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Rural Renaissance Notes

Ban on New Hog Barns Is Poor Policy – November 22, 2006
A moratorium on the licensing of new hog barns is only the worst in a string of poor decisions.
Cause and Effect – April 10, 2006
Based on uncertain science, the Province of Manitoba's new regulations for nutrient loading will impose heavy costs on farmers but may do nothing to solve the problem.
An "Eco-Judas" Comes to Brandon – March 4, 2002
Back in January during Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon the Canola Growers sponsored a visit by Dr. Patrick Moore, one of the founders of Greenpeace.


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Date: May 28, 2013
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