Tag Archives Water management
Youth engaged in world food security issues
A Manitoba high school student outlines what he learned from attending the recent World Food Prize Global Youth Institute Conference in Des Moines
Agriculture’s role in nutrient loss
Ultimately, storing water on the land isn’t just about flood control, it’s about capitalizing on available nutrients as well
No need to run for cover
Have we reached a "tipping point" on the issue of land drainage?
New drainage regulations and water management strategy needed
Smaller drainage projects will be expedited under proposed regulations in the province’s new water management strategy
Rural infrastructure to get cash infusion
The numbers look impressive, but the breakdown between provincial and municipal spending needs to be examined when funding is announced
The Bonn Declaration
Drainage critics predict more water heading our way
Organic farmers ponder the future of food when the “cheap” energy era ends
Blame the ditches for downstream woes, says border farmer
Ducks Unlimited expert says many farmers aren’t obtaining drainage permits because “it’s much easier to dig the ditch and then beg forgiveness later”
If farmers along the Assiniboine River are wondering where all that water came from this spring, Peter Onofreychuk believes he has a pretty good idea. On a giant aerial photo unrolled on his kitchen table, the farmer from MacNutt, Sask., shows where drainage ditches have been dug on land upstream from him by a 12,000-acre