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EU regulators reported set to clear Dow, DuPont deal

By Foo Yun Chee, GFM Network News February 22, 2017

Brussels | Reuters — Dow Chemical and DuPont are set to win EU antitrust approval for their US$130 billion merger, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The deal, which still needs approval from U.S. and other regulators, has faced intense scrutiny from the European Commission. Of particular concern is combining the two

Quebec extends organic conversion funding plan

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 21, 2017

A support program for Quebec farmers to convert crop, livestock or maple syrup operations to organic production will get an extension. Provincial Agriculture Minister Laurent Lessard on Monday announced the three-year, $4 million organic agriculture conversion support program set up in June 2015 will now run to the end of March 2022. The program offers

Don Flaten, of the University of Manitoba, fields questions from farmers following his Ag Days presentation last month.

Crops

Phosphate products vary, but fate the same

Over time, they all want to become plant-unavailable phosphate rock

By Gord Gilmour February 21, 2017

All phosphate fertilizers might not be created equal — but in the end they all wind up that way. That was the message Don Flaten, a University of Manitoba soil science professor, shared with farmers last month during a session at Ag Days. That’s because it’s a highly reactive compound and over time, the very

Swaledale, a dale (valley) in Yorkshire. (CIA.gov)

Livestock

U.K. farming minister seeks big changes to farm policy post-Brexit

By GFM Network News, Nigel Hunt February 21, 2017

Birmingham | Reuters –– Britain’s farm policy is set for a major shake-up when the country leaves the European Union because the current system is poor value for money, has too much red tape and provides few incentives to use the latest technologies, farming and environment minister Andrea Leadsom said Tuesday. Leadsom said she was

Crops, Weather

Saskatchewan approves largest multi-farm drainage plan

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 20, 2017

Saskatchewan’s provincial Water Security Agency has signed off on what it describes as the largest single agricultural drainage project in the province’s history, with more projects of a similar scale to come. The province announced Thursday it has issued a single approval for 73 landowners in the province’s southeast to set up an “organized and

Researchers in Newfoundland harvested the province’s first-ever canola field in September 2016. (Gov.NL.ca)

Livestock

Newfoundland expands Crown land base for farming

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 18, 2017

CORRECTED, Feb. 28, 2017 — The Newfoundland and Labrador government plans to boost the amount of land available to the province’s farmers by allocating more Crown land for development. The province’s Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agrifoods announced Thursday it has now identified 62 “agriculture areas of interest” to date, totalling about 158,150 acres. The

FCC launches new loan for young agri-businesspeople

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 17, 2017

Canada’s federal farm lending agency is expanding its loan offerings in agribusiness and agrifood with a new program aimed at young businesspeople. Farm Credit Canada’s Young Entrepreneur Loan, launched Thursday in Ottawa during Canada Agriculture Day celebrations, will offer financing of up to $1 million per qualified applicant under age 40, at closed variable rates

Markets

Canada’s farm income to dip, but remain above average

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 17, 2017

Reuters — Canadian farmers’ incomes will decline seven per cent in 2017, falling for the second year in a row but remaining at above-average levels, the country’s agriculture department predicted on Friday. A drop in North American cattle and calf prices from record highs in 2015 is the main reason for the two-year dip, Agriculture

Green lacewings are an effective biocontrol for soybean aphid in Manitoba fields.

Crops

Preserve natural habitat and enjoy free pest control

Predatory and parasitic insects can contribute to pest suppression for your crops

By Angela Lovell February 15, 2017

Pest control services provided by naturally occurring, beneficial insects save growers in the United States around US$4.5 billion per year. Add that to the just over US$3-million benefit they provide through pollination of crops, and these are pretty valuable critters to have on the farm. New research at the University of Manitoba is trying to

Crops, Local news

VIDEO: An important planning tool for Manitoba farmers

Yield Manitoba offers real numbers on Manitoba crops and varieties told by producers

By Allan Dawson February 14, 2017

The 18th edition of Yield Manitoba, a joint effort of the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) and the Manitoba Co-operator, will be included in an upcoming issue of the Co-operator. Doug Wilcox, MASC’s manager of research, sat down with Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson who begins his interview by asking why Yield Manitoba is an important

Daily Network News

War is increasing food prices, insecurity say IMF, World Bank and UN food agency

B.C. agrochemical startup gets $1.2M in federal funding

Prairie forecast: Another Alberta clipper?

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