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Agriculture Budget Feels The Axe

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Manitoba Finance Minister Rosann Wowchuk has slashed agriculture spending as part of an effort to shore up funding for other key government programs in the year ahead. Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives will spend $215.5 million in the coming fiscal year, 4.2 per cent less than in 2009-10, according to provincial spending estimates. Only
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Sask. Farmland Prices Remain Strong

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Producers are always interested in farmland prices, but price tags vary a great deal from one area to another and even from one parcel of land to the next. There’s a lot of talk about a big land deal around Conquest, just west of Outlook. In the last couple months, approximately 85 parcels of land
Crops

What’s Up – for Apr. 1, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 April 6 – Verified Beef Production meeting, Provincial Building boardroom, 317 River Rd., Arborg. For more info call MAFRI at 204-376-3300 or email [email protected]. April 8 – Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame annual general meeting, 1:30 p. m., Salon A, Keystone Centre, Brandon. For more info
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What’s Up – for Mar. 25, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 March 25 – Assiniboine Hills Conservation District watershed plan meeting, 7 p. m., Discovery Centre, Brandon. For more info call toll free 877-535-2139 or email [email protected]. March 25-27 – Hardwood lumber processing workshop with Gene Wengert, 8:30 a. m., Carman. For more info or to register
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In Briefs continued from page 2 – for Mar. 18, 2010

Free access: Access to provincial parks will be free again this year, but camping, seasonal rentals and user fees will rise, the province announced last week. Detailed information on campground opening dates and campground rules is available at www.manitobaparks.com,1-800-214-6497 (toll free) or 945-6784 in Winnipeg. Most campgrounds open the weekend before May long weekend. Northern
Crops

Weather Will Get Better

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Western Canadian farmers can expect to head into the 2010 growing season facing similar weather-related problems as they did in the past year, with dryness persisting in parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan, and the potential for flooding in southern Manitoba, said Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. at the annual Canadian Wheat Board Grain World
Crops

Grain Company Complaint Against CN Dismissed

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The Canadian Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n Agency has dismissed a level-of-service complaint against CN by Western Grain Trade Ltd. In a decision announced Feb. 11, the CTA said CN did the best it could in meeting the company’s need for cars in restricted plant facilities in
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In Brief… – for Feb. 11, 2010

New president: Gerald Grandmont of Leo’s Sales and Service Ltd., in Winnipeg, Manitoba was installed as president of the Canada West Equipment Dealers Association at the Canada West Annual Meeting Jan. 29. Leo’s Sales and Service Ltd., represents a complete line of Case IH lawn, garden, and farm equipment to the agricultural and consumer market.
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What’s Up – for Feb. 11, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 Feb. 16 – Canadian International Grains Institute introductory biodiesel production training, Beausejour. For more info or to register visit www.cigi.ca. Feb. 17 – Manitoba Hay Day, AAFC Brandon Research Centre, Brandon. For more info or to register call Linda at 204-483-2153 or visit www.mbforagecouncil.mb.ca. Feb. 17-19

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