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Laura Rance (l) and John Morriss.
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Management changes at Farm Business Communications

Senior staff have been appointed to new roles within the division of Glacier FarmMedia

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Laura Rance has been appointed editorial director of Farm Business Communications (FBC), a division of Glacier FarmMedia effective Sept. 1, Glacier FarmMedia president Bob Willcox has announced. Rance replaces John Morriss, who continues as associate publisher of Farm Business Communications and who will be working in a new capacity developing Glacier FarmMedia’s online grain and
MFGA September hay situation and price update
Forages, Local news

MFGA September hay situation and price update

From the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association's Sept. 17 eBulletin

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Most areas of the province are reporting the completion of 2nd and/or 3rd cut alfalfa and some areas are taking or waiting to take the final cut till after the Critical Harvest Period (CHP). I surveyed the MAFRD forage staff and some of the forage industry personnel to get their impression of hay prices and
Chantelle Genkow walks with daughter Chyler and son Conner at Grenkow Holsteins during Open Farm Day 2011.
Crops, Livestock, Local news

Ag societies take the lead on Open Farm Day

The Manitoba Association of Agricultural Societies can help widen scope of farms involved

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Open Farm Day Sept. 20 marks the last time Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development will be directly involved co-ordinating the event. The association representing this province’s 59 agricultural societies will take the helm for future events, and will look after finding host farm families, co-ordinating and promoting what has become a popular one-day trip
A Swainson’s hawk rests on it’s handlers arm at the raptor festival.
Country Crossroads, Local news

Raptor festival soars to new heights

People flock to the Pembina Valley to watch raptors float on thermal air

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The term “raptor” might conjure up “Jurassic Park-like” visions of huge flying dinosaurs, but alas, that is not the case. Raptor is simply the term used to describe birds of prey. Each year a massive raptor migration takes place as these magnificent birds return to Manitoba from their wintering grounds. Usually the best place to
William Gregor
Local news

Agricultural Hall of Fame: William Gregor

The Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame inducted eight new members in July 2015. Here is one of the new inductees

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William (Bill) Gregor was born on January 1, 1926, to parents who emigrated from Ukraine and settled on a farm north of Roblin, Manitoba. He received his education at the nearby Hillcrest School. In 1954, Bill married Loreen (nee McKinnon) and together they raised two children — a daughter, Carla, was born in 1956 and
late blight on tomato plant
Crops, Local news

Manitoba’s first late blight infection found in potato field near Carberry

Home gardeners need to be vigilant now to avoid spreading the fungal disease next year

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Late blight, the fungal disease responsible for the Irish potato famine, has been found in the Carberry area for the first time this year. Commercial potato growers should apply fungicides to protect uninfected fields and treat infected ones, but it’s home gardeners Vikram Bisht wants to get a warning to. Potatoes infected with late blight
drone
Crops, Local news

KAP doesn’t want new UAV regs to unnecessarily ground farmers

Dan Mazier agrees safety is important, but in wide-open rural areas Transport Canada’s 
regulations need to be flexible enough to reflect the reduced risk of flight mishaps

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Unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, need regulation to ensure safety but the rules shouldn’t be so onerous as to prevent farmers from flying them, says Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Dan Mazier “KAP would like dialogue before they (Transport Canada) make regulations,” Mazier said in an interview Sept. 3. “If they are
corn plants
Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 20

Conditions as of September 14, 2015

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Warmer, drier weather conditions towards the end of the week and into the weekend allowed for good harvest progress across most of Manitoba. Some areas reported light frost events Thursday and Friday. To date, minimal impact to crops has been reported largely due to temperatures and duration weren’t sufficient to cause damage, and/or crops were
Assiniboine Community College (ACC) will be establishing a weed identification garden after a donation from the Manitoba Zero Tillage Research Association (MZTRA) — MZTRA board chair, Brad Lewis (l), ACC agribusiness instructor, Danielle Tichit.
Crops, Local news

College to build weed identification garden

Assiniboine Community College looks to establish a weed identification garden to 
house more than 80 of Manitoba’s most common annual and perennial weeds

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Southwestern Manitoba will soon be crawling with more weeds but these weeds are for a good cause. Assiniboine Community College is creating a weed identification garden with financial assistance from the defunct Manitoba Zero Tillage Research Association (MZTRA). “The garden will provide students in multiple programs with tangible and real learning opportunities and has the

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