Rate cutting risks in herbicide use debated among prairie farmers
A prairie farmer discussion cites government trials from the mid 1970s to last year showing reduced herbicide rates lower control reliability and seldom save enough to justify the risk. Analyses highlight Poast and other products, weather sensitivity, and the need to spray only when weed densities justify the cost.
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Prairie
Peast
Grainews
Manitoba
Ag. Rep
Drop-in Centre Update Highlights Bridge and Lunches
Five Hundred game on March 31 with 14 players. Kay Grant posted high score while Fred Bowles had the low. Jean Cook and Mae Bohrn provided lunch. April 2 three Bridge tables with Pauline Rowan returning. Peg Steuart top score and Mildred Atwood low. Peg supplied lunch.
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Kay Grant
Fred Bowles
Jean Cook
Mae Bohrn
Pauline Rowan
Peg Steuart
Mildred Atwood
Peg
Seniors propose tourist info booth in Hamiota
In Hamiota Manitoba the Village and the Hamiota Business Club consider a daily tourist information booth near Highway 21 from May long weekend to the September weekend in 1987 staffed by senior volunteers. They seek a coordinator grant and donors to fund Support Services, asking seniors to help.
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Hamiota Seniors
Hamiota Village
Hamiota Business Club
Hamiota
Hamiota Seniors Council
Buy forage seed early says Manitoba Agriculture chief
Dave Campbell of Manitoba Agriculture warns farmers to shop early for forage seed. He notes ample forage legume stocks but limited grasses, with demand rising as land shifts from cereal to forage and U.S. CRP boosts seed use. He urges choosing two or three recommended varieties and buying soon.
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Winnipeg
Dave Campbell
Manitoba Agriculture
Campbell
United States Department of Agriculture
Conservation Reserve
Manitoba
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