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Wheat variety selections in 1898
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Wheat variety selections in 1898

Our History: January 1898

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Manitoba farmers planning their wheat variety selection for 1898 could consult these results from the Indian Head Experimental Farm published in the January issue of The Nor-West Farmer. Two full pages of tables also had results for wheat seeding at different dates, rates and depths; on hoe drills versus press drills, and on the effect
Plant Breeders’ Rights Commissioner Anthony Parker (r) and Carla St. Croix, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s director of the Innovation and Growth Policy Division spoke about royalty proposals at Ad Days in Brandon Jan. 23.
Local news, News

Seed royalty costs discussed at Ag Days

Wheat deregistration as an anti-competitive tool is on regulators’ radar

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There’s more word on just how big the bill could be under proposed new royalty models intended to fund variety development. A slide presented at Ag Days Jan. 23 showed a range of $1 a tonne or $1.30 an acre to $3 a tonne or $3.90 an acre. A farmer who grows 300 acres of
Manitoba Agriculture’s Roy Arnott says organic production has a strong business case for the farmers who go this direction.
Crops, Local news

Organic production an economic winner

The latest cost-of-production estimates for organic crops paint a picture of resilience

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Manitoba Agriculture has released its latest organic crops cost-of-production figures and once again the production system is stacking up well against conventional agriculture. Higher production costs are typically met by higher prices, which more than offset the production lag organic growers can experience, Roy Arnott, a farm management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture’s Killarney office, told
Farmers could consider partnering with plant breeders to fund new varieties as an alternative to the current seed royalty options being proposed.
Cereals, News

If farmers must pay more for seed, they want more say

A third option has emerged for funding new crop varieties — one that keeps farmers in the driver’s seat. An agricultural economist says it has merit

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[UPDATED: Feb. 22, 2019]* When it comes to funding the development of new crops varieties, there could be a third way. Western Canadian farmers collectively should consider partnering with plant breeders to fund new varieties as an alternative to the two new seed royalty options farm leaders say lack widespread farmer support. The idea has merit,
"...the likelihood of an industry-wide agreement on either of the proposed models is low..." – Western Canadian Wheat, Barley and Oat Commissions.
Cereals, Comment

Comment: Farmer push-back on cereal seed royalty proposals

Most people don’t like change or paying more but a lack of trust could be a factor too

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Western Canada’s wheat, barley and oat grower commissions say it’s unlikely farmers will accept either one of the two options to get farmers to pay more royalties for cereal seed. Some push-back was to be expected, but the seed industry no doubt was, and likely still is, hoping its arguments, including that farmers will gain
Southeastern Manitoba cattle producers Quinn and Stephan Schubert were the recipients of the 2018 Seine-Rat River Conservation District Award at the December 11 CD banquet in Brandon. Presenting the award was Ray Frey, MCDA chairman (left) and Jodi Goerzen, SRRCD manager (right) along with Lorraine Stevenson on behalf of the awards sponsor Manitoba Co-operator.
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Sun Country Ranch honoured at MCDA 2018 convention

This is a farm exemplifying sustainable on-farm management, says Seine-Rat River Conservation District

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The owners of a 1,440-acre ranch in southeastern Manitoba were the recipients of the Seine-Rat River Conservation District Award, one of nine presented during the 2018 Conservation District annual banquet in December. Quinn and Stephan Schubert established their cattle operation in 2010 where they today raise 300 head of Black Angus/Simmental crossbred cattle on land
There’s no shortage of problems to solve on the average farm.
Crops

Overcoming ongoing challenges key to success

Farmer panel says finding solutions through trial and error moves operations forward

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Farming is problem solving in action. There’s always a new challenge and there isn’t always a ready solution. Why it matters: Farms always have challenges to face. These farmers say they looked for permanent solutions, some of which evolved over time. What’s interesting is how every farmer chooses to deal with those challenges. At the
Grain Millers’ Saskatchewan milling plant at Yorkton. (GrainMillers.com)
Crops

Glyphosate raises milling questions

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There’s more to the controversy surrounding glyphosate than whether the herbicide is safe to use or not: one miller has said it found oats and other grains treated with pre-harvest glyphosate don’t mill as well as untreated grains. Since 2015, Grain Millers Inc. has had a glyphosate-free policy on oats, said Eric Deblieck, a crop
Canola south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

Tighter StatsCan canola crop won’t affect market, analysts say

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CNS Canada — Canada’s canola production has been revised lower in the latest data from Statistics Canada’s Production of Principal Field Crops report, issued Thursday. However, two observers agree the final numbers won’t have much effect on markets. “It’s not a report that’s going to allow canola to trade tremendously strong. It might trade a

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