PLANET IN PERIL

Manitoba Co-Operator PinP photo Close to a million Manitoba acres could get reseeded and 90 per cent of them were canola. Story here.

Dear Readers,  I'm taking the unusual step of placing an ad on this blog - for a very good reason. The property advertised here (a 6-acre rural site near the Town of Roblin, in west-central Manitoba), holds wonderful promise for anyone interested, either in starting up or expanding an existing organic operation. See Google map here.   This location is roughly midway between Dauphin, MB and Yorkton, SK and not far from major recreational centres such as Duck Mountain Park, Asessippi Ski Resort and Lake-of-the-Prairies. I inherited the property from my parents many years ago. I sold it in 2013, for health reasons. My efforts to find a buyer who would continue our tradition of organic market gardening on the site, were not successful. The buyer at the time, who simply wanted a quite place to live, is now selling it again.  I would personally like nothing more than to see someone passionate about organic production, take it over and carry on a tradition I had observ

The Lancet Air pollution and the associated health risks have been addressed for the first time by the World Health Assembly (WHA) in a landmark resolution passed on May 27, 2015. Story here.

Common Dreams 'Our new analysis suggests that the apparent hiatus may have been largely the result of limitations in past datasets,' says NOAA. Details here.

Laura Rance - Winnipeg Free Press This year could go down in Prairie folklore as the year farmers seeded and seeded -- and then seeded some more. Story here.

Government of Manitoba Funding for the Manure Management Financial Assistance Program (MMFAP) has been renewed for another year to help ensure all eligible farmers have an opportunity to make improvements that will benefit their operations and the environment, Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced today.