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Bindi the burrowing owl is an ambassador for the Manitoba Burrowing Owl Recovery Program.

Bringing back the burrowing owl

The program dedicated to restoring burrowing owls to Manitoba isn’t giving up

By Alexis Stockford May 15, 2023

This is as big as they get.” Standing in one of several arenas repurposed for Brandon’s Royal Manitoba Winter Fair this March, Jessica Riach was obviously getting used to repeating some version of this statement. On her arm perched Bindi, a four-year-old fully grown burrowing owl, standing shorter than a hardcover book. The pair were

A sharp-tailed grouse dances on a cultivated field.

Farmit Manitoba

Discovering our avian Prairie dancers

Sharp-tailed grouse spring displays are a natural spectacle that mostly goes unnoticed

By Tim Sopuck April 25, 2023

There’s a timeless performance waiting for dance enthusiasts at this time of year. The performers are as strikingly adorned as they would be in a major ballet company, if a bit more camera shy. The stage is the natural landscape of the Prairies, and the audience is anyone ambitious enough to get up at 3

Manitoba’s elk industry has yet to record a CWD case in farmed animals, and the industry wants to keep it that way.

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: Now or never on chronic wasting disease

By Alexis Stockford April 20, 2023

The first deer was standing, unconcerned, on the edge of the highway near Holland as I drove past. It was the middle of the day. Then there were a few more chowing down on the remains of a bale and a veritable conga line of them along the railway near Treherne. The next day, in

The elk sector began pursuing traceability in 1989 at the request of provinces and wildlife agencies.

News

Elk farmers not thrown by traceability proposal

While federal traceability is new, provincial programs are old hat

By Alexis Stockford April 14, 2023

Producer groups say a proposal to add elk to federal traceability rules is not a problem for the industry. In fact, according to Ian Thorleifson, provincial programs in regions like Alberta have already gone above and beyond what the federal proposal would entail. Livestock sectors have until June to give feedback on proposed changes to

Farmers have stepped up biosecurity as the current strain of avian influenza is more transmissible than previous ones.

News, Poultry

Poultry sector resumes vigilance over avian influenza

Highly pathogenic strain resurfaces for Wave 3 of outbreak

By Stew Slater April 13, 2023

Glacier FarmMedia – The spring run of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has started in some parts of the country. But a year of experience managing the disease has Canadian farmers ready with new knowledge and tools. From the start of March to April 5, officials had confirmed three cases in domestic poultry operations in

Colin and Cheryl Bialkoski farm with his family near Rossburn, Man.

Faces of ag, News

A match made in heaven

Faces of Ag: Conservation and organic farming go hand in hand for Rossburn couple

By Geralyn Wichers April 11, 2023

A Rossburn-area couple says a decision to conserve 50 acres of land flows naturally from their organic farming mindset. “You should be trying to align yourself with nature rather than working against it,” Colin Bialkoski said. He and his wife, Cheryl, farm organic grains with his parents and their family. In fall 2022, they signed

Birds of prey get a moment in the spotlight in the Keystone Centre’s main arena, slated for upgrades, during the 2023 Royal Manitoba Winter Fair.

News

Millions announced for Keystone Centre revamp

Funds for the venue are part of larger agreement between Brandon and the province

By Alexis Stockford March 31, 2023

One of Manitoba’s premier agricultural venues is getting funds for a major facelift. On March 30, the province announced almost $11 million in funding for Brandon’s Keystone Centre over the next several years. The facility hosts Ag Days, three Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba fairs, Manitoba Potato Production Days and other major ag events. Why it

A great gray owl comes to a lure as Jim Duncan readies the capture net.

Farmit Manitoba, Other

The man who fishes for owls

Decades of dedication to owl research and education has become a cornerstone of one family’s life

By Tim Sopuck March 22, 2023

James (Jim) Duncan’s email address – owlodessy – pretty much sums up his life. Few folks have been tied to a bird the way great gray owls have defined him and his family. Now in his retirement years–though hardly retired–he still lives his self-described “owl lifestyle.” His academic expertise is recognized globally and he has

“The province will continue to review test results, and are reviewing and revising CWD control measures.” – Government of Manitoba.

Farmit Manitoba

CWD cases confirmed in white-tailed deer

Until now, confirmed CWD cases in Manitoba have been limited to mule deer

By Alexis Stockford March 16, 2023

Manitoba has its first cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in white-tailed deer. Two cases have been found, both in males of the species and hundreds of kilometres apart. One case was confirmed in southwestern Manitoba in the RM of Grassland, and another in the parkland northwest of Riding Mountain National Park, according to information

Snow is a fundamental driver of our natural world, but its ecological implications have not been studied as much as you’d think.

Farmit Manitoba, Other

Winter wildlife winners and losers

Nature: Some of our forest creatures are amazingly adapted, while others just scrape by

By Tim Sopuck February 22, 2023

Some critters are just made for winter, while others can’t wait for spring. In the dead of winter, we may think that local wildlife are toughing it out, pining for the longer, warmer days of spring. While that is true for some, many of our native species are doing just fine. My early university studies

Daily Network News

Canadian drought conditions improve in March

PMRA renamed as Pesticides Regulatory Directorate

U.S. deputy farm secretary to meet with Mosaic amid high fertilizer prices

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