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Darin Gibson, research agronomist and president of Gaia Consulting, is among those calling for potato producers to share how they use mancozeb as the government looks to ban it for potato use.

Mancozeb fight calls potato growers to share on-farm use

Spud growers urged to share info on mancozeb

By Alexis Stockford February 1, 2019

Mancozeb is on the regulatory chopping block. Now Manitoba potato producers are being urged to share how they use the chemical as their industry attempts to preserve it as an aerial fungicide, and they have just days to do it. Why it matters: Health Canada has proposed a ban on mancozeb for potatoes and other

Markets

EU adopts post-Brexit import quotas for farm produce

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 29, 2019

Brussels | Reuters — The European Union on Monday adopted quotas for farming produce it will accept from third countries after Britain leaves the bloc and acknowledged this could happen before it has concluded talks with them on the subject. The EU has in place a series of tariff rate quotas, allowing agricultural producers such

Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler announced consultation on a protein strategy for the province and higher crop insurance coverage in 2019 at a lower cost.

Local news, News

Protein consultations, higher crop insurance coverage coming

News from Ag Days 2019: Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler spoke about both at Ag Days

By Allan Dawson January 22, 2019

Manitoba’s agriculture minister had some good news for farmers at Manitoba Ag Days Jan. 22. Ralph Eichler announced consultations on a strategy to make Manitoba North America’s plant and animal protein supplier of choice. He also announced higher crop insurance coverage for Manitoba farmers this year and lower premiums. “We are in a great position

Export Development Canada expects the pork industry to win an additional $639 million over what is already a $1-billion-a-year Japanese market under the CPTPP trade deal.

Livestock, News

Tallying up the CPTPP trade deal

Manitoba agriculture stands to benefit

By Alexis Stockford January 17, 2019

Manitoba’s ag sector is getting ready for a new trade reality now that CPTPP has loosened trade bounds between Canada and Pacific Rim countries. The 11-nation trade deal, which was almost derailed in 2017 with the sudden withdrawal by the U.S., officially came into force Dec. 30, 2018, with Canada as one of the first

A few small lifestyle changes, over time, can add up to weight loss and a healthier lifestyle.

Recipe Swap

Behaviour changes can help you lose weight

Don’t ‘go on a diet,’ instead make some healthy lifestyle choices that can add up

By Julie Garden-Robinson January 11, 2019

Most of us have known someone who has been on a weight-loss diet, and perhaps the person lost a considerable amount of weight. Maybe you are pondering weight loss as a goal in the coming weeks or months. We hear weight-loss promotions all around us, especially as we begin a new year. In fact, the

Using farms as living laboratories can help researchers speed up knowledge transfer.

Crops, News, Other

Turning on-farm experience into science

Collaborative models are helping farmers reduce risk and researchers more quickly establish best management practices tailored to local conditions

By Angela Lovell January 10, 2019

Combining scientific discipline with farmers’ knack for figuring things out on the fly could vastly reduce the risks associated with adopting new crops or production practices on the farm, an industry extension worker says. Daryl Domitruk, director of research and production for the Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers (MPSG), says marrying the two approaches can

Flags in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. (Inakiantonana/E+/Getty Images)

Markets

EU trade chief says U.S. talks won’t include agriculture

By Chris Prentice, GFM Network News January 10, 2019

Washington | Reuters — The European Union and United States have not yet agreed on the scope of trade negotiations, but the bloc will not include agriculture in the talks, its trade commissioner said on Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump has sought better terms of trade with the EU, as well as China, Japan, Canada

Crops

USDA outlines first-ever rule for GMO labeling

By GFM Network News, Reuters December 21, 2018

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday laid out its first-ever requirements for labeling of genetically engineered, or GMO, foods as early as 2020, a rule met with praise from some farmers and criticism from consumer groups. Consumers have been pushing for years for greater transparency over what is in their

Livestock

U.S. House approves farm bill without tighter food stamps criteria

By GFM Network News, Reuters December 12, 2018

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. House of Representatives passed the farm bill on Wednesday, capping months of acrimonious debate to finalize the legislation funding the nation’s US$867 billion food and agriculture programs. The bill, which passed by a vote of 369 to 47, will be submitted to President Donald Trump for his signature into

Beef cattle, Livestock

Alberta cattle producers vote to keep refundable checkoff

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff December 3, 2018

Preliminary results in Alberta beef producers’ service charge plebiscite put a slim majority in favour of keeping their checkoff refundable. Out of 1,874 votes cast, 962 votes, or 51.3 per cent, fell in favour of a refundable service charge model, with 908 for a non-refundable model and four ballots spoiled, according to the preliminary figures

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on export optimism; corn, wheat nearly flat

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle and hogs slide back

FCC-led coalition to invest $5 billion into agriculture innovation

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