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Local testing of cereal varieties key to determining productivity

By Jennifer Paige August 16, 2016

On paper that new wheat or barley variety looks like a winner — but how’s it actually going to perform under real-life conditions? That’s the question federal and provincial crop researchers working at the Brandon Research and Development Centre (BRDC) are hoping to contribute to with a host of ongoing variety trials at their 2,500-acre[...]

Crops, Local news

Conservation districts aim to improve water infiltration

By Jennifer Paige May 5, 2016

The best place to store water is where it falls. That’s the conclusion of four Manitoba conservation districts that are banding together to launch a new project that will demonstrate how to build organic matter in soil and make it a sink for rainfall and meltwater. “Our surface water management strategy has been built on[...]

Dairy cattle, News

Trade deals loom for dairy farmers

By Jennifer Paige October 20, 2016

International trade agreements continue to weigh on the minds of the province’s dairy producers. The Dairy Farmers of Manitoba held the first of its fall meetings on October 11 in Elkhorn, where conversations frequently turned to the looming Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union. “There was nothing[...]

Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy isn’t dead

By Jennifer Paige September 7, 2016

Sometimes growing up on a dairy farm can feel like a very lonely experience. Surrounded by beef operations and grain growers and faced with the reality of ever-shrinking numbers of dairies, the next generation of dairy farmers can start to feel like they have no peers. That’s why youth dairy events like the Western Canadian[...]

Beef cattle, Livestock

Young cattle producers wanted

By Jennifer Paige September 13, 2016

The key to rebuilding Manitoba’s cattle herd is going to be rebuilding its cohort of young beef producers. Brett McRae, whose family’s Mar Mac Farms near Brandon features a 200-head purebred Angus and Simmental herd, also heads up the Young Cattlemen’s Council, a subsidiary of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. He hopes that organization can help[...]

Livestock, Local news

A river runs through it

By Jennifer Paige October 4, 2016

When agricultural land meets active waterways, conflict can arise. Producers may need to run fencing across the river to contain livestock, but river users want open channels. With an active portion of the Rat River winding through his pasture land, Manitoba cattle producer Peter Funk was all too familiar with this scenario. “When the water[...]

Country Crossroads, Local news

Rivers honours its railway history

By Jennifer Paige October 12, 2016

A small Prairie town on a main rail line is defined by that presence. The town of Rivers is a good example of this, just a few miles northwest of Brandon, according to local residents who have banded together to commemorate their history as a railway centre. “We wouldn’t be here without the railway. Rivers[...]

Crops, Local news

Soy boom boosts bulk pedigreed seed storage

By Jennifer Paige August 2, 2016

An increase in the number of bulk pedigreed seed storage facilities in Western Canada is keeping inspectors busy, says the executive director of the Canadian Seed Institute (CSI). “We are seeing an increase in bulk storage facilities right now. We believe this is largely due to the increase in the movement of soybeans in Western[...]

Beef cattle, Livestock

Ongoing innovation unlocks biological potential of Brandon-area farm

By Jennifer Paige March 30, 2016

Ryan Boyd knows his family farm doesn’t look like others in the area. Located just east of Forrest, Man., he’s become an early adopter of a number of innovative farming techniques at SG&R Farms, a 2,000-acre grain and 300-head cow-calf operation. He operates it along with his wife Sarah and his parents. A decade ago[...]

Forages, Livestock

Focusing on nutrition will also help the pasture

By Jennifer Paige July 26, 2016

Many graziers have a theory that if you look after the soil, the rest of the operation will take care of itself, but Ian Mitchell-Innes looks at it the other way around. “The biggest mistake that people make after learning about holistic management is they try and save the ground. I did this also when[...]

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall as rain expected to help U.S. crops

Russia’s new-crop grain hits market as top producers report first harvest data

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

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U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans fall as rain expected to help U.S. crops

Russia’s new-crop grain hits market as top producers report first harvest data

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

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Local testing of cereal varieties key to determining productivity

Conservation districts aim to improve water infiltration

Trade deals loom for dairy farmers

Dairy isn’t dead

Young cattle producers wanted

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Soy boom boosts bulk pedigreed seed storage

Ongoing innovation unlocks biological potential of Brandon-area farm

Focusing on nutrition will also help the pasture

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