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Weed wave expected when warm weather returns
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Weed wave expected when warm weather returns

Once it warms up, it’s going to be important to get a good spring burnoff and establish a competitive crop

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Unseasonal snowfall and a cool spring may have pushed thoughts of spring weed control down the list of things to think about. But it’s important to get a plan in place now, because when it does warm up, things will happen quickly, said Kim Brown-Livingston, Manitoba’s provincial weed specialist, during an April 19 CropTalk webinar.
Little Chinese soybean growth predicted
Markets, News

Little Chinese soybean growth predicted

Flagging prices likely mean acres will not dramatically rise in China

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Reuters – China’s soybean acreage may only slightly increase this year, an official said April 20, suggesting output is unlikely to match last year’s jump. The world’s top soybean importer launched a major effort to increase production of the pulse in 2022 amid concerns over its heavy reliance on imports. Output increased almost 24 per
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New Zealand exports last livestock

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Reuters – New Zealand’s last exports of livestock by sea have been completed and live exports have ceased, its agriculture minister said April 21. The country has now fully implemented a ban on export shipments of animals on the grounds of their welfare. The government announced in 2021 that shipping animals offshore, largely for building
Stephen Carlyle, CEO of the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation, speaks to media on the banks of the Red River in East St. Paul during the funding announcement.
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Grazing projects receive major funding

Rangeland projects scoop $1.2 million out of larger funding announcement

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[UPDATED: May 1, 2023] Projects related to the Manitoba grazing sector were big winners in the latest round of funding from the province’s conservation trusts. Projects totalling $1.2 million, including $400,000 to the Manitoba Beef producers, will support various conservation efforts on the province’s rangelands. “We were very happy with this announcement,” said Carson Callum,
Manitoba Association of Watersheds board chair Garry Wasylowski at the April 17 announcement for three expanded watershed districts.
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Watershed districts expand into new municipalities

Expansion fills gaps in On-Farm Climate Action Fund eligibility

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Recently announced watershed district expansion is expected to give more farmers access to funding through the On-Farm Climate Action Fund. On April 17, the province announced an increase of $265,000 to core funding for Manitoba’s Watershed Districts Program and said it will expand three watershed districts in eastern and southern Manitoba municipalities. Why it matters:
Alexis Stockford.
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Stockford new associate editor of the Co-operator

Co-operator reporter to take leadership role with publication

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The Manitoba Co-operator has a new hand at the wheel. Reporter Alexis Stockford has been named associate editor, effective immediately. Stockford joined the Co-operator six years ago, and has proven herself an able and dedicated reporter with a keen interest in all facets of agriculture. Gord Gilmour will remain active with the publication, but is
It’s not going to be enough to have the Sustainable Agriculture Strategy on paper, it needs to work on the ground and it needs to make economic sense, local farmers stress.
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KAP members give two cents on federal sustainability strategy

Cost management and a local approach to policy dominate sustainable ag discussion at KAP’s spring advisory council meeting

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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) should develop a report card system to help farmers assess their environmental footprint. That was one idea floated during a robust discussion following an AAFC presentation on the in-development Sustainable Agriculture Strategy. AAFC representatives reported on the federal strategy’s progress during the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) spring advisory council meeting
Farmers often ignore regulations requiring them to apply for permits from Manitoba Hydro to move oversized equipment.
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Spring KAP resolutions

Manitoba Hydro, grain companies the focus of KAP resolution session

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Misattributed tax status, Manitoba Hydro regulations and grain contracts were among the issues tackled as the Keystone Agricultural Producers met April 14. The first of three resolutions passed at the KAP spring advisory meeting involved cases where Manitoba Hydro incorrectly defines agricultural producers as commercial customers. Resolution mover Colin Penner said the farmer who brought
Leaseholders double down with Crown land survey results
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Leaseholders double down with Crown land survey results

Elimination of unit transfers remains massively unpopular

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A provincial survey on agricultural Crown lands put numbers to the issues, but to the Manitoba Crown Lands Leaseholders Association, there was little in the results that hadn’t been said already. “Every point they have in there is exactly what we told them four years ago,” said association president Brent Benson. Why it matters: Agricultural
VIDEO: Grand opening for Manitoba Egg Farmers’ centre
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VIDEO: Grand opening for Manitoba Egg Farmers’ centre

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Representatives from Manitoba Egg Farmers, the University of Manitoba and the provincial government were on hand today at the grand opening of the 22,000 square foot Manitoba Egg Farmers Learning and Research Centre at the University of Manitoba’s Glenlea Research Station. The new state-of-the-art egg research centre will shine a light on modern egg production technologies and

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