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Meeting 2011 Traceability Deadline Unlikely – for Aug. 19, 2010

By Daniel Winters August 19, 2010

The odds of meeting the 2011 deadline for implementing a nationwide gate-to-plate traceability scheme don’t look good. Industry sources say problems with hardware and software are hindering progress in developing an effective system to scan RFID tags on cattle moving through auction marts, and generally, government has been slow to provide the money to back

Opinion

Bipole III Absurdities – for Aug. 19, 2010

August 19, 2010

In response to Finance Minister Rosann Wowchuk’s statement regarding cultivating beneath power lines in the July 22 issue of theManitoba Co-operator,I would invite the minister to explain how exactly you get a 45-foot cultivator under a tower that has a footprint of 23-feet to a side. A farmer with big implements will not be able

Country Crossroads

Summer Welding Project – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Blythe Kneeshaw July 29, 2010

Ahhh – morning coffee outside! And to set down that cup of coffee, why not pull out those old, “too good to throw out,” antique heat grates you keep storing, and weld up a lovely patio table. Table 1(top photo) This table was made of a large grate welded onto an old TV stand. The

Country Crossroads

Welcome To Country Crossroads – for Jul. 15, 2010

July 15, 2010

If you have any stories, ideas, photos or a comment on what you’d like to see on these pages, send it to Country Crossroads 1666 Dublin Ave., Wpg., Man. R3H 0H1 Phone: 1-800-782-0794 Fax: 204-944-5562 email: [email protected] We’d love to hear from you! Please remember we can no longer return submitted material.

Livestock

Maintain Solar Panels

July 1, 2010

Its always better to plug in if you can, but for remote pastures away from the yard site, a battery-powered fencer charged via a solar panel is the only option. Remember, though, that deep-cycle batteries need to stay as close to 100 per cent charged as possible. Repeated heavy cycling – running them down below

Livestock

The Shocking Truth About Electric Fence Maintenance

By Daniel Winters July 1, 2010

“Amps kill. Amps hurt. So everybody wants lots of amps on their fence. That’s backwards. We want zero amps.” – WIL REX You don’t have to be Thomas Edison to build an electric fence, but it helps if you understand some of the basic principles of electricity. According to Wil Rex, a dealer in New

News

Action Plan For Food Industry Could Help Farmers

By Alex Binkley July 1, 2010

An action plan to help the Canadian food industry expand its international presence could pay dividends for Canadian farmers as well, says Jean-Pierre Blackburn, minister of state for agriculture. “The food processing sector can help propel Canada’s economic recovery,” Blackburn told reporters after a meeting with 50 representatives of the food industry. “This is why

News

Railways Don’t Want More Regulation

By Alex Binkley June 24, 2010

The rebounding North American economy is boosting the rail sector as can be seen in the first-quarter profits most railways posted this year but the carriers still have a long way to roll before they reach their potential, industry representatives say. “The indicators for 2010 are optimistic,” says John Gray, vice-president of policy and economics

Livestock, Opinion

Letters – for Jun. 17, 2010

June 17, 2010

Horses, not breeders, need protection With all due respect, I will continue to convince the government that action is needed to protect horses, not horse breeders as proposed by Betty Coulthard in the June 10 opinion article “Government action needed to protect horse breeders.” She wants compensation from the government for the losses she will

Grain Markets

Non-Wood Pulp And Paper Funded

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 17, 2010

The federal and provincial government’s have invested $400,000 to Manitoba-based Prairie Pulp and Paper to support research and development of high-quality, eco-friendly paper made from agricultural crop byproducts. “We just finished testing the first round of prototype paper (3,000 sheets) with commercial paper buyers across North America and they were very well received. It’s tree-free,

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans continue gains on Trump’s China comments

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher on tight supply

Pea, lentil outlooks have some positive signals – Penner

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