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Economic Growth Comes With A Price Tag

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“A country could cut its forests and deplete its fisheries, and this would show up as a positive impact on gross domestic product, without registering the corresponding decline in assets.” – MATT MCCANDLESS Avisitor from Mars might observe that despite their appearance of extreme cleverness, humans as the dominant species on this planet have invested
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Willow Rings, Poplars Offer A Clean Energy Alternative

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“This biobaler will handle stems up to six inches in diameter, so it will actually take down fairly nice-size aspen as well.” – BILL SCHROEDER Good King Wenceslas may have called for his servant to “bring me pine logs hither” to fend off the winter’s chill, but for common folk in the Middle Ages, the
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Activists A Threat To Farming’s Good Name

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“The media, in my opinion, is the most powerful force in society.” – kevin stewart On the list of most trusted occupations in Canada, farmers generally make the top three, after firefighters and nurses, according to public opinion polls. “People like farmers,” said Agvision TV host Kevin Stewart, in a keynote speech titled “The Cost
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A Holiday Wish

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One of the intense pleasures of travel is the opportunity to live amongst peoples who have not forgotten the old ways, who still feel their past in the wind, touch it in the stones polished by rain, taste it in the bitter leaves of plants. So begins the 2009 Massey Lecture series by Wade Davis,
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No Rush For C. D. Map Rewrite

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“It’s change, and there’s some apprehension there.” – WAYNE HILDEBRAND The goal of realigning all conservation districts to match true watershed boundaries will continue, but municipalities and C. D. s won’t be pressured to conform, according to an official from Manitoba Water Stewardship. Most stakeholders agree that the integrated watershed model, which is internationally accepted
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What’s Up – for Dec. 3, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Dec. 7-9 – Manitoba Conservation Districts Association convention and trade show, Keystone Centre, Brandon. Theme: “Our environment: The cost of doing nothing.” Earlybird registration ends Nov. 16. For more info call 204-571-1097, visit www.mcda.caor email [email protected]. Dec. 8 – Year-end farm taxation seminar, 7-9 p. m.,
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What’s Up – for Nov. 26, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Nov. 21-28 – Canadian Western Agribition, Evraz Place (formerly Regina Exhibition Park), Regina. For more info visit www.agribition.com. Nov. 26 – Keystone Agricultural Producers District No. 3 annual meeting, 1:30 p. m., University of Manitoba research station, Carman. Nov. 26 – Keystone Agricultural Producers District No.
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Agriculture Hall Of Fame – for Sep. 24, 2009

Ralph Jacob “Clint” Whetter was born June 20, 1919, in the R. M. of Winchester. He attended both public and high school in Dand. In 1938, Clint enrolled in agriculture at the University of Manitoba. In 1942, following graduation, he enlisted and went overseas with the RCAF. In 1945, after flying 55 bombing missions, Clint
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New Park In Memory Of Late Conservationist Don Alexander

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The green and fertile farmland seen from this vantage point on the edge of the Pembina Escarpment was once prehistoric Lake Amasses. It’s fitting that a place that affords such a view is named for the late Don Alexander, a veteran conservationist and conservation leader. Alexander, who died from cancer Jan. 20 at age 74,

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