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New inventions draw the crowds

By Angela Lovell January 24, 2012

The history of agricultural innovation in Western Canada is replete with inventions that came from the mind of a farmer and were built, initially, in his back shop. Some of those inventions are now in use on farms across the Prairies and beyond. And some of them were launched in Brandon at the Inventor’s Showcase,

News

Oak River farmer wins appeal to Municipal Board

By Lorraine Stevenson January 24, 2012

An Oak River-area farmer has won his battle to subdivide his farmland from its yardsite — and his victory may make it easier for others trying to keep the yard lights on in rural Manitoba. Jon Crowson is a retired Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Initiatives farm production adviser who has lived in a modest

News, Weather

Spring flooding tops Environment Canada’s Top 10 weather stories

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 17, 2012

Historic flooding across Saskatchewan and Manitoba logged in as the No. 1 weather story in Canada in 2011, Environment Canada says. “Everything about the flooding, including its size, magnitude and duration, was unprecedented. It was also one of Canada’s few billion-dollar disasters,” the department says in its annual Canada’s Top 10 Weather Stories for 2011

Cereals, Crops, News, Opinion

Letters

January 12, 2012

Say goodbye to blending benefits Recently, at the Strudwick farm east of Regina, a farm building full of open marketers got the news they wanted. Starting in the new crop year, they will be able to market their own wheat and barley. Former Western Canadian Wheat Growers president, (Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel was elated.) Under the bright

News

Grit leader says farmers need simplified flood compensation

By Shannon VanRaes January 12, 2012

Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard has released a self-authored report on the 2011 flood that calls for a full and independent review of how it was handled. In his report, Gerrard makes 33 recommendations and offers seven “main” conclusions, while accusing the province of providing inadequate warning and support to those in the Lake Winnipeg area.

Cereals, Dairy cattle, Opinion

Letters – for Nov. 17, 2011

By Kenneth Sigurdson November 17, 2011

We welcome readers comments on issues that have been covered in the Manitoba Co-operator.In most cases we cannot accept open letters or copies of letters which have been sent to several publications. Letters are subject to editing for length or taste. We suggest a maximum of about 300 words. Please forward letters to ManitobaCo-operator, 1666DublinAve.,Winnipeg,

Country Crossroads

Home Run Hero

November 17, 2011

But Joe Wiwchar s first recollections of baseball are as a city kid playing pickup and 500 as a kid, and riding his bike across Winnipeg to play on a little league team in the city s West End. He started coaching girls softball at the age of 17 in the 1950s and Wiwchar has

Livestock

Viterra To Resell Esso Fuels On Canadian Prairies

November 17, 2011

REUTERS / Viterra Inc., Canada s biggest grain handler, said on Nov. 8 that it has bought Imperial Oil s commercial and farm fuels distribution business in the Prairie provinces. Viterra, which already owns the country s biggest network of country grain elevators, along with port terminals, processing plants and farm retail outlets, will resell

Hogs, Livestock

KAP Uses Winnipeg Sewage Issues To Defend Farm Record

By Allan Dawson November 17, 2011

Unt reated Winnipeg sewage flowing into the Red River and eventually Lake Winnipeg has given Doug Chorney a platform to complain about how hog farmers are unfairly blamed for excessive phosphorus levels in the lake. According to the president of the Keystone Agricultural Producers regulations restricting the construction of new hog barns and the expansion

News

New Vegetable-Processing Plant Putting Down Roots In Portage

By Shannon VanRaes November 10, 2011

Kelly Beaulieu is cultivating more than freshness these days the former agronomist is growing opportunities and sowing the seeds of success in her hometown of Portage la Prairie. The entrepreneur has spent the last year creating Prairie Garden Puree at the Manitoba Food Development Centre, a base ingredient for food production. This is something that

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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New inventions draw the crowds

Oak River farmer wins appeal to Municipal Board

Spring flooding tops Environment Canada’s Top 10 weather stories

Letters

Grit leader says farmers need simplified flood compensation

Letters – for Nov. 17, 2011

Home Run Hero

Viterra To Resell Esso Fuels On Canadian Prairies

KAP Uses Winnipeg Sewage Issues To Defend Farm Record

New Vegetable-Processing Plant Putting Down Roots In Portage

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