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NGO sees gold mine in recycled grain bags

By Daniel Winters November 20, 2013

Old, used grain bags are big, bulky, and present a disposal headache for farmers. But for Rodney Sidloski, the CEO of Weyburn, Saskatchewan-based Help International, they are a potential gold mine. “We can potentially see a retail value of up to $4,000 out of a bag that brand new only cost the farmer about $1,000,”[...]

Crops, Livestock, News

Green manures fit the forage seed bill 

By Daniel Winters May 4, 2012

For organic farmers, the first step in putting in any crop involves manure, either brown or green. Animal manures offer a wide range of benefits from basic plant nutrients to micronutrients, as well as a cascading benefit derived from its microbial content. However, that kind of manure is often available only in limited quantities, is expensive to[...]

Crops, Oilseeds

Farmers high on hemp as returns beat canola

By Daniel Winters March 13, 2014

Hemp acres in Manitoba are set to shatter records again this year as interest in the crop rises to an unprecedented level, the seed production manager for Hemp Oil Canada said last week. Kevin Friesen told about 30 farmers meeting at the Food Development Centre here that he anticipates 90,000 acres of contracted production this[...]

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Four Rs keep the regulators at bay, MSSS hears

By Daniel Winters March 4, 2014

Widespread adoption of voluntary protocols for balancing soil fertility requirements with the need to protect surface water quality will be far more effective than legislation, the director of the International Plant Nutrition Institute says. Tom Jensen told the recent Manitoba Soil Science Society’s annual conference farmers can maintain crop yields and minimize adverse environmental effects[...]

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Land use changes can alter climate, says MCDA keynote speaker

By Daniel Winters December 18, 2013

Those who doubt that human activity can affect global climate — or for that matter, turn Lake Winnipeg into a toxic green soup — should brush up on their history. In his keynote address at the recent Manitoba Conservation Districts Association annual conference, Bob Sandford, the EPCOR chair of the Canadian Partnership initiative in support[...]

Crops

BIMAT Maps Potential Green Gold Mines

By Daniel Winters January 28, 2010

“In Canada, we’ve always said that we’re going to use grain-based ethanol and biodiesel from canola as a bridge to get the market started. Longterm, we want to look at sustainable biomass conversion.”– MARK STUMBORG How long the world’s supplies of oil and gas will hold out is anybody’s guess. Some experts say the peak[...]

Crops, Weather

New association formed to regulate tile drainage installers

By Daniel Winters March 16, 2013

Post-2011 flood rush to install tile drains led to many costly mistakes, says vice-president of the newly formed Manitoba  Agricultural Water Management Association

A boom in tile drainage resulted in slipshod work and prompted the creation of an association dedicated to ensuring such work is done by reputable operators who know what they are doing. “The association along with Water Stewardship is working towards a fair way to ensure that tile installers are both properly trained and certified,” said[...]

Crops, Oilseeds

The quest is on to improve rate of canola emergence

By Daniel Winters March 8, 2013

Canola seeds may be tiny, but they don’t come cheap. That’s prompted more farmers to use row-crop precision seeders in order to get more bang for their buck. There are many row-crop seeders on the market, but the problem is none of them do a perfect job, said Pipe-stone-area farmer Frank Prince, who offered his opinions at[...]

Crops, Forages, Livestock, News, Other livestock

Bison do double duty on organic farm 

By Daniel Winters January 17, 2013

Unlike many organic farmers, John Finnie isn’t always scrambling for manure — he has 150 helpers in that task. His herd of Plains bison are a perfect fit on his 1,000-acre certified organic operation near Kenton, northwest of Brandon, he says. “I like to look at them as being a very large piece of machinery,” said Finnie,[...]

Crops, News

Organic hemp a money-maker 

By Daniel Winters March 29, 2012

Manitoba organic farmers could be reaping excellent returns from the “green buffalo,” according to the co-founder of the world’s largest vertically integrated hemp food-processing facility based in Winnipeg. Only five per cent of the 7,000 acres of organic hemp seed contracted each year by Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods and Oils comes from its home province, Mike[...]

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Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

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U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

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NGO sees gold mine in recycled grain bags

Green manures fit the forage seed bill

Farmers high on hemp as returns beat canola

Four Rs keep the regulators at bay, MSSS hears

Land use changes can alter climate, says MCDA keynote speaker

BIMAT Maps Potential Green Gold Mines

New association formed to regulate tile drainage installers

The quest is on to improve rate of canola emergence

Bison do double duty on organic farm

Organic hemp a money-maker

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