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Hogs, Livestock, Opinion

Polls And Animal Welfare

As you are reading this article, we are going through a federal election. As with any election, a multitude of polls are being published that declare this or that federal party is going to win either a majority government or a minority government. While the political polls are considered useful by some, nothing but entertainment
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Municipalities Get One Per Cent Of PST In Provincial Budget

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Manitoba’s municip alities have achieved their long-term goal of receiving a fixed share of the provincial sales tax for infrastructure projects – sort of. The provincial government is promising legislation requiring one point of the seven per cent tax be invested each year in municipal infrastructure and transit. The promise is in Finance Minister Rosann
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Apr. 14, 2011

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Frozen culverts:Floods from melting snow could damage highways and bridges in Saskatchewan, the provincial government said April 7. The Saskatchewan Highways Department said it has brought in steaming equipment as well as pumps and water tanks to thaw out frozen culverts to help drainage. Last year, big sections of Saskatchewan’s highway network were flooded, including
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To Clear-Cut Or Not, That Is The Question

Tree huggers think clear-cutting is a sin, but woodlot foresters say it’s sometimes the right thing to do. “There’s basically two stand types in southern Manitoba,” Carol Graham, a MAFRI woodlot forester based in Souris, said at a recent presentation at the Forester’s Memorial Hall in Baldur. “The one that’s most prevalent is an even-aged
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$7.74 Million Expansion At FDC Underway

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The Food Development Centre at Portage la Prairie is undergoing a major renovation this winter that will expand its processing and warehouse capacity plus add space for additional staff. Included in the $7.74-million expansion is a 6,000-sq.-ft. addition to the west side of the building to house more staff plus a full-service training centre. Some
Country Crossroads

Parkland Regional Library A Big Success

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Dave Walker, councillor for the Town of Erickson, Manitoba has recently been appointed trustee to the regional board of the Parkland Regional Library. “I was surprised,” said Walker, “about the history and scope of the Parkland Regional Library’s reach and services. I am an enthusiastic user of the library and I certainly appreciate that we
Crops

Better Drainage A Paying Proposition

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Ottawa and the provincial government are missing the boat by not investing in better drainage in farm country, according to the reeve of the Rural Municipality of Dufferin. At a panel presentation on water management issues at Ag Days, Shawn McCutcheon argued a well-executed drainage strategy would generate tens of millions of dollars’ worth of
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Getting Local Food Into Cafeterias

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AManitoba project is looking for ways to get more locally grown foods served in institutions such as schools, universities, hospitals and other places where cafeterias potentially feed thousands of people on a daily basis. Over the past year, the Manitoba Farm to Cafeteria project has been exploring how to seize the market opportunities these larger
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National Science Agency Axes Food Research

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Agricultural scientists and farm groups are expressing dismay at a decision by a federal research agency to stop funding food research. The decision by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council sends a negative message, both at home and abroad, that Canada is not interested in research which a hungry world urgently needs, say researchers
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Environment And Agriculture: Talking The Talk Or Walking The Walk

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The International Institute for Sustainable Development’s Lake Winnipeg Basin Summit has come and gone, and I think most participants would agree that it was a resounding success. To quote IISD director Hank Venema, “This summit has moved us closer to a unified effort under the umbrella leadership of IISD.” The issues surrounding the degraded level

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