Hunting with whiskey jacks
Canada jays, or whiskey jacks, are bold little deer hunting pals that don’t mind getting close, if it means a piece of the offal or deer fat left over from a successful forest hunt in Manitoba. 
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Hydrology forecasting tool expands reach
A new water forecasting tool will soon be available to farmers in the Pembina Valley. “When people hear ‘forecasts,’ they think of weather,” says Duncan Morrison, CEO of the Manitoba Forage and Grasslands Association, noting the technology does more than look at expected precipitation. “It is a detail of water resources and water movement across
March 7, 2023Bird flu alarm drives world towards once-shunned vaccines
Reuters – French duck farmer Herve Dupouy has culled his flock four times since 2015 to stop the spread of bird flu but as a wave of deadly outbreaks nears his farm once again, he says it’s time to accept a solution once considered taboo: vaccination. “The goal is that our animals don’t fall ill
March 6, 2023VIDEO: Growing upwards
Outside the walls of the Manitoba Ag Days Innovation Showcase, it was still the depths of winter. Gardens were still buried under a thick covering of snow. Planting season was still months away; the first produce of 2023 was even further. Inside the re-purposed barn in Brandon’s Keystone Centre, however, leafy greens were thriving. The
February 28, 2023The autonomous age will require human interface
The era of the autonomous tractor is upon us, says Danny Mann, head of Biosystems Engineering at the University of Manitoba. However, there will be limitations. Mann says liability concerns mean that for the foreseeable future, there will have to be some level of human involvement in the technology. Mann was speaking to an audience at a University of
February 27, 2023Winter wildlife winners and losers
Some critters are just made for winter, while others can’t wait for spring. In the dead of winter, we may think that local wildlife are toughing it out, pining for the longer, warmer days of spring. While that is true for some, many of our native species are doing just fine. My early university studies
February 22, 2023From ashes to fly larvae, new ideas aim to revive farm soil
Reuters – As extreme weather and human activity degrade the world’s arable land, scientists and developers are looking at new and largely unproven methods to save soil for agriculture. One company is injecting liquid clay into California desert to trap moisture and help fruit to grow, while another in Malaysia boosts soil with droppings from
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