Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council Archives - Page 2 of 5

MRAC moves forward with new strategic plan

By Lorraine Stevenson March 29, 2012

An expanded mandate, a new agricultural foundation, and possibly a name change are some of the changes in the works for the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council (MRAC) as it implements a new strategic plan. About 60 in attendance at last week’s annual general meeting heard details on how MRAC plans to significantly rebrand and reposition

Cereals, News

Co-Operator Editor Receives International Writing Award

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 22, 2011

Co-operatoreditor Laura Rance has placed third in an internat ional writing competition focused on sustainable agriculture, contest organizers announced Sept. 17. The newly launched IFAJYara Award for Reporting on Sustainable Agriculture honoured the top three entries at the recent International Federation of Agr icultural Journalists (IFAJ) congress held here last week. The competition, which drew

Cereals, Crops, Dairy cattle, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Sep. 15, 2011

By Reuters September 15, 2011

Dryness dims Argentine wheat outlook:Much of Argentina s wheat belt is getting dry, with frosts hampering the healthy development of 2011-12 crops in some northern areas, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said last week. Without moisture on surface soils, the outlook for wheat yields is gradually deteriorating in the western crop belt, the exchange said

Crops

Perennial Crops May Store Carbon

By Shannon VanRaes September 8, 2011

Finding ways to make farming more environmentally sound is one of the goals of a greenhouse gas study taking place south of Winnipeg. “What we’re trying to do is to see if it’s possible to generate cropping systems that are greenhouse gas neutral; in other words we want to build up soil carbon and prevent

Dairy cattle, Hogs, Livestock

Manure Swapping May Help Ease Phosphorus Requirements

By Ron Friesen May 26, 2011

What can you do with too much manure from pigs? Give it to the cows. A new study currently underway is considering ways to use surplus pig manure as a soil fertilizer on Manitoba dairy farms. The study by the University of Mani toba’s Nat ional Centre for Livestock and the Environment looks at reducing

Crops, Dairy cattle

Common Voice For Ag Sector More Critical Than Ever: MRAC Speaker

By Lorraine Stevenson March 24, 2011

Bracing for major change in the agricultural industry, Manitoba’s ag community proposed the formation of the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council 15 years ago. Founding members believed a common voice and vision for agriculture and for making rural Manitoba a better place to live was needed. That need for collaboration and common voice is even more

News

What’s Up – for Mar. 17, 2011

March 17, 2011

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. March 17:Agassiz Lamb Co-op membership recruitment meeting, 7-9 p.m., Carman GO Office, 63-3rd Ave. NE. For more info call Randy Eros at 204-422-8723. March 17:Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council annual general meeting, Canad Inns, 2401 Saskatchewan Ave. W., Portage la Prairie. For more info visit www.mrac.ca

Livestock, Other livestock

Agassiz Lamb Co-Op Aims To Boost Shepherds’ Fortunes

By Daniel Winters March 17, 2011

Asmall flock of longtime shepherds has hit the road to recruit members for a proposed lamb-marketing co-operative in Manitoba. Proponents of the fledgling Agassiz Lamb Co-op want to get better prices for their lambs and boost the sheep industry’s long-term fortunes in Manitoba. So far, after two of five scheduled meetings in Brandon and Souris,

News

What’s

March 10, 2011

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. March 10:Agassiz Lamb Co-op membership recruitment meeting, 7-9 p.m., Souris GO Office, 130-1st Ave. For more info call Randy Eros at 204- 422-8723. March 10-11:Farm Management Conference: “Manage The Future, Plan For Success.” PCU Centre, 245 Royal Road S. on Island Park, Portage la Prairie.

News, Oilseeds, Other livestock

What’s Up – for Mar. 3, 2011

March 3, 2011

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. March 3:Manitoba Flax Growers Association annual meeting, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Holland Community Centre, Holland. For more info call 204-638- 5231 or email [email protected]. March 5:Manitoba Sheep Association annual general meeting, 9:30 a.m., Commonwealth Air Training Museum dining hall, Brandon Airport. For more info

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

Tag Archives Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council — page 2

MRAC moves forward with new strategic plan

Co-Operator Editor Receives International Writing Award

In Brief… – for Sep. 15, 2011

Perennial Crops May Store Carbon

Manure Swapping May Help Ease Phosphorus Requirements

Common Voice For Ag Sector More Critical Than Ever: MRAC Speaker

What’s Up – for Mar. 17, 2011

Agassiz Lamb Co-Op Aims To Boost Shepherds’ Fortunes

What’s

What’s Up – for Mar. 3, 2011

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for July 11, 2025

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Latest Market News