In this week’s issue of the Co-operator, our Alexis Stockford goes hog wild and delves into the quickly growing issue of wild pigs in Manitoba. She found there’s little in the way of hard data, but many anecdotal reports suggest the population is growing very quickly. Allan Dawson is keeping on top of the canola
In Your Co-operator this Week: May 30
Manitoba Agriculture offers advice on spring frost damage to crops
[UPDATED: May 29, 2019] Spring cereals *Spring wheat and barley are very tolerant to temperatures as low as -6 C because their growing points are below the soil surface until the five-leaf stage to jointing, Manitoba Agriculture’s website says. While it’s often thought oats are just as frost-tolerant, barley and oat breeder Brian Rossnagel says
Ste. Rose auctioneer honoured for innovation
Auction owner Myles Masson was recognized for his business innovation on May 5 when he received the first “Member of the Year” award from the Manitoba Livestock Marketing Association. Masson owns Ste. Rose Auction Mart in Sainte Rose du Lac, about 270 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg. He was selected for the award by his peers
‘Hoop and Holler’ floods farmland
Our History: May 2011
The front page of our May 19, 2011 issue reminds of how different springs can be in Manitoba. It featured an aerial photo of the controlled release on the Hoop and Holler bend on the Assiniboine River near Portage la Prairie. The water was released onto neighbouring farmland to reduce pressure on riverbank properties farther
Plant signals trigger remarkable bacterial transformation
Nostoc bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia for the Sago palm
A recent Japanese study has shown that extracts from the Sago palm stimulated nitrogen-producing bacterial transformation. Researchers hope that better understanding of the system could someday lead to more efficient, less fertilizer-dependent agricultural production. The cycad Cycas revolute, or Sago palm, is a palm-like plant that grows on rocky coastal cliffs in the subtropics and
‘Why you should own a Versatile sprayer’
Our History: May 15, 1958
This Versatile 40-foot boom-type sprayer advertised in our May 15, 1958 issue featured Delavan Select-A-Spray control at the fingertips of the operator. Weather was the big news that month. Seeding had apparently been early that year — a story in the May 1 issue said that after being one of the “hot spots” in North
Manure map raises recycling hopes
A study shows potential for farmers to reclaim phosphorus fertilizer
A New Jersey university is mapping the world’s manure in an effort to jump-start a movement to recycle phosphorus. In the April 2019 issue of Earth’s Future, a research team from Stevens Institute of Technology mapped the journey of phosphorus from soil to crops, to livestock and humans, and eventually into sewers and landfills. This
Rural routes prominent on CAA’s worst road list
Three rural roads made the top ten of CAA’s list of Manitoba’s worst roads. Coming in second, Provincial Trunk Highway 34 near Austin. PTH 23, which runs roughly from Hartney in Southwestern Manitoba to La Rochelle in Southeastern Manitoba, is seventh on the list. PTH 32, near Winkler, rounds out the list at number 10.
Mound Wildlife Association recognized for efforts
The revitalized group received the PVCD 2019 conservation award
A revitalized wildlife group is the recipient of the 2019 Pembina Valley Conservation District conservation award. The Mound Wildlife Association (MWA) ceased operation in 2000 after a 15-year run but was revived in 2015, with an emphasis on youth involvement. An inaugural free Kids Fishing Derby in 2015 attracted 24 participants to Goudney Reservoir for
Seeding begins, then came a downpour
Our History: May 1999
As indicated on the front page of our May 13, 1999 issue, seeding was off to a good start that spring. But page two carried a story which would become all too familiar that year and for several years after. The previous week, seeding in the normally dry southwest corner of the province had been