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Past Grads Honoured By University Of Manitoba

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Two past graduates of the University of Manitoba’s faculty of agricultural and food sciences were recognized recently for their outstanding contributions to Manitoba’s agricultural community. Harold Froese, egg producer and industry leader, and Herm Martens, community leader and dedicated volunteer, received Certificates of Merit from the faculty of agricultural and food sciences at the University
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Use LIDAR For Flood Control, Province Told

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Manitoba’s Chambers of Commerce wants the provincial government to go “light” on floods. The Manitoba Chambers of Commerce is asking the province to use Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) to help control flooding in the Red River Valley and Assiniboine River basins. LIDAR is an optical remote sensing technology which accurately measures the distance to
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Aid Package For Flooded Farmers

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The Manitoba government announced several compensation programs worth an estimated $44 million for farmers May 24 as part of a sweeping $175-million package of mitigation and compensation measures related to flooding in the province. There is a program for farmers south of the Hoop and Holler Bend near Portage la Prairie and surrounding Lake Manitoba
Cereals, Opinion

Letters – for May. 26, 2011

If CWB not needed, are subsidies? The Harper government is hell bent in destroying the Canadian Wheat Board, which brings a lot of value to farmers, because corporate farmers believe they can do better without it. Does this also mean all the farming subsidies corporate farmers receive will now end also? Smaller, unincorporated family farms
Beef cattle, Forages, Livestock

Cattle Evacuation Continues Around Lake Manitoba

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Art Jonasson is a farmer by long distance this year, thanks to unprecedented spring flooding on Lake Manitoba. The Vogar-area farmer’s cattle are scattered across the province because of an emergency evacuation of livestock in the region ahead of water spreading inland from the swollen lake. He has no idea when they’ll be able to
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Special Aid For Flooded Farmers

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The Manitoba government is promising “comprehensive” compensation to crop farmers and livestock producers whose livelihoods are threatened by the unprecedented Assiniboine River flooding this spring. “I do want to indicate we are developing through our Department of Agriculture a comprehensive plan for the many impacted areas throughout the province whether it be in the Shoal
Crops, Forages, Livestock, News

MBP Is First Stop For Cattle Evacuation Information

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Cattle producers affected by the flooding crisis are urged to get in touch with Manitoba Beef Producers as their first point of contact. MBP is an information clearing house about available pasture land for producers who need to evacuate cattle. It can also advise producers forced to move animals about sources to contact and procedures
Opinion

Bipole III Route Must Change

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Farmers will be directly affected by the construction of the Bipole III power transmission line and Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) continues to lobby the Government of Manitoba to abandon the plan to develop the west-side route. KAP is opposed to the west-side route because it is not the right way to proceed for farmers and
Livestock

Sharing The Load

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The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) is making producers aware that immediate assistance is required by Manitoba producers affected by the urgent call for the evacuation of cattle in areas facing impending flooding threats surrounding Lake Manitoba. A few years ago, drought conditions in Alberta and Saskatchewan saw producers there make arrangements with Manitoba producers to
Country Crossroads

Manitobans Honoured For Community Leadership

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Herm Martens, a well-known figure on Manitoba’s agricultural and municipal fronts was presented with an Outstanding Community Leadership Award at the recent Capturing Opportunities conference. Martens, who served as reeve of the RM of Morris from 1995 until last year, was honoured for his community service as chair of the Pembina Valley Water Co-op, the

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