Baker Community Farms of MacGregor won the 2021 Manitoba Corn Yield Competition with a yield of 303.3 bushels an acre growing Bayer’s DKC33-37RIB. The feat is remarkable for several reasons, including that it’s the eighth win for Baker over the competition’s 51-year history and that such a high yield came despite a major drought. Competition results were
CORN KINGS: Baker Community Farms wins 2021 corn yield competition — 303.3 bushels an acre
It’s a remarkable accomplishment considering it was in the midst of a severe drought
Manitoba Crop Alliance still focused on research to serve farmers
Fred Greig steps down as chair but remains on the wheat and barley committee
The Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA) remains focused on research to improve farmers’ returns, says its outgoing chair. Reston-area seed grower and cattle producer Fred Greig vacated the position following the checkoff-funded organization’s second annual meeting held online Feb. 17. However, he remains a member on the MCA’s wheat and barley committee. “I thought it was time for
MCA resolutions on better data on grain sales, gene editing regs
The MCA general meeting saw several issues debated during the virtual meeting
Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA) members discussed five resolutions during their online annual meeting, passing them all. They are as follows: 1. That the MCA work with other commissions and organizations to advocate for the establishment of an Export Sales Reporting Program where all sales over the set minimum volume for all Canadian grains, pulses and
Railways struggle to move smallest western crop in years
Car cycle times are the lowest in almost 40 years and demurrage charges are through the roof
[UPDATED: Feb. 25, 2022] After five consecutive years of record western Canadian grain movement, grain shipping has slowed to a trickle and poor railway service, not the 2021 drought, is getting most of the blame. The railways recovered relatively quickly from floods in British Columbia late last fall and grain shippers were expecting an upswing
Ag diploma students meet with Cleanfarms
A class project turned into a real-life demonstration of how to affect change
Learning about developing farm policy and lobbying isn’t just theoretical for Reg Dyck’s ‘Issues in Agriculture and Food’ class of about 40 students studying for a diploma in agriculture at the University of Manitoba. “I think this has been a really good experience in a number of ways,” Dyck said Feb. 8 after his class met online
CropLife worried about PMRA’s new science advisory committee
Political decisions risk sidelining scientific ones: Petelle
A new committee could mean someday politics could override science in how pesticides are regulated in Canada. So says Pierre Petelle, president and CEO of CropLife Canada, which represents the Canadian manufacturers, developers and distributors of pest control and modern plant breeding products. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has created a new Science
Lessons learned at KAP meeting
Ag diploma students took a resolution to KAP and taught everyone — including this reporter and themselves — a few things
Corrected, Feb. 9 — As resolutions go it was ‘mom and apple pie.’ But I was paying close attention, as it was from Reg Dyck’s ‘Issues in Agriculture and Food’ class for agriculture diploma students at University of Manitoba. Two other reporters and I were to question the students during an online media ‘scrum’ two
Consensus, collaboration and KAP
Bill Campbell asks Manitoba farmers to get more involved with their general farm organization
Collaboration and consensus building, hallmarks of Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) since its founding 38 years ago, remain front and centre. “At every turn, we emphasize collaboration with farmers, commodity groups and governments,” KAP president Bill Campbell told the farm organization’s online annual meeting Jan. 25. “We know that farmers’ issues are interconnected. No matter the
Agriculture’s role in fighting climate change discussed at KAP AGM
Manitoba and its farmers have a role in fighting climate change, says Manitoba’s new agriculture minister, Derek Johnson. “The (2021) drought underlined the impacts of climate change on our sector and reminded us of the importance to look ahead and prepare,” he told the Keystone Agricultural Producers’ annual meeting Jan. 25 in a recorded video.
Crop insurance figures growing fast
High crop prices now mean record coverage for the 2022, while last year’s drought will trigger record payouts on the 2021 crop
Crop insurance figures keep getting bigger. The 2021 group season will generate around $650 million in payouts due to low yields during the drought. And the resulting higher prices will mean that is followed by a record $4.66 billion in crop insurance coverage for the 2022 growing season. That $4.66 billion in coverage is based
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