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Another Dump Of Water Increases Flood Fears

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As Manitoba prepares for possible flooding next spring, an additional flood risk looms from a lake drainage project in eastern Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan government is building an emergency channel to lower the level of Fishing Lake and alleviate the risk of flooding to nearby communities. Work on the project is scheduled to start Jan. 3.
Weather

Weekly Weather Map – for Dec. 16, 2010

This issue’s map shows the amount of precipitation that has fallen across the Prairies so far this winter as a percentage of the average. From the map we see western Manitoba, eastern and western Saskatchewan and much of southern Alberta have seen well-above-average amounts of precipitation so far this winter. Southcentral Manitoba and northwestern Alberta
Forages, News

What’s Up – for Dec. 9, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. Dec. 10:Strategic Solutions for the Family Farm, a Canadian Association of Farm Advisors seminar, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Willow Room, Elkhorn Resort. Registration $50, deadline Dec. 8, for more info or to register email [email protected]. Dec. 13:MAFRI North Parkland beef meeting, 12 p.m., Community
Opinion

Facing Up To Climate Change

Avery Simundsson of Arborg was first runner-up in the senior division of the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture held at the recent Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Simundsson, 21, is an engineering student at the University of Manitoba. The following is an excerpt from her speech on the topic of “What is the biggest challenge in
News

Food Fight Challengers Sought

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The fifth annual Great Manitoba Food Fight is open for challengers, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Stan Struthers announced Nov. 24. Manitobans with a great new food or beverage idea are invited to enter the Great Manitoba Food Fight scheduled in April as part of the 2011 Capturing Opportunities event. “In the past four
Livestock

Maple Leaf Foods To Close Nova Scotia Meat Plant

Maple Leaf Foods, one of Canada’s leading food processors, said Nov. 17 that it will close its pork plant in Berwick, Nova Scotia, at the end of April. The plant closure is the first since Maple Leaf announced in October that it plans to boost earnings by closing some plants and spending heavily to modernize
Forages, News

What’s Up – for Nov. 25, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. Nov. 27:Christmas wreath-making course, Winnipeg River Learning Centre, Pine Falls. Registration $50 per person. For more info contact Ken Fosty, Manitoba Forestry Association, 204-330- 7495. Dec. 3:University of Manitoba Transport Institute’s 15th annual Fields on Wheels conference, Delta Winnipeg, 350 St. Mary Ave. For more
Opinion

Non-Democratic Party Insults Landowners

My wife and I along with over 100 other farmers and landowners had a crash course on how democracy works within the walls of the Manitoba legislature under the NDP regime. We attended a legislative committee meeting regarding Manitoba Hydro projects on Oct. 25. Finance Minister Rosanne Wowchuk and other NDP committee members argued for
Opinion

Letters – for Nov. 4, 2010

Manitoba Hydro is moving forward with the Bipole III project to protect the reliability of Manitoba’s power supply and to expand our export capacity. The Bipole III transmission line requires the construction of new converter stations at the start and finish of the line: the Keewatinoow Station in the north and the Riel Station next
Cereals, Opinion

Commodities Lend Themselves To Single-Desk Selling

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You have to admire politicians who set aside long-held beliefs when they are confronted with the reality of how the world works. Reality sets in once they arrive in government and are responsible to more than just their supporters. Good examples are former Alberta Conservative premier Peter Lougheed and Saskatchewan’s Premier Brad Wall. Both were

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