The Agricultural Biosciences International Conference (ABIC) is coming to Winnipeg for the first time next year. Speaking to bioscience researchers and industry leaders at this year’s conference in Fargo, North Dakota, Manitoba’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture Dori Gingera-Beauchemin said her department was excited to have partnered with the Life Sciences Association of Manitoba to host
First-ever Agricultural Biosciences International Conference comes to Winnipeg
Organizers of international bioscience conference promise to include women speakers in their 2017 conference
Consolidation won’t reduce innovation: Monsanto
No word yet on whether a Monsanto-Bayer merger will affect canola growers
Fewer companies means more innovation. That’s the world according to Robert Fraley, Monsanto’s chief technology officer and executive vice-president, who says biotechnology companies need to consolidate to remain effective. “Consolidation is both needed and healthy in order to be able to provide the kind of investments that you need in cutting-edge biology and data science
Fines now possible under traceability program
This little pig went to market, this little pig stayed home — but both need to register with PigTrace
No matter how big or small, you have to start to tag them all. With the final phase of the Canadian Pork Council’s PigTrace national traceability program now in effect, both commercial and hobby farms can face financial penalties for failure to comply. Right now though regulators appear to still be focusing more on education
Twenty-five years of organics
Canada’s longest-running study of organic crop systems continues to yield new results
Martin Entz points down a road that is more mud than gravel as he drives towards a pint-size field house and a cluster of research plots. “This has become a real destination, it didn’t start out that way, but it certainly is now,” he said, turning towards the Glenlea Long-Term Rotation Study — the oldest
How much nitrogen could a wood chip chuck?
Researchers investigating wood chip bioreactors under Manitoba conditions say half the nitrogen in tile drainage run-off could be captured
Often considered a byproduct of forestry and landscaping, wood chips could also become central to decreasing nitrogen run-off from tile drainage systems. Dipping his hand into a plastic container full of wood chips at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Research Centre in Morden, Steve Sager said that increased use of tile drainage in Manitoba, as well
Forty per cent straight cut canola by 2020?
New shatter-resistant varieties may hold the key to continued expansion of this harvest practice
Don’t park the swather just yet. More western Canadian canola will be straight cut than ever before this season, but swathing remains the predominant form of harvest for the time being. Bayer CropScience’s James Humphris believes the increased interest stems in no small part from the shatter-resistance traits that are being added to the latest
PEDv vaccine on horizon but biosecurity still key
A PEDv vaccine, field tested during the recent Manitoba outbreak, still needs to be registered in Canada
Canadian pork producers are one step closer to having a powerful new tool in the fight against porcine epidemic diarrhea. A vaccine developed by the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre, also known as VIDO-InterVac, at the University of Saskatchewan has entered its final phase of testing. But while the vaccine is a much
Late planting of early soybeans explored
Growing season for soybeans could continue to shrink
Early-maturing soybean varieties have been a great benefit to Manitoba producers and now researchers are trying to determine if they can also be planted later in the season. “I would have to say this is very exploratory work… we’re actually testing practices that aren’t the norm right now,” said Kristen Podolsky, a production specialist with
Soybean outlook: Weather or not
Erratic weather may have made soybeans susceptible to dry conditions this fall
Things are looking bright for Manitoba soybeans at the moment, but there is still time for weather to scuttle the crop. Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers association executive director Francois Labelle told attendees at the organization’s recent field day there’s been some moisture challenges, but overall the crop looks good. “Generally they’re looking really good
Rolling wet soil leads to compaction
Rolling dry soil can increase the likelihood of topsoil loss
When to roll and when not to roll soybeans, that is the question. Speaking at the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers recent SMART day in Carman, provincial soil management specialist Marla Rickman said it’s important to wait for the right conditions to avoid topsoil loss. “Generally you want to be rolling right after seeding, but
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