Vertical, indoor farms have generated hype and have bee touted for their ability to reduce Canadian reliance on U.S. produce imports, but checking financial boxes has been an issue
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Precision 4R cuts farm greenhouse gas emissions
Lower areas in your field tend to emit more greenhouse gas, research shows that precision 4R nutrient stewardship practices can help mute the trend
Flea beetle control goes outside the box at Ag in Motion
The stops at the 2025 Ag in Motion farm show feature an entomologist experimenting with trap crops and marigolds as concepts to control flea beetles.
Canadian farms at risk from animal activism
A legal expert warns that growing animal rights activism is creating complex challenges for Canadian farmers, despite livestock industry groups spending considerable effort on their public trust files.
Too much waterhemp to destroy in parts of Manitoba
Waterhemp is too established to eradicate in 28 Manitoba municipalities, according to the province. The invasive weed has been reclassified as Tier 2 on the noxious weed list.
Biogas pitched to turn farm waste into renewable energy
Anaerobic digestion can convert manure and other agricultural waste into renewable energy as well as fertilizer, but Manitoba farmers don’t have the best history with the technology
What I learned about Manitoba eggs
Manitoba-laid eggs provide good, locally produced nutrition while supporting local farmers and the Canadian agriculture industry.
New Manitoba beef research chair to have financial focus
The University of Manitoba will host the BCRC Chair in Beef Cattle Economic Sustainability. The research chair role will focus on economical sustainability on beef farms.
Wildfire smoke threatens to turn down honey tap for Manitoba beekeepers
Honeybees hunker down when there’s too much smoke in the air, slicing at a beekeeper’s honey flow —With so many fires raging in Manitoba, there’s been a lot of smoke to contend with.
First Manitoba hay harvest short
Manitoba’s first hay cut of 2025 isn’t huge by initial counts, but things are worse farther west in the Prairies
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