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Comment: How plant-based diets could help prevent the next COVID-19

By Kurtis Boyer July 14, 2021

[UPDATED: July 14, 2021] Viruses like COVID-19, SARS, swine flu and avian flu all have something in common: They all come from animals, described by scientists as zoonotic diseases. Yet, these diseases do not really “come from animals.” After all, it is not like animals conspire against humans, throwing COVID-19 over the backyard fence. When

Crop Report, Crops, News

Soil moisture continues to decline, crop, pasture conditions further deteriorate

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for July 13

By Manitoba Agriculture July 13, 2021

Southwest Region Another hot and dry week in the southwest with no significant moisture. Showers were recorded in some areas, with Virden and Boissevain receiving 12 to 14 mm of rain. Highs for daytime temperatures ranged from 30 to close to 33 C this past week. Minimum overnight temperatures ranged from 4 to 8 C,

Markets, News

With 3D printed ‘steaks,’ Spanish startup eyes the mass market

By Luis Felipe Castilleja July 13, 2021

Reuters – As demand for plant-based alternatives to meat rises, Barcelona-based startup Novameat is using its 3D printing technology to manufacture vegetarian “steaks” that it hopes will reach the mass market next year. Novameat plans to sell its “steaks” directly to consumers and to businesses such as restaurants interested in producing plant-based meat, business development

Crops, News

Spotlight on bacterial blight

Winds last month are doing little to help with bacterial blight risk

By Alexis Stockford July 13, 2021

Add bacterial blight to the problems Manitoba producers are fighting this year. Agronomists have noted blight issues in a number of crops, such as oats, dry beans, and some concern in peas, according to provincial crop pathologist David Kaminski. Why it matters: Producers misdiagnosing bacterial blight for something treatable by fungicide risk wasting time and

Field peas show symptoms of nitrogen deficiency.

Crops, News

Naked roots and mystery nitrate

Poor nodulation, possible rescue applications and strange readings on spring soil nitrate have made this year an interesting one for pea agronomy

By Alexis Stockford July 12, 2021

[UPDATED: July 26, 2021] Some pea roots across the province are noticeably bare. Agronomists are pondering a lack of pea nodulation in some acres, as well as suggestions for a possible rescue application of nitrogen. Why it matters: Agronomists hope challenges this year will help build recommendations for years to come. Laura Schmidt, agronomist with

An undated photo from CN’s media gallery shows a locomotive travelling through the Ashcroft, B.C. area. (CN.ca)

Crops, Other, Weather

CN, CP trains ordered to slow down against fire risk

Ministerial order in effect until Oct. 31

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News July 12, 2021

A new federal ministerial order calls for Canada’s big two railways to significantly cut their train speeds in any areas deemed to be at an “extreme” fire risk. “With extreme weather events occurring more severely and frequently in Canada due to climate change, it is important to have an adaptive regulatory system that responds to

A sign for Lytton, B.C. on July 1, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)

Crops

Feds halt CN, CP trains through B.C. wildfire area for two days

'Extended recovery' expected for westbound grain traffic

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News July 9, 2021

Updated — A federal ministerial order has been issued halting Canadian National and Canadian Pacific rail movement through the Kamloops area of British Columbia for 48 hours from midnight Friday. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced the order late Thursday, ahead of an authorized tour Friday by evacuated residents to the largely-destroyed village of Lytton, about

File photo of a pea crop south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2019. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Saskatchewan crops fight off record heat

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News July 7, 2021

MarketsFarm — The “heat dome” which enveloped Western Canada last week delivered a blow to Saskatchewan’s pulse crops. Thirty-four temperature records were shattered on Friday, including those at Regina, Prince Albert, Swift Current, Weyburn and Yorkton. Saskatoon and Lucky Lake, northeast of Swift Current, were the province’s hot spots that day at 40 C. Nine

Crop Report, Crops, News

Heat dome sees crop conditions deteriorate, moisture reserves to plummet

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for July 6

By Manitoba Agriculture July 6, 2021

Southwest Region The heat dome reached southwestern Manitoba this week with highs from 31 to 35 C. Minimum overnight temperatures ranged from 9 to 12 C. Trace rainfall only for most of the region. A narrow band of rain north of Neepawa, including Eden, received as much as 10 to 12 mm. Deloraine and area

Parrish and Heimbecker’s existing grain elevator at Yorkton, Sask. (ParrishandHeimbecker.com)

Crops

P+H to replace eastern Saskatchewan elevator

New facility, loop track to be on line in mid-2022

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News July 3, 2021

Agrifood company Parrish and Heimbecker (P+H) plans to build a new and leaner grain elevator at Yorkton, Sask. to replace its 41-year-old facility there. The privately-held Winnipeg grain firm said Wednesday it has already started work on the new build, which it expects to have ready to receive grain in June next year. The existing

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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