What’s it Going to Take to Stop Soil Erosion? (Editorial)
Laura Rance - Manitoba Co-Operator
Topsoil on the wind. Video credit - the Co-Operator.
Soil erosion still alive and (not) well in Manitoba. Details here.
Conservative MP Absent From a Child Poverty Forum in Southwestern Manitoba.
Are hungry kids a priority for the Harper government? by Larry Powell The forum (for the riding of Dauphin - Swan River - Neepawa) was sponsored by the Mission and Services Committee of the Neepawa United Church. It drew about 80 people to the church on Wednesday. But only four of the five candidates (see below) took part in the debate - Ray Piché (Liberal), Kate Storey (Green Party), Inky Mark (Ind.) and Laverne Lewycky (NDP) . The 5th candidate, the sitting Conservative MP for the area, Robert Sopuck (represented by the empty chair on the right), did not attend. His office manager in Neepawa, Christine Waddell, said he was in Inglis, a small community in the western part of the riding for the evening. She did not elaborate. But she did explain that a campaign worker was mistaken when he told forum organizers earlier that Mr. Sopuck would, in fact be there. Piché , the Liberal candidate, said the MP's absence showed “disrespect” for the rest of the candidates
Comments
consult with the past.then use some ingenuity and common sense.
Back in April of 2012, shelter Belts, are no long useful, says the Minister of agriculture.
Well, it’s apparent that Gerry Ritz, born in 1951, never had to deal with the dry and wind years of the 1930’s,when never ending dust clouds, grasshoppers, and no rain settled on the prairies.
The settlers of those years knew if they were to survive, changes had to be taken in their farming methods and stop their land base from being blown away.
The tree and shrub belts were a beginning, but also a challenge, as with the scarcity of water, even for themselves and livestock, resulted in many failures and setbacks.
But eventually, conditions improved and the trees and shelter belts began to flourish. And were successful.
Yes, with modern farming methods and large machinery, they have become ,somewhat of a nuisance to the aggressive farmers of to-day, so they are ripped away, piled and burned.
The Minister has now proclaimed that shelter belts and pastures are not the way of the future, in that, stubble fields and continuous cropping is the new salvation.
Guess he’s been in touch with Nature at the highest level, and been assured that drought years and winds storms are a past memory, and will never return to challenge the modern farmers of to-day.
His crystal ball is due for a cleaning and complete overhaul.
John
"What's it going to Take to Stop Soil Erosion?"… For openers, a minister who needs to consult with the past, then use some ingenuity and common sense. That would be a big help.
Back in April of 2012, shelter Belts, are no long useful, says the Minister of Agriculture.
Well, it’s apparent that Gerry Ritz, born in 1951, never had to deal with the dry and wind years of the 1930’s,when never ending dust clouds, grasshoppers, and no rain settled on the prairies.
The settlers of those years knew if they were to survive, changes had to be taken in their farming methods and stop their land base from being blown away.
The tree and shrub belts were a beginning, but also a challenge, as with the scarcity of water, even for themselves and livestock, resulted in many failures and setbacks.
But eventually, conditions improved and the trees and shelter belts began to flourish. And were successful.
Yes, with modern farming methods and large machinery, they have become ,somewhat of a nuisance to the aggressive farmers of to-day, so they are ripped away, piled and burned.
The Minister has now proclaimed that shelter belts and pastures are not the way of the future, in that, stubble fields and continuous cropping is the new salvation.
Guess he’s been in touch with Nature at the highest level, and been assured that drought years and winds storms are a past memory, and will never return to challenge the modern farmers of to-day.
His crystal ball is due for a cleaning and complete overhaul