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Plenty on the plate for food security groups

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Residents of Winnipeg’s St. Vital neighbourhood are digesting the results of a newly released study that reflects what matters to them about food. The Winnipeg suburb is one of several sites in Manitoba to undergo community food assessments in recent months, an initiative to better understand where residents buy or access food, if they grow
Cereals, News, Opinion

Our history: April 4, 1996

Our April 4, 1996 issue reported that the Canadian Wheat Board had moved 100,000 tonnes of grain from the Red River Valley in anticipation of spring flooding. A storm the previous week had dumped 20 cm of snow throughout southern Manitoba and the Interlake. In Geneva, veterinary and health experts had met to discuss a
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Province hopes market will come to the rescue of rural bus service

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The province will introduce new rules July 1 in a bid to improve rural and northern bus service. The move will help sustain services for Manitobans on key routes while offering greater flexibility for carriers, said Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Steve Ashton. This includes making it easier for private-sector carriers to enter the market while
Cereals, Hogs, Opinion

Letters, March 22, 2012

Taxpayers on the hook (again) When I first saw the article in newspapers about $4.5 million for Maple Leaf upgrades, my first thought was, is it election time again, and so soon? I do not understand why Minister Vic Toews, chastises the city of Winnipeg and the media reporting as to what and whose sewage
Beef cattle, Livestock, Opinion

The $5 million advantage of local processing

(Excerpts from the latest Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council newsletter) Alberta cattle fetch more at auction than Manitoba cattle. A lot more. “One of the main reasons why Manitoba’s prices are lower is because they are the furthest distance away from any federally inspected slaughter plants,” said Canfax market analyst Brian Perillat. The simple fact is
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Turning waste into black gold

Manitoba’s first composting co-operative, Compostages Manitoba Services Cooperative, is now ready to offer municipalities and agricultural producers an affordable and eco-responsible alternative to dealing with organic matter. Compostages Manitoba Services Cooperative will be hosting its first organizational meeting on Tuesday March 27 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cabane a Sucre in St. Pierre
Livestock, News, Opinion

Letters — for Mar. 8, 2012

Cattlemen’s checkoff story in error Regarding the story “CCA town hall: Showcases beef industry group’s ongoing efforts,” in the Feb. 16, 2012 edition of the Manitoba Co-operator, this article attributes incorrect information to Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) vice-president Martin Unrau regarding the allocations of the $1 national checkoff. Unrau was in fact talking about the
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Briefs March 8, 2012

Ukraine sees sharp rise in corn-sowing area kiev / reuters / Ukrainian farmers are expected to increase corn acreage to 4.5 million to five million hectares, up from 3.6 million hectares in 2011, to make up for winter grain plantings lost to drought and cold weather. About 3.5 million hectares of winter grains will have
News, Weather

Southwest reeve slams province’s 2011 flood response record

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The provincial government’s handling of the 2011 flood has come under fire from a group representing 40 rural municipalities and towns in the southwest corner of the province. The province needs to step up its efforts in the area hard hit by severe overland flooding of the Souris and Assiniboine rivers almost one year ago,

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