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Cover crops a challenge within existing production systems
Cover crops can exist with herbicide-tolerant canola, but results vary.
Agriculture ministers talk risk management and regulations
Annual meeting of federal, provincial and territorial ag ministers in the Yukon delved into support programs, chemical regulations and capital gains among other issues.
Otter tales of Manitoba
Playful, graceful and engaging, encounters with Manitoba's river otters aren't common, but memorable when they happen.
Varroa mites compound bee winter losses
Varroa mite and waning treatment control cited as major causes of Manitoba beekeeper loss this spring
Louis Dreyfus breaks ground on pea protein facility
Pea protein plant from Louis Dreyfus breaks ground in Yorkton, Sask.
The wild side of zoonotics
RATIONS | Did the U.S. practice of feeding chicken litter contribute to the bovine flu outbreak?
Commonly known as bird flu, avian influenza A has crossed the boundaries from the chicken barn to the dairy farm and from there to a human in the United States. This is a serious virus that has infected poultry in 50 American states since 2022. The person infected in April is the second U.S. human[...]
Swine genetics company Genesus in receivership
Manitoba-based swine genetics firm Genesus has been placed in recievership.
Canada-U.K. free trade talks comatose
The two countries have been trying to negotiate a revised U.K.-Canada free trade agreement that would replace the temporary deal established in light of Britain’s exit from the European Union. “Brexit” cut the U.K. out of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada and the EU. That three-year deal was based on Canadian principles and the wording of CETA.
Bee U pilot an urban outreach for honey sector
Brandon University’s Bee U urban beekeeping project is meant as a model for sustainable agriculture and a way to educateurban residents about the honey sector and the role of pollinators.
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
