Reading Time: 4 minutes Interest groups are weaponizing science to support a narrative that fits their biased view of what farmers should and shouldn’t do
Category: Manitoba
Moving aboriginal services closer to people a good idea
Reading Time: 3 minutes But the temptation to allow old-school First Nation politics into the system must be avoided
When is the right time to mow hay fields to protect birds?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Knowing birds’ behaviour and nesting habits allows nesting and mowing to coexist
Can beavers catch chronic wasting disease?
Reading Time: 3 minutes New research suggests beavers may be susceptible to the fatal illness – increasing spread between species
New research will map out how much carbon prairie soil is storing
Reading Time: 3 minutes Findings could help beef producers manage grasslands for economic and environmental benefits
$1.25-million project tackles clubroot resistance in canola
Reading Time: 3 minutes Researchers and agriculture company battle the crop-damaging disease and train new scientists
Ditching pesticide ban good for environment
Reading Time: 3 minutes Manitoba must follow the science and re-introduce the bill to lift the ban on cosmetic pesticides
Can Pallister pull a miracle out of his hat?
Reading Time: 3 minutes GRAHAM LANE: Or is his time as Premier of Manitoba coming to an end, even though he leads a solid majority government?
New canola-killing clubroot strains found in Western Canada
Reading Time: 4 minutes Their emergence of nine new strains points to the importance of broader strategies to protect crops in Western Canada
Manitoba poised to become a lithium-exporting powerhouse
Reading Time: 3 minutes Manitoba can quarterback an economic resurgence in Western Canada, focused on helping make the world greener through electric vehicles