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It was a marketing ploy that worked

The year-long celebration known as Manitoba Homecoming 2010, designed to bring former Manitobans and new visitors to the province and maximize the economic benefits of tourism, appears to not only have met its goals, but exceeded them. Recently released figures from Statistics Canada show that Winnipeg recorded 2.8 million person visits in 2010, an increase
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Farmers head to school for Canadian Agricultural Literacy Week

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It’s often said farmers speak their own language, but schoolkids in nine provinces might soon understand it a little better thanks to Canadian Agricultural Literacy Week. Hundreds of farmers will be going back to school Feb. 26 to March 3 to talk to children and read from selected books telling stories about food and farming
Crops, News, Weather

Weather a mixed blessing for insects

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Insect populations overwintering in Western Canada are likely enjoying the warmer-than-normal temperatures seen across the Canadian Prairies this winter, but the lack of snow cover could lead to increased mortality if and when the mercury does drop. Environment Canada forecasts for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta are calling for unseasonably warm temperatures over the next week,
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KAP eager to partner in watershed planning

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The province’s new agriculture minister’s first words to Keystone Agriculture Producers delegates last week were to assure them he’s a farmer who understands their challenges. And he knows the value of teamwork. “I’m still going to maintain that mindset,” said Ron Kostyshyn, the newly minted minister of Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives. “We need
News, Opinion, Weather

It’s time Manitoba becomes a leader on the drainage issue

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Flooding was a problem not only in Manitoba this past year, but it was also a major issue in Saskatchewan. Both provinces faced enormous costs associated with lost crops, washed-out roads and culverts, and in some cases, people lost their homes. In fact, flooding in Manitoba will cost taxpayers $1 billion in damages and flood-fighting
Country Crossroads, News

Changing bird habits

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As an avid birdwatcher, I am always interested to learn about the birds that other people see. In winter, besides checking my own birdfeeders, and keeping a lookout whenever I drive or walk somewhere, I frequently check a local website called “birding on the Net” that gives details of birds seen by others — and
Beef cattle, News

4-H’s 100th: Celebrations launched at Ag Days

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Let the party begin. Manitoba 4-H Council leaders rolled out their plans during Ag Days last week for celebrations leading up to the 100th anniversary of 4-H in Canada. “Manitoba has a very special relationship to 4-H with Roland being the birthplace of 4-H in Canada,” said Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Ron
Cereals, News

Judge delays decision on CWB

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Suspending a new law that ended the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly would sow confusion in Western Canada’s grain industry, lawyers for the federal government said in court Jan. 18 in a hearing on a plea from eight former directors. The one time CWB directors, Prairie farmers ousted when the bill to revamp the CWB became
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Eastern moose hunt suspended

Manitoba Conservation and Water Stewardship says it is temporarily closing all moose hunting in strategic areas north of Pine Falls and south of Bissett. The closure comes a year after licensed hunting was closed in Game Hunting Area (GHA) 26. Moose populations have declined by almost 50 per cent in this part of the province
Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, News

Want to learn something new about agriculture?

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Manitoba Ag Days is celebrating 35 years of bringing the best and brightest in the agricultural community all together under one roof at Brandon’s Keystone Centre. “We have a high-level indoor show and the fact that it’s all in one place is a real benefit,” says Manitoba Ag Days co-chair, Scott Perkin. This year’s event

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