A Glenlea couple is Manitoba’s 2019 Outstanding Young Farmers. Will and Jen Bergmann of Bergmann Bros. were named the winners of the provincial award earlier this month at an event at the Elkhorn Resort. Will Bergmann grew up on the family operation, south of Winnipeg, and he and Jen returned to the farm about seven
Will and Jen Bergmann named 2019 Manitoba OYF winners
The pair has embraced local food and social media to promote farming
Roquette boosts plant beauty products
The company behind a Portage la Prairie pea-processing plant is going into the plant-based cosmetics business in a big way. Roquette recently announced a “strengthened” arrangement with Sytheon, a U.S.-based specialty ingredient company for the personal care market in a media release. The two are partnering to produce cosmetic ingredients and cosmetic products derived from
Fungi fight plants
These symbiotes are also sometimes screens when it comes to establishing plant ranges
Fungi can help plants thrive — but it turns out they can also filter them out. That’s according to new research from an international team of researchers led by Germany’s University of Göttingen. The results appeared in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. For example, in the colonization of islands by plant species, it isn’t
Discover a new world with Columbus Wheat
Our History: February 1983
Columbus wheat was available for wide distribution in 1983, with attributes including yield higher than Neepawa, rust resistance and improved resistance to sprouting. Proposed changes to the Crow freight rate dominated news that month, with delegates to the Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual meeting rejecting an acreage-based subsidy in favour of paying it to railways
Colder cold snaps under climate change?
The downside of climate change could have a bigger-than-expected effect on nature
When it comes to global warming, it would appear the effect of cold temperature variability is being severely underestimated. A team of researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York, say public attention often focuses on the effect of rising average temperatures. The researchers discovered that cold temperatures make amphibians more susceptible to road
PHOTOS: This Old Elevator: February 2019
The Manitoba Historical Society wants to gather information about all the grain elevators in Manitoba
In the 1950s, there were over 700 grain elevators in Manitoba. Today, there are fewer than 200. You can help to preserve the legacy of these disappearing “Prairie sentinels.” The Manitoba Historical Society (MHS) is gathering information about all elevators that ever stood in Manitoba, regardless of their present status. Collaborating with the Manitoba Co-operator it is supplying these
Brandon University researchers looking at men’s mental health
Participants sought to support the study on mental health concerns in the Prairie provinces
Researchers at Brandon University are looking for men in the Westman region of Manitoba who would be willing to participate in a project exploring the stress men can experience. The research team is looking for men willing to participate in small group discussions or share their story one on one, with an overall aim of
Dayton Dozer blades for your tractor
Our History: February 1964
This Dayton utility dozer blade was advertised in our February 1964 issues. The lead story on our Feb. 13 front page reported that a legislative commitee on livestock marketing in Manitoba had recommended that a provincial hog-marketing commission be established to inject more competition into the marketplace. However, it did not recommend a producer-controlled board.
A very small number of crops are dominating globally
This concentration is coming as farms become larger and more industrial everywhere
A new University of Toronto study suggests that globally we’re growing more of the same kinds of crops, and this presents major challenges for agricultural sustainability. The study, done by an international team of researchers led by U of T assistant professor, Adam Martin, used data from the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) to
Beat the freeze with the Rotaspreader
Our History: February 1971
Winter spreading of manure was apparently not a concern in February 1971, as avoiding winter freeze-ups was promoted as one of the benefits of the Starline Rotaspreader. The stories in our Feb. 25 issue reflected the concerns over wheat marketing at the time, as Western Canada was sitting on a huge surplus. Wheat board minister,