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A great place to pick up chicks - Manitoba Co-operator
WEBMay 28, 2019 · On average, one million chicks are sold yearly by Berg’s Hatchery. Layers, meat breeds, specialty birds, and some species of turkeys are all hatched at Russell. Although waterfowl is sold, eggs are not hatched on the premises. “Today our incubating capacity is 250,000 eggs, hatching 70,000 chicks per week,” said Kevin.
Giant Canada geese have gone wild in Manitoba
WEBAug 9, 2024 · Goose numbers have gone far beyond nuisance considerations of goose poop on our golf shoes. In the last few years, Manitoba has allowed an early spring hunt meant to target giant Canada geese. A few decades ago, any kind of spring waterfowl hunting proposal would have been denounced by waterfowl biologists and hunters.
John Deere expands right to repair - Manitoba Co-operator
WEBPublished: June 14, 2024. News. John Deere has expanded its Customer Service Advisor feature to Canada, which helps owners diagnose and repair problems with their machines. Photo: John Deere. Right to repair advocates have increased pressure on major manufacturers in all industry sectors, and some U.S. states have now introduced laws to …
Big changes for deer hunters - Manitoba Co-operator
WEBOct 28, 2022 · This is the chance to hunt mule deer in Manitoba for the first time. These licences, which are tied to Manitoba’s CWD strategy, come at the bargain-basement price of $5.50. Mule deer hunting is allowed in any GHA that borders on the United States or Saskatchewan, plus GHAs 18B, 23, 23A, 30 and 32. The …
Direct Farm Manitoba wins specialty chicken appeal
WEBJul 21, 2017 · Direct Farm Manitoba is pleased with a ruling by the Manitoba Farm Products Marketing Council (MFPMC) earlier this month that orders Manitoba Chicken Producers (MCP) to not charge extra administrative fees for a decade among those participating in its new specialty chicken quota system. DFM co-ordinated an …
Manitoba company locks funds for biochar development
WEBFeb 23, 2022 · The idea, according to Carbon Lock Technologies CEO Kevin Danner, is to carbonize food waste into “biochar” — a charcoal-like product that the company says can be worked into the soil to bolster soil carbon. From there, the company’s pitch echoes many of the rationales underpinning regenerative agriculture practices to increase soil ...
Long term future of Port of Churchill still in doubt
WEBAug 19, 2022 · In recent history, the high-water mark for grain shipments through Churchill was reached in 2006, when the port saw 621,000 tonnes move through its terminal. The port’s viability at that time depended almost completely on grain from the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), and wheat accounted for 90 per cent of the traffic through the port.
Manitoba Crop Alliance fills corn committee
WEBDec 29, 2020 · Manitoba Crop Alliance is a non-profit organization established August 1, 2020, following the amalgamation of several crops organizations. It represents over 9,000 farmer-members. The core areas of interest for the group are: research, agronomy, market access and development, and communications. Four farmers have been elected to …
Manitoba crop yields lead the prairie pack
WEBSep 13, 2021 · The Manitoba Co-operator looked at StatsCan’s estimates for spring wheat, canola, soybeans, grain corn, barley, oats and sunflowers in Manitoba. StatsCan estimated yields for all of them will be lower than last year. However, its spring wheat (56.3 bushels an acre) and sunflower (1,950 pounds an acre) estimates are higher than the 10-year ...