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Wasting Away

By Laura Rance-Unger December 2, 2010

It’s long been known that Canadians are among the world’s most wasteful of water. We are just as bad, if not worse, with food. Researchers with the George Morris Centre at the University of Guelph recently came out with numbers that by any definition are shocking. A whopping $27 billion in food – more than

News

Golf Carts Studied For Green Transportation

By Lorraine Stevenson November 25, 2010

Move over golfers. Instead of simply scooting around the greens, those nifty little carts have a higher calling – making small-town living greener. As people increasingly turn to electric golf carts for short-distance travel in smaller towns, the province has launched a study to explore wider use of these types of vehicles as part of

Cereals, Opinion

Invest In A Kennel Carrier

By Laura Rance-Unger November 25, 2010

Our recent story about Manitoba’s Animal Care Act, which noted transporting unrestrained dogs in the back of pickups gives law enforcement officials cause to stop a vehicle and ticket the operator, has prompted a few calls and letters from readers. The complaints fall under three categories: Use of the word “hillbilly” by a provincial government

Hogs, Livestock

Watch For Mycotoxins In This Season’s Grain

November 25, 2010

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alber ta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. This year’s cool, wet weather not only delayed harvest, but also produced higher-than-normal incidence of fusarium mould in grain. Producers are being warned that high

Cereals, Crops

CWB Must Be A Strong Advocate For Farmers

By John Sandborn November 18, 2010

For over 30 years, I have produced wheat and canola near Benito, Man. This has made me a strong supporter of the single-desk marketing and farmer control of the Canadian Wheat Board. These are the reasons I am asking for your support in the Canadian Wheat Board directors’ elections. It matters who we elect and

Cereals, Crops, News

Farm Income Has Some Bright Spots, Says TD Economics

By Alex Binkley November 11, 2010

Net farm incomes will fall across the country this year but the picture for 2011 appears promising, according to a report from TD Economics. While 2010 wasn’t the roller-coaster ride of 2008, “the unanticipated events of recent months have continued to put the planning and risk management capabilities of Canadian farmers to the test,” said

Country Crossroads

Communities Face Big Challenge Ahead To Reduce GHGs

By Lorraine Stevenson November 4, 2010

Communities that know how heavy their carbon footprint is, now face the even more daunting job of figuring out how to reduce it. Eleven towns, plus the cities of Brandon, Thompson and Winkler, are the first municipalities to grapple with reducing greenhouse gas emissions. They were selected two years ago by the province to lead

Crops

U. S. Offers Aid For Biofuel Production

October 28, 2010

The government is offering more than $1.5 billion in assistance, from field to filling station, to bring next-generation biofuels to market, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Oct. 21. Vilsack said the aid would assure renewable fuel consumption reaches 36 billion gallons by 2022, with the bulk of it coming from non-food sources such as grass,

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Truckers And Marts Urged Not To Accept High-Risk Cattle

By Ric Swihart October 21, 2010

The days are ending for making a few bucks by shipping high-risk old, thin or arthritic beef and dairy cattle. Darren Malchow, a health-of- animals insector for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency in Lethbridge, said the cattle industry is sending the message to all levels that the quality of animals being sent to market is

Opinion

Our “Response Ability”

By Laura Rance-Unger October 14, 2010

But can it feed the world? The question routinely arises when the conversation turns to organic agriculture. Conventional wisdom says organic agriculture is a nice niche for those who can afford to pay the higher premiums as compensation for the farmers’ lower yields. But the production system can’t possibly achieve the productivity that will be

Daily Network News

Argentina’s “mega” wheat crop to hit record level, exchange says

Canada eyes fresh start in trade talks with India, says minister Sidhu

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower

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