This cartoon from the March 7, 1917 edition of The Grain Growers’ Guide reinforced Canada’s role in supplying wheat to Britain, and fending off famine in the spectral form of the German enemy. In that issue, advice on “Grain growing for profit” came from now-famed seed grower Seager Wheeler. As evidence of the benefits of
The benefits of certified seed from seed grower Seager Wheeler
Our History: March 1917
Paterson to build new central Alta. elevator
Winnipeg’s Paterson Grain has lined up property off the QE2 Highway in central Alberta for its next inland grain terminal. The company announced Monday it would start construction “immediately” at a site near Bowden, Alta., about 40 km south of Red Deer, to start taking grain in 2017. The facility, when complete, will have storage
Bringing out the ‘wild side’ of fruits and veggies
It might be a cheaper alternative than developing new methods
The natural ability of plants to fend off pests is falling through the cracks in our modern quest for fruits and vegetables varieties that have larger sizes, better colour and a longer shelf life, researchers with Newcastle University in the U.K. say. A study published recently in the academic journal Agronomy for Sustainable Development said
Manitoba’s on-farm income seen slipping this year
The federal Agriculture Ministry’s outlook calls for declining cash receipts
Macroeconomic” factors such as low fuel costs and a depreciating loonie are expected to support Canada’s and Manitoba’s net farm incomes this year — but not at last year’s levels. In its Canadian Agricultural Outlook, published Feb. 19, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says such factors have “insulated Canadian producers from weakness in global commodity markets,
Clean your seed with Simon-Day
Our History: February 1967
If you were cleaning your own seed in 1967, you had the choice of these six models manufactured by Simon-Day in Winnipeg. The biggest news that month was the introduction of a five per cent sales tax in Manitoba. Industry Minister Gurney Evans said the extra revenue was needed to pay for the rapidly increasing
Swan River meeting calls for return of CWB
About 50 farmers supported the resolution
A group of Manitoba and Saskatchewan farmers wants the Canadian Wheat Board and its single-desk marketing system reinstated. Organizers of a meeting Feb. 10 in Swan River say 50 farmers attended and unanimously passed a resolution calling for a return to orderly marketing and co-ordinated grain transportation logistics. The resolution says loss of the board
Chuck Fossay new president of MCGA
The 2016 executive was decided Feb. 11
Starbuck farmer Chuck Fossay is the new president of the Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) He replaces Ed Rempel, also of Starbuck, who remains on the MCGA’s board but declined to seek re-election as president. The MCGA held its reorganizational meeting to elect a new executive Feb. 11 following its annual meeting in Winnipeg. Clayton
A little Italian seasoning cuts greenhouse gases
Oregano is believed to reduce methane levels in cow burps
Scientists with Aarhus University in Denmark have launched a four-year study studying the effects of adding oregano to dairy rations as a means of reducing the amount of methane they burp. If their theory that methane emissions from dairy cows can be reduced by up to 25 per cent is confirmed, the tactic would become
Ritchie Bros. buys Mascus online equipment sites
The Canadian operators of the world’s biggest equipment auctioneer have bought worldwide online equipment listing service Mascus. Burnaby, B.C.-based Ritchie Bros. announced Friday it has bought 100 per cent of the equity in Amsterdam-based Mascus for 24 million euros (C$36.8 million), plus up to 3.4 million euros (C$5.2 million) more, pending certain performance targets being
Cargill to supply Alberta carcass data to BIXS
One of Canada’s biggest beef packers is set to supply the specs on beef carcasses processed at its Alberta plant to the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s (CCA) BIXS information-sharing system. Cargill and BIXSCo, the CCA-backed operators of BIXS (Beef InfoXchange System), announced Thursday that the multinational agrifood firm will provide its past three years of beef
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