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OPAM trims costs to be more competitive

By Daniel Winters March 23, 2012

Streamlined operations and paperwork put Manitoba’s only homegrown  organic certifying body back on the road to financial health

Manitoba’s own organic certification body is well on its way back to financial health. The Organic Producers of Manitoba, founded in 2005, was hit by a cash crunch as organic’s boom years ground to a halt, said president Edward Lelond. “We were anticipating growth before it happened, and then we hit the recession of 2008,”

Crops, News, Oilseeds

Unpaid taxes a “management decision,” says Shape Foods part owner

By Daniel Winters March 23, 2012

On the City of Brandon’s tax arrears list, last updated Feb. 21, there were more than 100 properties listed as being behind on their property taxes — including $266,000 owed by Shape Foods. Jim Downey, a former Manitoba cabinet minister, who along with three other investors bought the flax-crushing and -bottling plant for $5.1 million

Livestock, News

New livestock technical review process unveiled

By Lorraine Stevenson March 14, 2012

Confrontational conditional use hearings may start to become a thing of the past. Public hearings remain part of the process for reviewing any proposed large livestock operations, but by the time they’re held the public will already know what’s being proposed and will have voiced any concerns much earlier on. Details of the new technical

News

Association expands reach to flood-affected homeowners

By Shannon VanRaes March 14, 2012

The Shoal Lakes Flooded Landowners Association is expanding its membership beyond the farming community as unease over the buyout process increases. Trucks and cars circled the Woodlands Legion Hall last week, with more than 60 people turning out for the association’s first annual meeting. “Not a lot has changed — we’re basically sitting here, having

News, Weather

Southwest reeve slams province’s 2011 flood response record

By Daniel Winters March 5, 2012

The provincial government’s handling of the 2011 flood has come under fire from a group representing 40 rural municipalities and towns in the southwest corner of the province. The province needs to step up its efforts in the area hard hit by severe overland flooding of the Souris and Assiniboine rivers almost one year ago,

News, Opinion, Weather

It’s time Manitoba becomes a leader on the drainage issue

By Bob Grant February 15, 2012

Flooding was a problem not only in Manitoba this past year, but it was also a major issue in Saskatchewan. Both provinces faced enormous costs associated with lost crops, washed-out roads and culverts, and in some cases, people lost their homes. In fact, flooding in Manitoba will cost taxpayers $1 billion in damages and flood-fighting

News

Manitoba government preparing to ban cosmetic pesticides

By Allan Dawson February 14, 2012

Farmers will be allowed to spray their crops if the Manitoba government bans the use of cosmetic “chemical” pesticides. But farmers will still suffer, say CropLife Canada and the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP). And so will homeowners. Last week Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh confirmed this spring the Manitoba government will consult the

Crops

Top-up available for EMI coverage

By Shannon VanRaes January 27, 2012

The province has announced an Excess Moisture Insurance (EMI) top-up of $15 per acre, providing coverage of up to $80 per acre for land too wet to seed by June 20. Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Ron Kostyshyn made the announcement at Ag Days in Brandon. “We can’t afford to jeopardize the economic

Beef cattle, News

Briefs Jan. 5

January 17, 2012

Doug Connery passes Well-known Manitoba vegetable farmer and industry leader Doug Connery died Dec. 15 after suffering a heart attack. The 56-year-old owner of Connery Riverdale Farms near Portage la Prairie was a director of Peak of the Market, past president of the Vegetable Growers Association of Manitoba, past president of the Canadian Horticultural Council

Beef cattle, News

Doug Connery passes

January 5, 2012

staff / Well-known Manitoba vegetable farmer and industry leader Doug Connery died Dec. 15 after suffering a heart attack. The 56-year-old owner of Connery Riverdale Farms near Portage la Prairie was a director of Peak of the Market, past president of the Vegetable Growers Association of Manitoba, past president of the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC),

Daily Network News

Canadian Cattle Association won’t back traceability changes

Farmers’ Almanac rescued from closure; fate of Canadian content unknown

Do More Ag to fund rural groups’ mental health workshops

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