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Tripartite agreement signed to promote nutrient management in Manitoba

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The Canadian Fertilizer Institute will spend $150,000 over three years 
with the Manitoba government and KAP as its partners

Anew program promoting improved nutrient management among Manitoba farmers was launched last week by the Canadian Fertilizer Institute (CFI), the Manitoba government and the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP). The three signed a 4R Nutrient stewardship memorandum of understanding Jan. 15 during Ag Days. CFI will provide $150,000 over three years to fund the extension program,
Crops, News

Farmers want an exemption

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A warm, dry spring has the Manitoba government reconsidering its new nutrient application rules that prevent fertilizer applications before April 10, a provincial official said March 15. “If the warm weather conditions continue and soils across the province are fully thawed, then the department (Conservation and Water Stewardship) will consider a blanket variation for all
News

Red River nutrient management plan in the works

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Plans for a nutrient management strategy for the Red River watershed have been endorsed by the International Red River Board of the International Joint Commission. Representatives of North Dakota, Minnesota and Manitoba, the Red River Basin Commission (RRBC) and federal agencies from both countries have agreed to work together across various jurisdictions within the watershed.
Livestock, News

Winter Fertilizing Ban Starts Nov. 10, Ends April 10

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Farmers still planning to apply fertilizer this fall have until midnight Nov. 9 to get the job done. Otherwise, they must wait until next April 10 under new regulations that came into effect last spring. Although the changes were announced several years ago, many farmers are oblivious, said Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Doug Chorney
Opinion

Taking A Position On Agriculture And Climate Change

At its 66th annual international conference in July, the Soil and Water Conservation Society released this position statement on climate change and soil and water conservation. SWCS is a scientific organization with chapters throughout the U.S. and Canada, and which has over 5,000 members around the world. The Soil and Water Conservation Society finds that
Opinion

The Three “R” S Of P

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We’ve often heard of the three Rs– reading, writing and reckoning (a term related to mental math dating back to the Victorian era) whenever the subject of keeping the education on track arises. Or the three Rs of garbage– reduce, reuse and recycle. Right now, Manitoba is caught up in the three Rs of phosphorus
Livestock, Opinion, Other livestock

Letters – for Mar. 10, 2011

Time to change directions Your recent editorial “A Change In Thinking,” February 17, hits the nail on the head. Past farmer thinking has concentrated too much on income support and not enough on change and innovation. Taxpayer-sourced payments made simply for producing and selling a commodity, interest-free loans and advances, rewards for year-to-year income variability
Crops

Mosaic Offers Fertility Uptake Guide

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The Mosaic Company has developed a website offering soil fertility information and resources. It can be found at www.Back-to- Basics.net. Back-to-Basics is an ongoing initiative that helps keep growers and those who influence fertilizer management decisions informed about nutrient uptake levels, critical trends in soil fertility, the importance of proper crop nutrition and new crop
Opinion

Back To The Data Mine – for Sep. 16, 2010

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Those who feel there’s not much for farmers in Manitoba to laugh about these days need only wait until seeding time next year. Don’t take that as a guarantee that the rain will actually start and stop when and where it’s needed, but rather, that you can expect something funny to land in your mailbox
Livestock

BMP Program Approves 180 Projects

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The Manitoba Sustainable Agriculture Practices Program (MSAPP) has completed its first intake of applications for beneficial management practice (BMP) incentive funding for the 2010-11 fiscal year, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Stan Struthers has announced. “The MSAPP is a incentive-based program announced by the province in 2008 to encourage producers to adopt and implement

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