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Where’s The Wetlands?

October 27, 2011

staff / Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is concerned the provincial government did not specifically reference wetlands, or the protection of wetlands, as a part of the solution to Manitoba s flooding and water quality problems in the recent throne speech. We are disappointed, as will be our 19,000-plus volunteers and supporters, says Bob Grant, manager

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Compo-Stages Manitoba Services Co-Op Demonstrates Advantages Of Composting Manure

By Lorraine Stevenson October 27, 2011

co-operator staff / st. pierre-jolys Farmers saw Manitoba s first industrial-sized manure windrow turner in operation last week. Next month they can hear more about joining the new cooperative that owns it. The Compo-Stages Manitoba Services Co-op, an agricultural composting co-operative and a first for both Manitoba and Canada, conducted demonstrations on six farms around

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Residents Face Long Wait For New Bridge

By Daniel Winters October 20, 2011

Abuckled bridge in the province s southwest corner has residents fuming. The bridge, which spans the Souris River between Coulter and Waskada on PR 251, suffered extensive damage in early July amid heavy flooding. Area resident Shirley Kernaghan said that the structure has buckled in the middle, rendering it off limits to vehicle travel. Because

Cereals, Dairy cattle, Livestock

Maintaining A Supply Management System

By Shannon VanRaes October 20, 2011

co-operator staff/ portage la prairie Protecting the future of supply management wasn t on the agenda at the October 11 district meeting of the Dairy Farmers of Manitoba, but it did generate discussion. I always have concern about supply management, we try to maintain the position we are in, said Norbert Rey, who farms with

Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Sep. 22, 2011

By Reuters September 22, 2011

Sask. harvest ahead of normal:Saskatchewan farmers had harvested 60 per cent of the overall 2011 crop as of Sept. 12, moving ahead of the five-year average of 47 per cent after a week of favourable weather, the provincial government said last Thursday in a weekly report. Harvest progress was the most advanced for this time

Opinion

Removing Education Financing From Property Tax Bills

By Doug Chorney September 15, 2011

It s September and Manitobans with students in the family are in back-to- school mode. Farmers have education on their minds as well because a provincial election is nearing and we are pushing for changes that will lower our property tax bills. Many people may not realize this, but Manitoba farm families shoulder an inequitable

Beef cattle, Hogs, Livestock

MCEC Moving Ahead Following Funding Loss

By Shannon VanRaes September 1, 2011

Anew beef slaughter facility is still on track to open in Winnipeg in 2012, despite losing $10 million in funding from the federal government. “We’re as anxious to get out there and make an announcement as anyone else, and we hope to soon. Everyone is kinda anxious,” said David Wiens, a director with the Manitoba

Cereals, News

Research Key To Choosing Right Futures Broker

By Dwayne Klassen September 1, 2011

In relation to time spent on production, farmers in Canada spend very little time actually marketing their crops and even less time seeking out brokerage firms that will guide them. But with the impending end of the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly on wheat and barley in 2012, more farmers may be looking for a broker

Dairy cattle, Forages, Hogs, News, Oilseeds, Pulses

Letter Draws Support

August 25, 2011

Concerned about increasing regulation, several of the province’s commodity organizations have joined the Manitoba Pork Council’s public campaign to defend its nutrient management practices. In a full-page ad in theWinnipeg Winnipeg Free Press,the council says hog producers are already subject to more environmental regulation than any other agricultural industry. It says a province-wide ban on

News

Feds Short Beef Producers On Aid

By Allan Dawson August 11, 2011

Drowned-out Manitoba cattle producers are feeling hung out to dry after last week’s $448-million excess moisture aid announcement by Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. The federal government is so far refusing to cost share greenfeed or forage restoration, as was anticipated when the provincial government announced $194 million in aid for Manitoba farmers June 30. The

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Women who fed a nation

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U.S. livestock: Hogs rebound, cattle hit upward limits

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Where’s The Wetlands?

Compo-Stages Manitoba Services Co-Op Demonstrates Advantages Of Composting Manure

Residents Face Long Wait For New Bridge

Maintaining A Supply Management System

In Brief… – for Sep. 22, 2011

Removing Education Financing From Property Tax Bills

MCEC Moving Ahead Following Funding Loss

Research Key To Choosing Right Futures Broker

Letter Draws Support

Feds Short Beef Producers On Aid

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