http://dominion.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/8578/0 en http://dominion.mediacoop.ca/story/war-weeds/15925 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Manitoba farmers grappling with impacts and legality of municipal herbicide use </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://dominion.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/war_on_weeds_david_in_greenhouse_photo_by_maggie_andres.jpg" alt="" title="After their plants died in 2010, David Neufeld (pictured) and Maggie Andres discovered that the herbicide Tordon 101 was used in nearby ditches. Photo by Maggie Andres" width="384" height="512" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://dominion.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/waronweeds.cattails.photobylarry.jpg" alt="" title="Cattails are one of 500 plants listed in Manitoba&#039;s Noxious Weeds Act. Photo by Larry Powell" width="450" height="675" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://dominion.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/war_on_weeds_david_maggie_photo_courtesy_david.jpg" alt="" title="When they began farming in southwestern Manitoba, David Neufeld and Maggie Andres were the first and only producers in the province at the time to market certified organic seedlings to fellow growers. Photo courtesy David Neufeld" width="450" height="443" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>ROBLIN, MB&mdash;For nearly two decades, David Neufeld and his partner, Maggie Andres, have grown organic bedding plants in their greenhouse near Boissevain in southwestern Manitoba. Their farm,&nbsp;&quot;Room to Grow,&quot; is set amid rolling hills known locally as the Turtle Mountains.</p> <p><a href="http://dominion.mediacoop.ca/story/war-weeds/15925" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://dominion.mediacoop.ca/story/war-weeds/15925#comments Larry Powell Environment Food agriculture farming herbicides Manitoba Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:15:57 +0000 SandraCuffe 15925 at http://dominion.mediacoop.ca