Jamieson lauds PFRA at 40 year mark in Regina
Ottawa minister Don Jamieson congratulates the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration on its 40th anniversary. PFRA, based in Regina, began in 1935 to fight drought and soil drifting, expanding to land use and water conservation. It now oversees thousands of on farm water projects and major river developments across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta.
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Ottawa
Don Jamieson
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Jamieson
PFRA
Prairie Farm
Pera
Pfra Jas
Canada
Regina
Rairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration
Orgar
FRA
Department of Regional Economic Expansion
PRA
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
South Saskatchewan
PPRA
Iseurne Engineering
Praine
Licenced tree pruners required by Manitoba rules
Manitoba rules require training and testing for tree pruners. Licences must be renewed yearly after completing a short course. Property owners may prune on their own land, but major jobs demand a licensed pruner with liability insurance and oversight by the province's tree protection committee in Winnipeg.
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Laswas
Manitoba
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Norquay Building
Winnipeg
Erosion control by spreading manure in spring fields
Manitoba expert Dale Partridge explains wind erosion on exposed knolls and open areas. Spreading swine or poultry manure at 10 to 15 tons per acre provides emergency cover and nutrient release. Ridges or claddy surfaces formed with a cultivator trap moving soil, with spacing 1 to 4 feet depending on conditions.
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Manitoba
Dale Partridge
Green oats as pasture insurance for Manitoba farmer
A central Manitoba dairy farmer used oats to pasture 35 cows when pasture ran out last July and plans to seed more for pasture this year. An extra oat field provides three-way security for livestock producers, offering mid-summer grazing, green feed, silage or hay, or grain for feed or sale. Grazing oats can sustain gains and milk production with less labor, and late summer grazing can be planned to relieve grazing pressure on native or tame pastures.
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Manitoba
St. Claude
Joe Philippot
Rhiuppur
Frank Pitura
Department of Agriculture
Fababeans touted as cheaper on farm protein source
Manitoba agriculture promotes fababeans as a substitute for soybean meal in livestock rations. Two pounds of ground fababeans equal one pound of soybean meal plus one pound of grain in feed. Yield potential reaches about 2000 pounds per acre in favorable years and the beans’ low oil content allows direct on farm grinding into rations.
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Manitoba
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
University of Manitoba
Manitoba crop insurance expands coverage this year
The Manitoba Crop Insurance Corporation will insure 14,900 farmers this year, up 1,000 from 1974, with total coverage expected at 115 million dollars. Seeded area projected near 4 million acres, 2,500 previously uninsured crops added, and hail spot loss coverage rising past 7,200 policy holders. Agricultural notes include Canada hog counts, ABS insemination data, and forthcoming Agriculture Institute of Canada meetings.
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Frank Plawacki
Manitoba Crop Insurance Corporation
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Statistics Canada
Western Canada
United States
Canada
Preventive Vaccination and Management of Blackleg and Malignant Edema
Cattle care guidance describes blackleg as a soilborne spore disease affecting young cattle, with rapid onset and death. Vaccination, early revaccination, urban impact notes, and humane burial of carcasses are advised. A separate report from Wellingborough, England states a horse corral will be built to hold stray horses until owners reclaim and pay for recovery.
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Wellingborough
England
Beef Sire List From Manitoba AI Sires Identified
A seven breed AI beef sire list is now available from Manitoba Agriculture Semen Distribution Centre. Sires Angus Charolais Hereford Polled Hereford Limousin Limousin Hereford Simmental were evaluated across North America. A three man committee led by Dr Dennis Hacker and Warren Toles reviewed data with updates every six months. Livestock producers can obtain copies from agricultural reps or the Manitoba Department of Agriculture.
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Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Dennis Hacker
Warren Toles
Jim Cramer
Douglas
Hacker
Manitoba Department of Agriculture Livestock Technician
Battery care tips from A K Dames Agricultural Rep
Battery maintenance guidance for farm use from A K Dames stresses checking post corrosion with baking soda solution, topping up with distilled or rain water, securing clamps, and inspecting insulation. It warns against overcharging, notes gas risks, and advises replacing shorted cells and ensuring the battery is firmly mounted.
Advice for managing scarce pasture and maximizing grazing
The text urges farmers to delay grazing until grass reaches six inches to boost carrying capacity, apply about 60 pounds of nitrogen per acre, and seed oats and fall rye early. It promotes rotating grazing, restraining cattle from overgrazing, and using rye for multiple grazings to extend the season, aiming to increase future grazing potential and cattle numbers.
New CSP Foods formed by pooling wheat groups in Canada
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Manitoba Pool Elevators create CSP Foods Ltd to operate oilseed crushing plants in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and market products across Canada. The firm will manage Saskatoon flour milling and coordinate marketing from Winnipeg with head office in Saskatoon. Directors include leaders from both pools.
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Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Manitoba Pool
CSP Foods Ltd
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Canada
SP Foods
Saskatoon
R. W. Siemens
Altona
K. D. Larsons
Manitoba Pool Elevators
Saskatchewan Pool
Nipawin
Sask
Agra Industries Ltd
Coop ‘Vegetable Oils Ltd
Coop Vegetable Oils Ltd
Canora
Winnipeg
E. K. ‘Turner
I. K. Mumford
J. M. Fair
J. W. Marshall
H. B. Sneath
R. E. Moffat
J. A. Doull
R. W
Co-op Vegetable Oils
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Orti
R.O.P
Diana
Ackerperle
Agriculture Institute of Canada
Brandon
American Breeders Service
ABS
ABS AI
North America
USDA
de Forest
Wisc
Guernsey
Jersey
Ayrshire
Wellington
Colo
Calgary
Yanucisin
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