoring pilot underway

Province’s water needs action not rhetoric

Manure separation could be key to P accumulation issue

Prairie water woes need collective action, not more words

Phosphorus recovery can complement source reduction

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