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Manitoba Agronomists Conference co-chair, Tammy Jones speaking at Manitoba Agriculture’s Crop Diagnostic School in 2019.

Agronomist conference aims to find the tools that work

Manitoba Agronomists Conference looks to demystify agricultural climate policy

By Don Norman December 9, 2022

After two years of meeting virtually, the Manitoba Agronomists Conference is back in person and ready to tackle climate change. “It’s very exciting for us to be able to have that ability to interact in person,” says conference co-chair Tammy Jones, an agronomist with Corteva Agriscience who is co-chairing with Marla Riekman, a soil specialist

A G-Mac’s custom seed treatment unit loads a truck with treated peas in a 2020 video screengrab. (G-Mac’s AgTeam via YouTube)

Crops

Simplot to buy western Saskatchewan ag retail chain

G-Mac's AgTeam to rebrand under Simplot name

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News November 24, 2022

An independent crop input retail chain in western Saskatchewan is set to become part of agrifood firm J.R. Simplot’s retail arm. Simplot announced Nov. 15 it has a deal in place to buy G-Mac’s AgTeam, which owns and operates 15 outlets in the region, for an undisclosed sum. The deal, which will see the G-Mac’s

Wagyu beef on skewers at a Tokyo market. (Michal_Staniewski/iStock/Getty Images)

Markets

Feds pledge agriculture office for Indo-Pacific export support

Ottawa aims to tighten ties with region

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News November 21, 2022

Updated Nov. 23 — Canada’s latest round of federal efforts to boost economic ties with the Indo-Pacific region will include its first dedicated agriculture and agri-food office in the region. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s tour through the region last week included a pledge of $31.8 million over five years for a regional agriculture office, to

Crops, Weather

Drought expands across western Prairies

By GFM Network News, Marketsfarm November 18, 2022

MarketsFarm — Drought conditions expanded across Alberta and Saskatchewan in October, with very little precipitation across the agricultural regions of the two provinces since August. That’s according to the latest Canadian Drought Monitor from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, as of Oct. 31. At the end of that month, 72 per cent of the Prairie region

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editor’s Take: Many tools

By Gord Gilmour November 17, 2022

Everything changed for agriculture after the Second World War. As the world went to war, the sector was largely driven by horsepower. By war’s end, it was poised for rapid mechanization and the Green Revolution. which brought about increased use of fertilizer and herbicides, all products of wartime research efforts. The widespread use of nitrogen

“There are waterhemp populations, mostly in the States, that are resistant to nine different herbicide groups. At that point, you have no options left.” – Kim Brown Livingston.

Crops, News

The end of the chemical era draws near for farms

The future of weed control is going to require a more balanced approach

By Don Norman November 17, 2022

Chemical herbicides have long been the jewel in the crown of weed management, but after seven decades of use, natural selection is turning back the calendar. Herbicide resistance in weeds was first discovered in the 1980s and the problem has steadily increased. With no new chemistries introduced in more than 30 years, it’s clear that

Livestock

At least 12 killed in Nigeria attack over farmland

Gunmen appear in village in north

By GFM Network News, Reuters November 16, 2022

Abuja | Reuters — Gunmen have killed at least 12 people in an attack on a village in the northern Nigerian state of Plateau, residents and the state governor said on Wednesday, the latest deadly incident fuelled by growing pressure on land resources in the country. Violence between farmers and pastoralists has become increasingly common

News, Weather

Waterlogged Australian wheat crop faces extensive quality downgrades

Around half of wheat on east coast may be downgraded, industry analysts say

By Naveen Thukral, Sonali Paul November 15, 2022

Reuters – Flooding and excessive rains across key parts of Australia’s wheat growing areas have resulted in extensive damage to what was expected to be a record high quality crop, exacerbating concerns over world food supplies. A lower quality crop in Australia, the world’s No. 2 supplier of wheat, comes as dryness in North America

A new research chair aims to give Manitoba farmers new and better tools to fight weeds in their fields.

News

New research chair aimed at weeds

Farmers’ dollars help kick start new research chair position at U of M

By Don Norman October 25, 2022

A new University of Manitoba research chair is taking the fight against weeds to the next level. The Manitoba Crop Protection Chair in Weed Management is dedicated to research that will support integrated weed management strategies. In late September, the university announced the appointment of Dilshan Benaragama to the new role. “This is a great

Crops, News

Late harvest hampers fall weed control efforts

Narrow regrowth window, cooling temperatures play role in limiting applications

By Don Norman October 21, 2022

Manitoba’s weed specialist says this year’s late harvest has thrown a wrench into many farmers’ fall control plans. Normally, it is recommended that farmers wait four to six weeks after harvest to allow weed regrowth before spraying. “This year, we just don’t have the calendar days to do that,” said Kim Brown-Livingston, Manitoba Agriculture and

Daily Network News

B.C. ostriches culled, CFIA confirms

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hogs end week on high note

U.S. grains: Soybeans bounce as Chinese demand assessed, wheat drops

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