John Morriss

Sometime farm editor, cyclist, kayaker, x-c skier, F1 fan

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Lake Winnipeg looked placid and lovely today -- until you went out there. Winnipeg Beach harbour is covered in green soup.

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@Bell_MTSHelps
service is back, thanks

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@tobandyck Re: your column on farmer clothing — the big question is how come you never see a farmer with bib overalls in a Canadian farm pub, but US farm pubs are full of them?

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My annual year-end review and predictions for the next
https://t.co/OuuDliYBuL

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COVID project complete. Only 2,079 Kobo pages. Spoiler alert… things don’t go well for Napoleon

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.35 inches so far in the CoCoRaHS gauge at Winnipeg Beach

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New plant-breeding challenge: introducing dandelion genes into Kentucky bluegrass so that it can also stay green during a drought

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Retired farmer explains the benefits of vaccinations, Country Guide, April 1930

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Brash British broadcaster finds farming is tougher than driving fast cars https://t.co/0yjen6wkoU

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This seems familiar…
Manitoba Co-operator, June 5, 1969

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The ice is piled in to the south end of Lake Winnipeg but you can find a few channels to kayak between floes.

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#itssodrythat
I could already be kayaking if I could get across the mudflats. Assiniboine river seen from Winnipeg’s Main St. bridge Apr. 6.

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Took my mom for her COVID jab at Wpg supercentre two weeks ago - in and out in an hour. Got mine within 5 min of scheduled time today. Thanks to all the pleasant and helpful staff, including the out-of-retirement nurse who gave me my jab and said she’s doing 60 an hour

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My annual review of the past year, and advice for 2021
https://t.co/tABv0BEz4K

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This throw-at-a-window to stick and climb down thing should have been a popular toy this year

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A crop with 3,650 days to maturity… interesting NPR Planet Money podcast on how grower cutbacks during 2008 recession account for this year’s shortage of Christmas trees
https://t.co/whAcNBtoYK

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Feral swine — note one county in North Dakota along the Manitoba border

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Feral swine have been reported in at least 35 states. Their population is estimated at over 6 million and is rapidly expanding.

Learn how to manage the damage, and stop feral swine https://t.co/p6jAY02IfR

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BBC posts video on the importance of soil in advance of World Soil Day Dec. 5

https://t.co/02d40IK1WX

https://t.co/ydNmCYEpLC

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COVID appropriate?
Excerpts from today’s Free Press horoscope
MOON ALERT: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today
LEO: Surprise company might drop by
VIRGO: You will almost certainly meet new people
SAGITTARIUS: Secret love affairs might take place

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#Connecting with rural voters…

No. of USDA press releases so far this month beginning in “Trump Administration Invests in High-Speed Broadband in Rural (state name)”: 43
Total value: $443.45 million