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So the federal government wants to get out of community pasture management and producing shelterbelt trees. Fair enough. There’s nothing saying those pastures can’t continue under local management or that trees can’t be produced by private nurseries. Manitoba already has two locally managed community pastures, which appear to be functioning well. And judging from the
Beef cattle, Livestock, News

Community pasture program to wind down

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Ottawa is getting out of the community pasture business and streamlining Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada by rolling the Agri-Environment Services Branch, formerly known as PFRA, into the new Science and Technology Branch. Details were still trickling out last week, but according to Cam Dahl, general manager of the Manitoba Beef Producers, cattle farmers will still
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Cash for agroforestry project

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A$160,000 federal grant has been awarded to a Manitoba conservation district study the environmental and economic benefits of shelterbelts on ranches. The Upper Assiniboine River Conservation District will use the funding to study how agroforestry can reduce the costs associated with livestock production and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. The project will evaluate various beneficial management
Forages, Livestock, News

Project aims to make the case for more shelterbelts

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Everywhere you look around the Manitoba countryside, shelterbelts and bush can be seen lying in big, ugly bulldozed piles. Farmers just can’t seem to get rid of it fast enough, it seems. A two-part, four-year project sponsored by the Upper Assiniboine Conservation District (UACD), Brandon University’s Rural Development Institute (RDI), and a handful of other
Country Crossroads

Apply Now For Shelterbelt Trees

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Shrubs available Caragana Chokecherry Hawthorn Hedge Rose Red Elderberry Dogwood Sea Buckthorn Silver Buffalo Berry Snowberry Vilosa Lilac Deciduous trees available Bur Oak Cottonwood Green Ash Hybrid Poplar Manitoba Maple Pin Cherry Siberian Crabapple Trembling Aspen Acute Willow Peachleaf Willow Silverleaf Willow Conifers available Siberian Larch Scots Pine Colorado Spruce White Spruce It is common
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Good Shelterbelts Take Planning

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The fastest-growing species may be the most sought after, but the process of putting in a good, attractive shelterbelt that will provide years of service takes time and effort. Starting a year in advance gives you ample time to plan the site, determine your mix of species, and do surface preparations, according to agroforestry specialist
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Trees Add Value To Rural Properties

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How much is a good shelterbelt worth? A lot, if you consider how much it would cost to have one put in. Blair English, an agroforestry specialist at AAFC Brandon, was once told by a rural homeowner how much a contractor had quoted her on the cost of putting in a row of six-to eight-foot
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Assessing Snow Load On Rooftops

After the many recent roof collapses of agricultural buildings caused by excessive snow loads, we have been monitoring conditions in a research effort to relieve or reduce the amount of snow that builds up on a roof. Although people are rightfully concerned about their other buildings once they’ve had one collapse, buildings handle snow loads
Opinion

Breaking Down The Windbreaks

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It’s common to hear the chainsaws buzzing this time of year, as the untold number of residents in this province who heat with wood at least some of the time go about gathering, stacking and splitting their winter supply. It’s hard to imagine a more annoying sound than these saws cutting through the afternoon’s calm,
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PFRA Name Retired After 74 Years

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The PFRA, an agency with an acronym synonymous with soil conservation on the Prairies, has quietly been dissolved into a new branch of the federal government. The Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration is now part of the Agri-Environment Services Branch within Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, department officials confirmed last week. Jamshed Merchant, the assistant deputy minister

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