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Edward “Ted” Poyser, 90, now retired soils specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, can recall the work underway in the 1940s and onward, that went into the development of the Manitoba Soil Survey.
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How Manitoba’s provincial soil was named

Ted Poyser, now retired soils specialist with the province vividly recalls the work that went into the Manitoba Soil Survey

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Edward “Ted” Poyser doesn’t remember too much about the Manitoba village the provincial soil is named after. “Just that it wasn’t a very big place,” says long-retired provincial soil specialist now 90, who grew up on a farm at Austin, Man. Many decades have passed since he and his colleagues spent time there, digging and
(Photo courtesy BASF SE)
Crops

BASF ready to snatch seed bargains as rivals sell assets

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Ludwigshafen, Germany | Reuters — BASF will consider buying seed assets that rivals are putting on the block to win antitrust approval for tie-ups, saying bargain prices could persuade BASF to overcome its traditional reluctance to expand into the seeds industry. Sources familiar with BASF’s thinking have said that competition regulators looking at potential buyers
University of Manitoba soil scientist Mario Tenuta says a 4R nutrient management tour June 28 has a lot to offer to farmers, crop consultants and students. It starts at 9 a.m. and concludes with lunch.
Crops, Local news

New technology and techniques on 4R nutrient management tour June 28

In-field nutrient measurements are just one facet that will be explored

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News ways to measure nitrogen in soils and use nitrogen fertilizer more efficiently will be highlighted during a 4R nutrient management tour June 28 in the Miami and Carman areas. “We will be looking at some very cool things,” University of Manitoba soil scientist and Canada Research Chair in Applied Soil Ecology Mario Tenuta said
DuPont’s headquarters in Delaware. (DuPont.com)
Crops

Mexico gives conditional approval to Dow, DuPont merger

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Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico’s antitrust watchdog said Tuesday it has given approval to DuPont and Dow Chemical to merge on the condition that they sell certain crop protection products and other assets. The asset sales required by Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece) is similar to what U.S. antitrust enforcers asked of the
(CropScience.Bayer.ca)
Crops

Syngenta eyes Bayer assets to bolster seed operations

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Basel | Reuters — Switzerland’s Syngenta, the crop protection company acquired by ChemChina, has vowed to bulk up its seeds business and join the chase for assets rival Bayer must sell to gain regulatory approval for its takeover of Monsanto. Syngenta, a distant third in the global seeds market behind Monsanto and Dupont, is determined
(Corner-Store.ca)
Crops

U.S. clears Couche-Tard to buy CST, with conditions

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Washington | Reuters — Alimentation Couche-Tard has won U.S. antitrust approval to buy rival CST Brands on condition that it sell up to 71 stores in eight states, the Federal Trade Commission said on Monday. Alimentation Couche-Tard, a major Canada-based chain of convenience stores and gas stations, said in August that it would buy the
Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Cool, wet weather creates challenges for producers

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for June 26, 2017

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Precipitation was reported in all regions, with amounts ranging from 3 to 29 mm. Some crops in low lying areas are experiencing moisture stress. Cool temperatures have slowed growth of warm seeded crops. Herbicide and fungicide applications were delayed due to cool, windy, and wet conditions this week. Most crops have received one herbicide application,

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