Newdale Official Manitoba Soil – for Jul. 29, 2010

The Manitoba legislature officially approved Newdale soil as Manitoba’s provincial soil June 17. Cliff Cullen, MLA for Turtle Mountain, introduced and supported the designation through the legislature. Newdale Soil is a valuable soil of the eastern Prairies in a group known as Black Chernozems, which are dark, grassland soils. Manitoba has more Black Chernozems than

What’s Up – for Feb. 4, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Feb. 3-4 – Manitoba Swine Seminar, Victoria Inn, 1808 Wellington Ave., Winnipeg. For more info call Dallas Ballance at 204-475-8585, visit www.ManitobaSwineSeminar.caor email [email protected]. Feb. 4 – Crop Day, Legion Hall, 294 Lumber Ave., Steinbach. For more info call 204-346-6080 or email [email protected]. Feb. 4-5 –


Methane Emitter Or Carbon Sink?

“…if you drain that wetland and convert it into cropland, you’re just exchanging that methane problem for a nitrous oxide problem.” – PASCAL BADIOU Tackling the threat of global climate change is tough enough; it’s harder still when you aren’t even sure of the culprits. For example, cattle emit methane, but good grazing management practices