Dutch Elm Disease Detected in Winnipeg and Selkirk Area
Officials confirm Dutch elm disease in Winnipeg on South Drive Fort Garry and across the Red River in Selkirk area near the Hydro station and golf course. Aerial surveys show the outbreak spreading over several acres with 30 to 40 trees infected on Hydro property and over 20 trees at Selkirk Golf Course. City crews remove trees. provisions exempt agencies from filing under The Clean Environment Act.
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Winnipeg
Selkirk
Red River
South Drive
Fort Garry
Canadian Forestry Service
City of
Manitoba Hydro
St. Clements
Selkirk Golf Course
Hydro
Selkirk City
Selkirk Park
Elm disease outbreak prompts Elm tree sanitation rules in Manitoba
Manitoba officials report Dutch elm disease spreading via stressed elms in Selkirk area. Dutch elm surveys note possible low virulence strains. control hinges on destroying infected trees and thorough sanitation under the Plant Pests and Diseases Act. Citizens urged to watch for mid to late summer symptoms and call the inquiry service if suspected.
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Manitoba Advisory Committee On
Selkirk
Red River
Federal
University of Manitoba
Fargo
North Dakota
Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Citizens Inquiry Service
Winnipeg
Wheat Board report outlines 1974-75 results and policy issues
Advisory Committee met August 14 with nearly all members present to review crop year results. Preliminary figures show 693 million bushels produced and 567 million exported, versus 877 and 598 in 1973-74. The only notable carryover was 3 Utility wheat. A sale to USSR cleared uncommitted stock at a satisfactory price. The committee debated pricing, quotas on non-board grains, and freight inequities between grain and livestock sectors, urging early deliveries to secure favorable sales.
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Lome Parker
Ted Strain
U.S.S. R
C.W.B
Canada
Canadian Wheat Board
Canadian Grain Commission
District 1
British Columbia
Canada crop insurance grows with 101756 insured farmers
Agriculture Canada reports 101,756 insured farmers this year up from 84,781 last year, about 55 percent of eligible Manitoba Saskatchewan farmers on the program. Premiums totalled 87 million dollars for 995 million in coverage with Saskatchewan leading uptake at 39,000 farmers.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Ontario
Expenses for country meetings guidance request
The author asks for guidance on expense rules for country meetings. They note current limits allow charges only for regular Advisory Committee meetings and seek views on which costs should be covered such as mileage meals accommodation and per diem. They request opinions before the next meeting on September 24 1975 and ask how many country meetings per year should be chargeable.
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Your Wheat Board Report
Agriculture Canada
United States
Manitoba Seed Distribution Committee
Eugene Whelan
Province OF
The
Clean Environment Commission
Clean Environment Act
Pinawa
P.O. Box
Commission
Tuxedo Avenue
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