Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 31, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Inside Story Winnipeg free press july farming free of herbicides transition to organic crops can be financially risky by Bud Robertson staff reporter Wawanesa Robert Guilford conscience finally got the better of the Clearwater area Farmer ditched the herbicides and Pesti How to spot resistant weeds How to spot herbicide resistant according to Manitoba a Weed Patch that is herbicide resistant is irregularly but roughly cannot be explained by conditions such As hot weather Dur rainfall after herbicide Weed crop cannot be explained by application factors such As incorrect herbicide sprayer tank or an improperly set once a Patch Isi take the following precautions map and Mark the Patch locations so they can be found in if patches Are in the Early stage and less than a mow or Spray Patch with a non selective product like Roundup to prevent seed if patches Are have seeds tested to verify Resis 1 Patchy areas should not be harvested with rest of har Vest separately and clean equip ment before leaving put a Tarpaulin on Grain trucks to prevent spread of codes eight years ago that he had been using for years to Start life anew As a chemical free producer and he Hast looked Back i dont think any Farmer wants to use said a member of the organic producers association of Manitoba and an executive member of the Northern Plains sustainable agriculture the thought of what he might be doing to the and to his finally drove Guilford to take the plunge and risk economic disaster in the its really been an Uphill climb trying to put All the pieces of the Puzzle said one of about 50 people who attended a recent seminar near Here to learn More about organic farming trends and Guilford said he made the transition into organic Grain farming slowly to help absorb the economic blow from his environmentally conscious we were really suffering economically for heavy Reliance on herbicides has created weeds resistant to Chemi so the provincial agriculture department is encouraging producers to change their one Grandview area Farmer said he was ridiculed when he first told herbicide manufacturer Hoechst Canada that his wild Oats were resistant to they told us we were said the who requested they said we were just applying the product that was just an the Farmer said he has since Cut Back on herbicides and mixes them up so plants cant build resistance to any one Tomas Nimmo understands what Farmers like Guilford Are up theres been tremendous bar Bud free press an organic business says Farmers trying to wean themselves from chemicals face huge Farmers must change a1 said an organic business consultant from Colling who led the Days discussions at the organic producers have to con tend with unruly neighbors upset with the sight of weeds in their economic hardship As they make the and bucking conventional Wisdom to produce chemical free he for some of the i think they rather eat a Bug than switch Back to said it becomes a fighting a lifestyle Issue and an ethical not Only do they believe they Are doing the right thing to save the organic Farmers maintain their costs Are lower in the Long since they dont invest in expensive Nimmo noted there Are support networks such As producer associations and Kitchen table meetings among to help overcome the As the Canadian organic advisory initiated by the is in the process of setting new National standards and a National certification program for inter provincial Trade of organic there Are approximately 65 organic producers in Many of them Grain the rest Are involved in commodities such As wild fruit and across there Are As Many As organic but their total far Gate sales estimated at Between to pales in compari son to the generated from All agricultural its a Small fish in a big said and its Tough on Small Garden producers who have to compete with the big Guys for Market larger manufacturers and Dis especially on the West Are now saturating the Nat ural food some organic producers Are doing their own pro Nimmo one Small Ontario for is now making his own certified organic Yogurt and sell ing it to a i think youre going to see larger companies coming he but certainly there will be a lot of these really Small boutique kind of frightened mom ready to flee by Kim Guttormson free press correspondent violence in their front Yards has residents of a Point Douglas neighbourhood angry but not surprised after a group of youths was targeted in a drive by shooting in front of an All night drop in Centre Early yester but one who lost her teenage in a gang related shooting last said leaving the neighbourhood int the Shes ready to move out of the i dont want to live in this City no Lisa Sanderson ill live anywhere this City is get Ting just Down the Street from where Sanderson lives with her two Chil More gunfire rocks Core a 15yearold was shot in the Back of the head with a Shotgun at about yesterday morning in front of the Mossbrook House drop in Centre on Ross Avenue near Sherbrook police say a car pulled two people carrying guns got out and started firing at the group sitting on the the Eugene was the Only one he was treated and released from the shooting occurred exactly a week after 13yearold Joseph Spence was shot and killed in what police believe was a Gan related shooting at the Corner of Flora Avenue and Robinson he was on his Way to his aunts House when he was shot in the Back at Sanderson is concerned about her seven Earold All she sees is Sanderson i dont let my daughter out past five because the gang activity starts a group of gathered on their Street Corner to watch a loud fight in front of the azores soccer club on Sherbrook said the club and Mossbrook House should be theres lots of trouble every every one Man they should shut the place it used to be quiet said another who lived in the neighbourhood for 28 it used to be a Church he pointed across the Street at Mossbrook with its stained Glass windows and the big Cross on the both them and the its too much another Man pointed at the Green space across from Ross Brook kids Are scared to come Small he Sanderson said she knows of gang members who live on her they look at you really she they have bad All they do is play with Mossbrook House com ment on the shooting and the two co directors were unavailable for other than through a written statement asking that the violence but a worker said the which is open 24 hours during the provides a Good this weeks feature includes Roll Coffee Yamaha pianos new and used wigs largest selection and lowest prices Canadas Auto painting and Bodywork specialist ambassador Yamaha music Centre 1330 Portage 7862461 20 1 41projection 2 head Var tvs 22 19 tvs 19 tvs 329 25 tvs player 27 tvs free extended warranties mile a appliance the store Jendi recommend 1604 marys 2 blocks South or vital Center 2559449 outside Winnipeg 18004032228 guarantee alte live service Hen boxed Fatwa thousands of Colon see your nearest Marco 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