The Canadian Canola Growers Association was the busiest Canadian lobby group in any sector last year, said president Rick White. “We have been extremely busy,” White said, speaking to the Manitoba Canola Growers at their AGM on Feb. 16. The Canola Council of Canada also cracked the top ten most active lobby groups, White added.
Canola groups among Canada’s busiest lobby groups
CCGA, CCC expanded efforts beyond usual government departments in 2022, leaders say
There are oats in that there beer
Manitoba Oat Growers hear how their crop is turned into craft booze
Beer isn’t just the domain of barley, Manitoba Oat Growers heard at their AGM on February 15. Christopher Marsh, a brewer with Lake of the Woods Brewing Company, talked to farmers about how he uses oats in the craft beer he brews. Lake of the Woods Brewing Company has breweries in Kenora, Winnipeg and Warroad,
Forecasting future little use in turbulent era: Poloz
The convergence of five ‘tectonic’ economic forces likely to create more and bigger financial shocks than usual
In upcoming turbulent times, forecasting the future will lose value, a former Bank of Canada governor told a CropConnect audience. Instead, preparing for multiple scenarios will be key for business risk management. Economists will be “wallowing around in an incredible amount of uncertainty,” said Stephen Poloz. Why it matters: Economic volatility will make forward planning
Search for the holy grail of N fertilizer continues
The jury is still out on products containing nitrogen-fixing bacteria
Real-world tests of nitrogen-fixing bacteria products conducted across the Prairies have shown limited promise, but farm groups aren’t throwing in the towel. “I’m not ready to close the book on these trials just yet,” said Laura Schmidt, a production specialist with Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers. In 2022, MPSG ran 10 trials with Envita, which uses naturally occurring bacteria to take
KAP members say “not yet” to biofuels
Producer fears that the province is putting the brakes on natural gas thus far unfounded
KAP members voted to tell provincial and federal governments and the public that farmers can’t power their operations on biofuels and current energy sources. “We’re very limited with the options that we have,” said Les Felsch, who brought the resolutions before KAP. “Windmills will not run grain dryers, solar panels will not run grain dryers
Supply, sustainability top of mind for Canada’s wheat customers
Cereals Canada’s new crop missions found millers and bakers eager to ensure their supply of wheat amid global food insecurity
Latin American millers and bakers were keen to learn about Canadian farmers’ sustainability practices, says a Manitoba farmer recently returned from a Cereals Canada new crop mission. “There was a lot that we just weren’t letting people know that we actually do,” said Sheila Elder, a farmer from Wawanesa. Elder participated in Cereals Canada’s crop
Students bring KAP resolution on kochia
Perennial forages can help stamp out weeds, but lost revenue needs to be offset, ag students say
A group of agriculture students say farmers should be incentivized to combat herbicide-resistant kochia by growing perennial forages. The weed is spreading faster than ever in Manitoba, and something must be done “before we have to return to historic practices of hand-picking weeds,” University of Manitoba student Richard Davy told Keystone Agricultural Producers members on
N reductions possible without significant economic losses
Rotation and management key, but two studies suggest the possibilities
Reducing nitrogen use is key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but there are ways to do so without slashing profits, an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researcher says. Mohammad Khakbazan is an agricultural economist based at the Brandon Research and Development Centre. He spoke during a Jan. 17 panel discussion at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon.
KAP members call for more BMP research
Nitrogen emission concerns were among key issues raised at the organization’s AGM
KAP members called on their leaders to push governments for more long-term research on nitrogen management. “We need the research to get it done,” said David Rourke. He brought the issue forward in a resolution at Keystone Agricultural Producers’ annual general meeting in Winnipeg Jan. 25-26. The federal and provincial governments are pushing and paying
CropConnect registration deadline extended
Keynote speakers include comedian Brent Butt and retired General Romeo Dallaire
The deadline to register for one of Manitoba’s biggest crop production events is fast approaching. Organizers extended registration for CropConnect to Feb. 3, an extra week from the original Jan. 27 deadline, organizer Morgan Cott told the Co-operator. CropConnect, held in Winnipeg Feb. 15 and 16, brings together a tradeshow, presentations on agronomy and farm
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