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Avoid Bed Bug Infestations

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An entomologist with the University of Manitoba is encouraging the public to be cautious when buying used furniture to avoid having their homes become infested with bed bugs. The bed bug is a relatively flat, reddish-coloured, wingless, biting insect that feeds on blood at all stages of development and it tends to hide in cracks
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Festivals – for Sep. 23, 2010

——— Contact us with your event, dates, location and contact information at [email protected]. Sept. 23-26:University of Manitoba Home Economics/ Human Ecology Centennial, Winnipeg. Visit www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/human_ecology/centennial/index.html. Oct. 2:Roland Pumpkin Fair, contact Arthur Cameron at 204-343-2314 or [email protected] or visit www.rolandpumpkinfair.ca. Oct. 2:Carnival of Crafts, 11:30 a. m. to 5 p. m., Edward Sports Centre, Pierson. Contact
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Water Resources Shrinking: Statistics Canada – for Sep. 23, 2010

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Is Canada running short of fresh water? That’s the question raised by a new study which says renewable water resources have fallen in the southern part of the country over the past three decades. The Statistics Canada study found that the region, where 98 per cent of Canadians live, lost 8.5 per cent of its
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In Brief… – for Sep. 23, 2010

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COOL hearing underway: Canadian Cattlemen’s Association president Travis Toews said he is pleased with how the Canadian government presented its case against U. S. Country of Origin Labelling legislation before a WTO dispute settlement panel in Geneva, Switzerland last week. The U. S. did not challenge any of Canada’s economic evidence, but argued that these
Livestock

Festivals – for Sep. 16, 2010

Contact the us with your event, dates, location &contact information at [email protected]. Sept. 17-19:Harvest Moon Festival, Clearwater. Contact [email protected] or visit www.harvestmoonsociety.org. Sept. 18:Manitoba Telephone System/Manitoba Government Telephones Western Region operators’ reunion, Brandon. For more info call Diane at 204-728-0892. Sept. 23-26:University of Manitoba Home Economics/Human Ecology Centennial, Winnipeg. Visit www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/human_ecology/centennial/index.html. Oct. 2:Roland Pumpkin Fair,
Livestock

What’s Up – for Sep. 16, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. Sept. 14-16:Big Iron Farm Show, Red River Valley Fairgrounds, West Fargo, N. D. For more info visit www.bigironfarmshow.com. Sept. 16:MAFRI beef meeting, 7 to 9:30 p. m., SunGro Centre, 360 Community Lane, Beausejour. For more info call MAFRI in Beausejour at 204- 268-6094. Sept. 19:Open
Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto Cuts Jobs Locally, Company-Wide – for Sep. 16, 2010

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A job-cutting measure by Monsanto has eliminated two positions in Manitoba, eight in Canada and up to 700 overall. One management position and one administrative assistant position will be lost at Monsanto Canada’s head office in Winnipeg. Six positions in the company’s plant breeding division are also gone, including four in Guelph, one in Lethbridge
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Celebrating A Century Of Progress – for Sep. 16, 2010

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Women running farm homes a century ago could scarcely have imagined the clean, comfortable, and efficient homes of their daughters and granddaughters. But they could envision a better quality of life, and today’s farm families owe a debt of gratitude to those women who fought for amenities such as electricity and running water, and encouraged

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