In Brief… – for Jan. 7, 2010

Approved labs only: The Canadian Flax Council is warning producers to be sure they have their flax samples checked for the presence of the genetically modified variety CDC Triffid by an approved lab before attempting delivery. In addition to the labs that have been approved by the Canadian Grain Commission, several grain companies have indicated

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El Nińo strengthening: The U. S. Climate Prediction Center said Sept. 10 the El Nińo weather anomaly should strengthen this fall and through the 2009-10 Northern Hemisphere winter. El Nińo is an abnormal warming of waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. Despite its current weak state, El Nińo has apparently affected the annual Atlantic hurricane


Farmer Found Dead In Bin

RCMP at Portage la Prairie are waiting on autopsy results to learn how a Newton-area farmer died alone Saturday in his grain bin. According to a release Monday, RCMP were called at about 6:45 p. m. that day to a farm south of Newton, just east of Portage. A neighbour had phoned 911 to report

Arson causes straw bale fire at Elie

“I knew this was going to happen some time.” – RCMP spokesperson A fire which destroyed some 200 straw bales at the site of the former Dow BioProducts plant at Elie last week was deliberately set. The Manitoba Fire Commissioner’s office has ruled arson as the cause of the fire and is investigating, a provincial

Two die in quad crash near Benito

Two Saskatchewan men are dead after an all-terrain vehicle crash on farmland in the Benito area Sunday afternoon, Swan River RCMP report. The two men, aged 34 and 36, were from Kamsack, Sask., about 75 km southwest of Swan River, and riding a single quad ATV at the time of the crash. Both were wearing