Whether to spray for sclerotinia is always a challenging choice, but this year was harder than usual. Dry soil gave little room for the disease to germinate early in the year through much of Manitoba, leaving producers to wonder if a spray pass was worth the expense, says Angela Brackenreed, of the Canola Council of
Changing weather alters sclerotinia strategies
Farmers were waffling over fungicide as canola broke into flower, but moisture conditions added a further question mark
Manitoba scores a win on U.S. TB testing
The USDA will no longer require Manitoba beef and bison producers to test for TB before export. So what does that mean for the industry?
As trade tensions rise between the U.S. and Canada, Manitoba’s beef industry is celebrating the removal of a long-standing irritant. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has rolled back testing requirements on bovine tuberculosis for breeding stock, an issue that producers say has hovered over their industry since 1997, when the CFIA downgraded Manitoba’s TB status.
Sclerotinia a moving target this season
Farmers faced a tougher than normal choice on whether to spray for sclerotinia this year
Whether to spray canola for sclerotinia is always a challenging choice, but this year was harder than usual. Dry soil gave little room for the disease to germinate early in the year through much of Manitoba, leaving producers to wonder if a spray pass was worth the expense, says Angela Brackenreed, of the Canola Council
PHOTOS: Minnedosa’s trail attractions
[From ‘Looking for a sign’] Within town, benches and decorative walls pepper Minnedosa’s main street, each a stop on the Founders Parks Walking Tour and fitted with educational signage dedicated to the town’s roots. Similarly, visitors can download a guide for a self-guided tour of 10 of the town’s historical stone buildings. Minnedosa’s trails, and,
Looking for a sign
Small-town Manitoba is learning to put its best foot forward by highlighting attractions, conservation, local projects, history and more with interpretive signs and trails
If you didn’t know better, you’d never guess Minnedosa was a small town in the rolling plains of Manitoba. Nestled in a valley along Hwy. 10 north of Brandon, the town trades the normal vista of waving crops for a picturesque valley with woody embankments and the Little Saskatchewan River, which pools in a man-made
Manitoba cuts the ribbon on blueblood boar genetics
Pork genetics company Topigs Norsvin has officially opened its doors in Manitoba
Manitoba’s hog sector is adding to its pedigree. Global swine genetics company Topigs Norsvin has officially opened the doors to Delta Canada, a boar genetics and research facility located northwest of Winnipeg near Woodlands. The company, which markets itself as the second-largest swine genetic company globally, opened the $15-million facility June 27 and aims to
Can Canada have its cake and eat it too on exports?
There are challenges ahead if Canada wants to meet the Barton Report’s export targets without natural resources picking up the tab
If Canada wants to grow its agriculture exports sustainably in the coming years, it’s going to need more farmers like Forrest-area producer Ryan Boyd. In recent years he’s tested new intercrop mixes and cover crops, hosted field and pasture tours, showcased a solar watering system and shared his forays into swath and high density grazing.
DIVIDED OVER WATER: Outlet channels spark controversy
Farmers on the south end of Lake Manitoba support the proposed channels to save their land from flooding, but the projects will slice through the farms of dozens of north-shore farmers who worry they won’t be adequately compensated
A recent $540-million funding pledge is pushing forward the Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin outlet channels and reaction from farmers depends on where they are along the shoreline. For those whose anxieties rise with the water levels every time the Assiniboine River floods, the new momentum is welcome news. Farmers along Lake Manitoba’s south
Breaking down the details
The provincial and federal governments promised $540 million for the Lake Manitoba and Lake St. Martin outlets June 18
Those fighting to siphon flood waters out of Lake Manitoba via Lake St. Martin have an eye on the finish line after years of running in place. The federal and provincial governments have announced $540 million for the project and say ground might break by fall 2019. The completed project will dig two permanent 23-kilometre
Producers watching drying dugouts
Livestock producers have a closer-than-normal watch on low dugouts, although Manitoba Agriculture says levels aren’t near the danger zone yet. No regions were reporting drinking water shortages as of early June, although Manitoba’s June 4 crop report noted varying levels across the province. Dugouts in the Interlake flagged at a third to two-thirds full, while