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Farmers Will Have Input On Hydro Detour

In response to Mr. Blaine Pederson’s letter to the editor (“Not a done deal,” Co-operator, Jan. 7, page 5) I would like to provide the following comments. The assessment of new transmission requirements for this province was reviewed by the Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board, with a decision being made to develop Bipole III on the west
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In Brief… – for Feb. 11, 2010

New president: Gerald Grandmont of Leo’s Sales and Service Ltd., in Winnipeg, Manitoba was installed as president of the Canada West Equipment Dealers Association at the Canada West Annual Meeting Jan. 29. Leo’s Sales and Service Ltd., represents a complete line of Case IH lawn, garden, and farm equipment to the agricultural and consumer market.
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Letters – for Jan. 7, 2010

Bigger issues than climate change Pat Mooney, an Ottawa-based consultant and crop diversity enthusiast, addressed the NFU convention in Saskatoon in December, as reported by your Allan Dawson (“Crop diversity key to food security,” Co-operator, Dec. 10, page 16). In Mooney’s future, climate change will change everything in world agriculture, including what crops can actually
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Bipole III Raises Farmers’ Concerns About Land Impacts

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“These high-voltage power lines are so big that going over top or underneath isn’t an option.” – DOUG CHORNEY, KAP Questions about its impact on agriculture surround a new Manitoba Hydro high-voltage transmission line planned from the North that will ultimately run through some of the best farmland in the province. Producers want to know
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Hydro Issues More Route-Planning Permits In ’09

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Truckers see warnings posted on bridges about excessive load heights. But nothing warns the farmer transporting tall equipment under dangerous overhead power lines – except their own navigational foresight. That’s why it’s so important to plan ahead, say Manitoba Hydro officials, who say more farmers are planning routes to safely transport farm equipment. There was
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Human Ecology Faculty Marks Centennial In 2010

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“Home economists and human ecologists have done some outstanding things through the years and have assisted and helped change society.” – ELAINE ADAM, CO-CHAIR OF THE 2010 CENTENNIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE Photos and stories are sought for the 2010 centennial Any materials persons wish to submit can be mailed to: The Home Economics and Human Ecology
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Agricultural Energy Expansion Must-Haves

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The expanding renewable energy sector offers incredible opportunities for Manitoba producers. What we need now are the right policy tools and information on diversifying into new agricultural-based energy solutions such as biomass, wind power, and renewable fuels. Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) recently updated a policy paper regarding agricultural energy, which outlines our vision for the
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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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Community Wind Plans Move Ahead A Step

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Standing in the breeze just east of Forrest, Dan Mazier watches as a two-man crew prepares to raise a 60-foot tower in a canola field. Atop the tower will be a device for minute-by-minute measuring local wind speed, sending the data wirelessly via cellular phone signal to a computer. At the end of two years,

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