b'Some things have changed,some havent.Manitoba farmers are still producing some of the worlds finest crops and livestock, and were bringing them the information to help them do it even better. Serving Manitoba farMerS Since 1927www.manitobacooperator.caCOMMUNITY |A big swath of rural doctors are burning out, eyeing exit / 3RURAL DOCS HITTING WALLTAKING TIME teacher FOR OTHERSCALL AHome ec rmers take time forpromotesFARMER local ients Busy fa rowing projectsPg 18ingred CFGB g War pushes FIRSTPg 27 farmer from fieldsUKRAINE | Hes now constantly 18moving to avoid Russian detection /r.caoctober 6F ,A 0 R 4INGVolume 80, Issue 45manitobacooperato1 M Poor weather impactsSerVinG manitoba FarmerS Since 1925 | Vol. 72, no. 42|$1.75|www.manitobacooperator.com|@manitobacooperatorNovember 10, 20222 1 M ATTERS| Forage concernswild rice operationsNOT ENOUGHall it too much of a good thing. i ofl after wet seasonHigh nitrate levels in frost-stressed crops cananitoba for thousands of years,By Meghan Mast farm e ers ea s i h e o y uldbut modern demands may outstrip supplies as the grain increases in popularity plenty ns C a r t TO GO AROUND ,t i i t c r e r c a i n ee l d t s l he a t v t y n ra r o t o -be fatal for cattle Wild rice has been harvested in northern M By Shannon VanRaesCo-operator staFFCo-operator staFFcom te t i le t i h a e t ir l - t f h t ed n t th h s t r o ea l rlC w W s il r d to r g r ow, u bu ed y o wi h h a c te h n st w t has because d we e e ed utri c i er na landhi ate wae o pl hard lu pom d se e d s wea ed erco ea dse g a h on hast hit producerso rva e a n l co h u temperaturespa b cuar n r in e scrops, n potentially danger- this ternMan o andmake themforage special- wesous, a provincialHI ERY | Looks like 2023 Saskatchewan. little pocket that covers ist says.concerned aboutTheres thisCanadian production Were quiteafter the stressthe majority ofterrible year. Some of all s m will be another year of tight newMcMllan aninitrates thisAC N heand they had ainspecting, they were theMan havebeent underthe people I wasnothing, saidr Stuart year thatums plantsdt henw c i h ht o,goingi to har ,vest ndependentoganic late, ai equipment inventories and highinspector. to imagine with an aquatic er thebeing recent frost andI cropsyskdPam wan years fromMAFRD, dur ing thear onSEE STORY PG6 sa Its.hardtheygot drownedout, i he first StockTalk webin plant, butomestagesofgrowth ts used prices id Ats to rapid fluctuations in September 16.see FORAGE on page 7 really sensitivene ween water levels. ild riceeds bet grow-Ideally, w feet of water as a three and fivect ing medium.en calling it a perfeWevebe Wheeler-Anderson, storm, said Tracyin Cranberry owner of Naosap Harvestvery odd Portage. Its just been a very,last fall, water table was highof year. Thean abnormal amountal then wehads en we oh ad ya n i s abno r t m he snow u a nd f th ain,r s ecome g pringt an amo er n l t e o el rwe wa h her hwat vwhat they normally are. e 6Murray Ratuski of Shoal L ake Wild Rice Ltd. at the companys processing facility in the Rural Munici- see WILD RICE on pagPublication Mail Agreement 40069240R3C 3K7PHOTO: HARTMANC10/ISTOCK/GETTY IMAGES pality of Springfield. photo: shannon Vanraes MONE-FREE CATTLE PAGE 34BIG NEW MARKET FOR HORReturn undeliverable Items to: Glacier FarmMedia, PO Box 9800, Winnipeg, MBPublications Mail Agreement #40069240YOUR MISSION IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE.OCTOBER THE TIME IS You just need to accept it by October 20 th .20 NOW|To date we have received over $45 million of non-binding commitments from farmers who want to participate in this opportunity to build a grain handling and fertilizer distribution company. It is now time to make a full commitment. We have released our o\x1fering memorandum outlining the details of this opportunity, but we need your commitment. \x1fe \x1erst closing of this o\x1dering is currently scheduled to take place on October 20, 2014.Visit us online or call us toll-free to participate. FNA.CA/GRAIN or1-877-362-3276ANIMAL HEALTH 8 wise exempt. You do not need to be an FNA Member to participate. Recent tri-nation meeting of AG EX UP SUMMITParticipation is limited to accredited investors orthose that are otheragriculture ministers eyes disease challenges /| Show attracts more cattle and EVENTS5attendees to Keystone Centre /'