“We use the best tools we have.” – MARI A KOLLER-JONES The federal vet in charge of TB testing in the Riding Mountain TB Eradication Area dismisses claims by ranchers that the test could be making their animals sick. Dr. Maria Koller-Jones says the argument that the existing testing process needlessly exposes ranchers in the
Testing Is Not Harmful, And It’s Working, Says CFIA Senior Vet
New Two-Row Barley Varieties On The Way
“You have to throw away about 99 per cent of it in order to keep the good one per cent. Barley breeding is a bit like searching for a needle in a haystack. Bill Legge, a research scientist at the Brandon Research Centre specializing in two-row barley, will be adding a fourth variety in the
Midwife Crop Could Help Green Shoots Break Through
Aunique trial at the Brandon AAFC research farm will see if planting seed of other crops in the furrow along with canola can help the notoriously weak seedlings break through the soil crust and improve establishment rates. Research scientist Byron Irvine said that companion crops such as canary seed, flax, camelina, and golden German millet
Selecting More Efficient Cattle Focus Of New Study
“The calves from more efficient sires ate less, grew the same amount, and had no adverse effects on carcass traits. ” – JOHN BASARAB Astudy into getting more bang for the feed cost buck is in the works. Based on prior work done by Alberta Agriculture researchers, the Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council (MRAC)-funded study partnered
Puratone Study To Look At Whole Farm Nutrient Balance
Hog producers are under pressure from all sides these days, from feed costs to new provincial environmental regulat ions on spreading manure that are due by 2013. With an eye on potentially reducing those burdens, Carole Furedi, a researcher at Niverville-based Puratone, will be testing the effects of including zero-tannin fababeans and dried distillers grains
Pipeline Offer A “Joke,” Says Melita Farmer
“We’re sick of it. We’re saying, ‘Go somewhere else. Find another route.’” – DARRYL BREEMERSCH An oil company’s plans to build a new pipeline to serve increased oil production in southwestern Manitoba is being opposed by a group of farmers along the proposed route. EOG Resources Canada, which plans to begin construction of the 104-km,
Kids And Ponies Team Up For Summer Fun
Local and inner city children will get a chance this summer to spend a week riding and caring for a pony, as part of the New Hope Equine Ministry’s day camp starting in early July. Director Fran Henderson said that after bouncing around in past years between various rented locations, the camp which runs for
Axe Falls On 38 PMU Ranches
“It was a steady income… You knew what you were going to get a year or two in advance. There’s not too many commodities in agriculture you can do that with.” – GORDON MASON On a cloudy afternoon, Gordon Mason asks his wife Gladys for help finding his cowboy hat. “Going out in style,” she
Pmu Ranches May Be Cut To 25
Another round of cutbacks may see the number of equine ranches in Mani toba , Sa s k a t chewa n and North Dakota slashed to around 25, down from 64 last year. The decl ine in the local industry that produces pregnant mares’ urine for use by drug manufactur ing giant Wyeth in
Rains Greening Up Pastures Around The Province
“We were very dry, and the pastures were looking poor, but this rain seems to have helped.” – JANE THORNTON Aweek of rain has led to localized flooding in some parts, but the moisture has helped to get pastures off to a good start around the province. “The moisture was very welcome, in some places,”
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