Dry bean trials try to hone varieties for Manitoba conditions.
Dry bean trials try to hone varieties for Manitoba
Manitoba dry bean growers still lean heavily on U.S. genetics
Federal government renews $100M grant for Canadian Foodgrains Bank
The last four-year agreement funded food aid in 19 countries
The funding echoes a previous agreement between the organization and Global Affairs Canada. The deal, which has stood since 1985, matches donations made from Canadians four to one, up to $25 million annually. The new agreement runs until 2028.
University of Manitoba to get $7.6 million to research net-zero farming
Research project to explore how net-zero farming can be made realistic
University of Manitoba funding to explore how net-zero farming can be made realistic for producers.
Struvite fertilizer from Winnipeg sewers
City wastewater upgrades will include equipment to ‘upcycle’ phosphorus
Winnipeg upgrades will process wastewater into commercial struvite fertilizer for crop nutrition compaly Ostara, helping to close the phosphorus loop.
Manitoba slow to adopt precision soil sampling
Flatter regions still have enough variability to warrant zone sampling, soil scientist says
Manitoba producers have been slow to embrace precision soil sampling. One industry representative says they're missing out on crop benefits.
Charcoal rot found in Manitoba
Soybean and dry bean crops have a new fungal disease threat on the horizon
Charcoal rot, a soil-borne fungal disease known for causing yield loss in the U.S., has made its way into Manitoba's soybeans and dry beans.
Rest rules are for legislation, not labour negotiations: professor
University of Manitoba professor Bruce Curran says says government has been sluggish to release new rest regulations, which could have eased rail dispute
University of Manitoba law professor says fatigue management should never have been on the rail dispute bargaining table; it's a matter for government to handle.
Agriculture weighs damage of rail stoppage
Trains on Canada's major railways weren't stopped for long, but effects of the labour dispute will linger for months, grain industry says
Trains on Canada's major railways weren't stopped for long, but effects of the rail strike and lockouts will linger for months, grain industry says.
Federal government intervenes to end rail lockout with binding arbitration
Federal Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon has intervened in the labour dispute between the railways and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC).
Canada’s railways grind to a halt
The lockout of rail workers by Canada’s two major railways has begun. At 12:01 AM EDT this morning, after negotiations that began last year failed to bring about a resolution to the dispute, Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City announced at that they would lock out their employees who are members of the
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