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Emergency outlet to become permanent

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Two permanent outlet channels will be built at a cost of $250 million to lower water levels on Lake Manitoba and prevent a repeat of the severe flooding seen in 2011. “We’re going to do all the studies, get the ball rolling on this in a way that we can bring this into play so
Protesting farmers used farm equipment to temporarily block access to the Portage Diversion April 29.  Photo: shannon vanraes
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Farmers, government spar over use of Portage Diversion

The channel ‘park-in’ demonstration by Lake Manitoba farmers and landowners 
was aimed at bringing attention to the government’s handling of 2011 flood

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A protest by 60 fed-up Lake Manitoba-area farmers and landowners at the Portage Diversion April 29 was still making waves this week as organizers prepared for a court hearing into the province’s injunction against them. Kevin Yuill, who farms about 3,000 acres north of Portage la Prairie, organized the event that saw tractors and heavy
Beef cattle, Crops, Hogs, Oilseeds

Canada wins China canola access, sees Russia meat barriers

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Canada has not ruled out WTO action against Russia for banning meat 
from Canadian plants over ractopamine

China has softened its three-year-old import restrictions on Canadian canola, while Russia is set to erect barriers to some of Canada’s biggest meat-packing plants, Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said April 16. China approved one additional oilseed-crushing plant, the 600,000-tonne CNOOC-Biolux plant in Nantong, Jiangsu province, to accept shipments of Canadian canola seed, a crop
Country Crossroads

More questions from readers

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Hi Reena, Year after year, mildew develops along the caulking/sealant around my windows. In past years, my husband has regularly used bleach and much elbow grease to clean it. We don’t mind the normal amount of work a house takes but this is ridiculous, not to mention probably harmful to our health — both the
Livestock, News

Kostyshyn pressed at KAP AGM about backstopping a hog stabilization program

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The Manitoba government will soon announce whether it will guarantee a producer-funded stabilization program for Manitoba hog producers. “We’re hoping to come forward with some announcement in very short order,” Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn told Stonewall hog producer George Matheson Jan. 23 during the Keystone Agricultural Producers’ annual meeting in Winnipeg. “I do apologize for
International news, News

Without January rains, one of two heifers will be sold

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Co-operator editor Laura Rance is travelling on a media food study tour with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Updates are being posted on the Co-operator website at www.manitobacooperator.ca. The highway southwest of Addis Ababa to Wolayto-Soddo is wide and smooth, but there is no such thing in Ethiopia as setting the cruise control and just cruising,
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Compost Co-Operative Among New Co-Ops Starting Up In Manitoba

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One of Manitoba s newest cooperatives hits the road this week and is hoping to recruit new members as it demonstrates the services it offers. The Compo-Stages Manitoba Services Co-op was expected to be out doing on-farm demos at St. Pierre, Marchand, La Broquerie, Notre Dame du Lourdes and Steinbach with its newly purchased windrow
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Business Students Took Candidates To Task Over Rural Issues

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CO-OPERATOR STAFF /OTTERBURNE Business students at Providence University College received a firsthand look at politics in the lead-up to the provincial election with an on-campus debate broadcast live on Goldenwest Radio. All in all I think it was really good, it was great to see everyone come out to take part, said 22-year-old Andrew Friesen.
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Flooding Continues To Bog Down Producers

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On a quiet stretch of road by North Shoal Lake, Howard Hilstrom pulls over to talk flooding with a group of neighbours. The flood isn t over for us, it s just as bad as it was this spring, said the cattle producer and former member of parliament. He noted three provincial roads in the
Crops, Oilseeds

Canola Council’s Promotion Funds Doubled

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The Canola Council of Canada will have twice as much money to promote Canadian canola oil and meal exports this year thanks to $1.16 million from the federal government’s AgriMarketing program. “It enhances our ability to work in our existing markets, but it also frees up dollars to allow us to investigate and look at

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