Alexis Stockford of the Manitoba Co-operator offers a quick update on spring flooding in southern Manitoba with this report from Souris.
VIDEO: Spring flooding in Souris
Manitoba’s growing trend of migrant agricultural workers
It’s not just Ontario. Manitoba farms also draw temporary foreign workers
At Connery Riverdale Farms near Portage la Prairie, the fields and staff accommodations sit empty. They’re awaiting both the 2017 growing season and about 60 temporary foreign workers who will largely handle the hand-picked harvest necessary for much vegetable production. Beth Connery is one of several Manitoba producers to draw from the Seasonal Agricultural Worker
Tighter drone regs affect agricultural use
Restrictions to within nine kilometres of an ‘aerodrome’ affect much of agricultural Manitoba
Assiniboine Community College’s agribusiness program has grounded most drone flights while professors sort through new regulations around their operation. The new Transport Canada rules released March 16 limit recreational drones between 250 grams and 35 kilograms to within 90 metres of the ground, at least 75 metres away from structures, people or vehicles, to daylight
CanoLAB workshop makes Dauphin debut
There was a broad cross-section of canola issues and topics at a recent CanoLAB workshop
The annual CanoLAB canola management workshop series continues to extend its Manitoba footprint with a first-time event in Dauphin March 15 and 16. Topics ranged from combine settings and herbicide management to crop damage and beneficial insects. It is the fifth year the event has been held in Manitoba, after initially being introduced in Alberta
Clubroot a Manitoba reality
The disease is present but still at low levels, according to a provincial survey
Clubroot, which causes bulbous swellings on canola roots, has become infamous for its impact on yield. The Canola Council of Canada cites “no economical control measures” to remove the pathogen once it has taken root and resting spores may survive in the soil for 10 to 20 years even in the absence of a vulnerable
So you’ve got clubroot. Now what?
Farming effectively with clubroot while minimizing the risk of spread
Manitoba canola growers have heard all about the disastrous effects of clubroot on canola, how easy it is to spread and how difficult it is to manage. At the latest CanoLAB canola management workshop here March 15-16, they heard about how to farm effectively if it’s already present. Since 2003, when the first instance of
The other ag college: ACC’s growing agribusiness program
ACC’s agribusiness program is so successful that 26 years later there’s a waiting list to get in
Amanda Boland’s parents don’t farm, but that didn’t stop agriculture from being a part of her childhood. The daughter of two ag retailers in Melfort, Sask., Boland was exposed early to the industry, eventually joining the workforce at Paragon Ag Services, the same company that employs her parents. She loaded and unloaded fertilizer trucks and
Steinbach dairy is cream of the crop
Brent and Kirsty Oswald have been named Manitoba’s Outstanding Young Farmers
Cottonwood Holsteins, near Steinbach, has been dairying for three generations now. But when Brent and Kirsty Oswald took over the family operation in 2008, big changes were in store — starting with the robots. In 2009, the couple raised a new barn, moving dairy operations from the building used by Brent’s parents to a new
Horticulture industry gets a taste of Manitoba as national council gathers in Winnipeg
About 200 members of the Canadian Horticulture Council were expected to attend the annual general meeting held in Winnipeg March 14-16
Winnipeg recently played host to Canada’s horticulture industry. Around 200 members of Canadian Horticulture Council gathered for the organization’s annual general meeting March 14-16. The Vegetable Growers Association of Manitoba, Peak of the Market, Keystone Vegetable Producers Association and Keystone Potato Producers Association are among Manitoba organizations represented, joining members from across Canada. “It basically allows
Get ready for more questions from buyers
Growers and processors are concerned about conflicts between regulatory standards and those from individual customers
It isn’t just about antibiotics or hormones for livestock — crop producers are also starting to receive buyers’ questions about how they run their business. In an interview, Keystone Agricultural Producers president Dan Mazier said disclosure of farm inputs has been popping up in crop contracts for years, but the trend is on the rise.