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Ontario Court Drops Charges In Raw Milk Case

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Ontario farmer Michael Schmidt was acquitted Jan. 21 on 19 charges of distributing raw milk and raw milk products, but that is probably not the end of his legal troubles. The provincial government is expected to appeal the decision by a justice of the peace to acquit Schmidt and overturn a $55,000 contempt of court
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Fish Farm In Early Construction Stages

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“The cornerstone of this program is research, to measure inputs and outputs.” – GRANT VANDENBERG, PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT (IPSFAD) AWarren farm couple is excited about operating a new model fish farm on their property, despite delays that have set the federal and provincially funded project back months. “It’s
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New Land Use Policies Expected By Spring

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“The complexity also relates to the fact that we have one set of PLUPs but we have a province where one size won’t fit all.” – BOB GRODZIK, SENIOR POLICY ANALYST INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS Revising Manitoba’s land use policies (PLUPs) proved to be a bigger job than anticipated, pushing back what was expected to be a
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Grant Welcomed But Core Funding Needed

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“We need an operating budget. We have a small one.” – DAVE KOSLOWSKY, KILLARNEY FARMER AND FMAM SPOKESPERSON The province is kicking in $45,000 to help upgrade farmers’ markets and make sites more enticing places to visit. The funding follows the announcement of a fed-e ral initiative grant in November of $450,000 for the Farmers’
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No Rush For C. D. Map Rewrite

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“It’s change, and there’s some apprehension there.” – WAYNE HILDEBRAND The goal of realigning all conservation districts to match true watershed boundaries will continue, but municipalities and C. D. s won’t be pressured to conform, according to an official from Manitoba Water Stewardship. Most stakeholders agree that the integrated watershed model, which is internationally accepted
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FMAM Makes Plans For New Year

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“We’ve had nine new markets join us in the last year. It’s exciting that people want to join us and keep this movement growing.” – FMAM BOARD MEMBER DAVE KOSLOWSKY Farmers’ market vendors and co-ordinators in Manitoba want their provincial association to keep pursuing a coupon project to make farmers’ markets more accessible to Manitobans
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AMM Calls For Case-By-Case Rules

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Delegates at the AMM annual convention want the provincial government to back off on regulations that will phase out and ban new installations of sewage ejectors. The Onsite Wastewater Management Systems regulation, which would cover installations from private dwellings and businesses which generate a waste water flow of less than 10,000 litres per day, drew
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A Stinky Business

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Growing up on a farm situated on Osborne Clay in the Red River Valley, we learned early in life that rural waste management can indeed be a stinky business. A septic tank and field had been dutifully established using existing standards when the farm home was placed on a new foundation and indoor plumbing installed
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AMM Backs New Brandon Medical School Proposal

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Aresolution calling on the provincial government to establish a rural medical school at Brandon University to churn out doctors prepared to work in rural areas got the nod from Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) delegates last week. Sponsored by the R. M. s of Pipestone, Roblin and Shoal Lake, the resolution was aimed at finding
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Big Sky Outcome May Test Sask. Party

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The Saskatchewan Party government is proving you can lean a little bit to the right without upsetting too many people. The province’s $20 bounty on coyotes has drawn some adverse reaction, but isn’t contentious for most people who understand the explosion in the coyote population. As a kid on the farm, coyote sightings were rare

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