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Tour attendees kneel to get a better look at the mix during the Aug. 4 tour focusing on green manure at Carnegie Farms north of Brandon.
Crops, Local news

The making of a green manure mix

Grain-only operation one of several tours organized by the Manitoba Organic Alliance

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For organic grain farmers without livestock such as Carnegie Farms north of Brandon, green manure has become a mainstay for nutrient management. Visitors to the fully organic operation’s field day Aug. 4 took in two green manure mixes, ranging from peas, beans, oats and buckwheat to a field with all of the above, plus kale,
Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Fair weather quickly advances crops, winter cereal harvest nearly complete

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for August 21

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Warm temperatures continue to advance crops quickly. Rain fell throughout the province, but most areas received limited amounts and more is still needed. Harvest of winter cereals and peas is nearing completion. Spring cereal harvest continues, and canola is starting to be harvested in the central region. Haying continues, but in dry areas there is
Field tour attendees July 25 take a closer look at an experimental hemp-legume intercrop plot.
Crops

Pushing the boundaries of intercropping

Flax and soybeans is just one combination under investigation

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There are some unusual crop combinations springing up southwest of Melita. Experimental intercrops are among the Westman Agricultural Diversification Organization (WADO) projects this year, including flax intercropped with soybeans and hemp intercropped with legumes. Pea-canola, an emerging combination already used on some Manitoba farms, and the already established wheat-legume mix are also under the microscope,
Canola south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Weather

Harvest weather outlook offers reasons to cheer

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CNS Canada — Farmers on the Prairies can expect decent weather for this harvest season, according to Drew Lerner, meteorologist and founder of World Weather Inc. Most farmers will experience periodic showers, he said, but shouldn’t be subjected to the continual drizzles and sheets of rain that caused heartaches last year. “Most of the Prairies
Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Rain falls, but more needed; cereal harvesting, canola swathing begin

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for August 14

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Warm weather has advanced crops, and also caused some injury in canola. Rainfall occurred throughout the province, but more rainfall is needed in many areas. Harvest has begun in winter cereals, spring cereals, and field peas. Canola is starting to be swathed. Insect monitoring is on-going, but disease incidence remains low. Haying continues, but in
Veggie chips aren’t magically healthy just because they’re made from vegetables.
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Vegetarian junk food panned

Researchers say there are plenty of plant-based unhealthy dietary choices out there

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Medical researchers have long said plant-based diets are healthier — but it turns out what type of plant-based foods matter a lot. Fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and other ‘basic’ plant foods can in fact lower the risk of heart disease, result in less obesity and other positive impacts. But a recent study published in
VIDEO: Fighting herbicide resistance in weeds
Crops

VIDEO: Fighting herbicide resistance in weeds

Provide a healthy, competitive crop stand to help battle back weed pressures

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“If you don’t put a crop plant there on that spot in the field, a weed’s gonna grow,” says Rob Gulden, professor of weed science at the University of Manitoba. Gulden was referring to one strategy producers can use to help fight herbicide-resistant weeds, and that is by increasing their seeding rates. In this interview with
White pea (navy) beans. (PulseCanada.com)
Crops, Pulses

Manitoba’s bean harvest on track

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CNS Canada — Manitoba’s dry edible bean crop should come in this harvest with numbers roughly the same as last year, from where a provincial specialist sits. “This year, I would say right now, depending on how things settle out in the next little while, we’ll be at least equal to last year, if not
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CN conductors ratify labour deal

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An 11th-hour labour deal that averted a strike in late May by conductors and yard crews for Canadian National Railway has been ratified. Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference’s Conductors, Trainpersons and Yardpersons union (TCRC-CTY) have voted in favour of a three-year agreement retroactive to July 23, 2016, CN said Tuesday. The deal “provides

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