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WI Plants Trees In Manitoba

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We chose a sunny day in July and with the help of husbands and community members got the job done. Since its inception in 1910 the Manitoba Women’s Institute members have always been involved in the betterment of their communities. It seems only fitting then, that celebrating their 100-year anniversary would involve planting trees to […] Read more
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Tips To Make Moving Easier

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When it came time to decide what articles to take with us we classified: keep, give away or sell, dispose of. Moving! That was a scary thought. After living 52 years in the same house on the same farm, I was like an old apple tree, deeply rooted in the earth, enjoying my surroundings. As […] Read more
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Trimming Hooves For 40 Years

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Although he’s recently turned 67, retirement is a foreign concept to Ray Kneeland. The Martensville-area man has been a cattle hoof trimmer for 40 years and has no plans of quitting anytime soon. “Many years ago I learned that if you’re doing what you like, you won’t work another day in your life. I’ve always […] Read more
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Cabbage Calms The Upset Tummy

Best sauerkraut ever Here’s the old German sauerkraut recipe the Singing Gardener first printed in his January 12, 2009 Grainews column: For every five pounds of shredded cabbage placed in a large container, add 3-1/2 tablespoons of pickling salt. Toss well with clean hands to distribute salt throughout. Do not waver from the ratio of […] Read more
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Make TFSA Work For You

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Here’s an idea that might work for you and other farmers. On the cash basis, it’s often easy for a farmer to create a zero tax year, or even a loss. If you can break even this year and if you have an RRSP, you could take say $5,000 or $10,000 out to cover your […] Read more
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Is The Recovery A V Or W?

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The remarkable rise in the Canadian and American stock markets since they hit lows on March 9 raise the question: Where do they go from here? Let’s consider the numbers. Major stock indices are reporting strong recoveries. For example, the S&P/ TSX Total Return Index, which includes dividends, was up 23.7 per cent for the […] Read more
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Buy A Quarter Before Age 30

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There is often the mistaken assumption that the incoming generation will automatically possess the skills required to run a farming business and yet they are rarely tested in this area until the outgoing generation has departed. In addition, farming is now a much more demanding, complex business that requires as many skills in the office […] Read more
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Do You Dare Go On The Terror Trail?

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There’s nothing like a pitch-black poplar bush to make you feel uneasy. Out in the middle of a Prairie pasture, miles from the closest town, it suddenly dawns on you that no matter how loud you scream… no one will hear. Maybe it’s the vastness of the surrounding fields, or the denseness of the trees, […] Read more
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From Broken To Beautiful

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Although the population of Swan Hills, Alberta is only around 2,000, artist Jan Black says the community support she receives is phenomenal. Working out of her garage, Jan calls her home-based enterprise Broken Stone Mosaics. Using pieces of broken tile, usually floor tiles, she creates pictures that are used in a variety of ways. So […] Read more
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Give Your Banker A Call

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Whether it is good times or lean times, financially speaking, Prairie producers are urged to keep in touch with their lenders, says an ag lending specialist with the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in Alberta. With a mostly cool, dry growing season on the crops side, and poor markets in the livestock sector, it could […] Read more

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