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Jill McDonald of SaskBarley makes the case for better barley variety acceptance during the Prairie Grain Development Committee meeting in Saskatoon Feb. 27.
Cereals, News

Barley varieties moribund

New genetics are needed in the field

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Malt buyers have been slow to accept new varieties and that’s starting to have a big effect on growers. Yields are lagging, profits are falling and other crops are starting to look more attractive to growers. Jill McDonald of SaskBarley wants to see that change. She says varieties need to keep up with the times,
Even though creating and implementing a visitor orientation takes a bit of work, it’s well worth the effort in order to protect the well-being of every person who visits your farm.
News, Other

Safety first for farm visitors

It may take a little time to develop but a basic orientation for visitors is important and protects you

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On farms across the country, there’s no shortage of visitors coming and going throughout the year. Visiting a farm isn’t without risk. Any time people are in a situation where they could be in contact with animals, farm equipment, or other hazards like water, there is potential for injury. While many farm operations are accustomed
Burrowing owl.
Local news, News

For the birds

Ranchers and prairie grassland birds have something in common: they’re both endangered species

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Home on Manitoba’s range, there are some discouraging words, especially when talk turns to bird habitat and populations. At a recent meeting in Winnipeg that flagged the importance of conservationists supporting the beef sector and their record of preserving habitat, it soon became clear that stemming the decline of forage-based beef production in the province
A site like the huge tract of native mixed-grass prairie of the Ellice-Archie Spy Hill community pastures is a rare sight nowadays, says a spokesman for the Manitoba Important Bird Areas Program.
Local news, News

Western Manitoba community pastures named as key habitat for grassland bird species

The Ellice-Archie Spy Hill community pastures are now officially an Important Bird Area (IBA)

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The Ellice-Archie and Spy Hill community pastures have been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA), highlighting the western Manitoba site as key habitat for endangered birds and the role grazing cattle play to maintain it. The designation comes from Nature Manitoba, Bird Studies Canada and Nature Saskatchewan, groups that say they hope this focuses more
Wood frog embryos can suffer from exposure to cold, changing the biological nature of these amphibians for better or worse.
Did you know?, News, Other

Colder cold snaps under climate change?

The downside of climate change could have a 
bigger-than-expected effect on nature

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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
Brian McMullan spent one of his final days on the job working in the grading area at Richardson Pioneer.
Country Crossroads, Local news, Other

Bidding farewell to the grain industry

Brian McMullan retires after being a part of it for 40-plus years

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Hard work, dusty quarters, and small truckloads of grain have given way to much quicker means of moving large volumes of product from the bin to the port in recent years. And for over four decades, Brian McMullan of Shoal Lake has been a part of it all. But after 40-plus years, McMullan retired from
“There are tweaks and changes and we have responded to some of those over the last year.” – Mark McDonald, National Sunflower Association.
Local news, News, Other

Merger talk subdued at recent CropConnect

That’s seen as support but the final say rests for farmer-members when they vote in 2020

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Is silence assent? That’s the question after the topic of a farm group merger garnered little discussion at the recent CropConnect meeting in Winnipeg. There, association leaders received so few questions and little feedback, which some interpret as support. “I would say most people would be for it,” National Sunflower Association of Canada (NSAC) president
Royalty issue discussed at canola, flax AGMs
Crops, News

Royalty issue discussed at canola, flax AGMs

Manitoba Flax is working on royalty policy for flax with Sask Flax

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The Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) is following cereal royalty discussions closely because of the potential impact on MCGA members. At its annual meeting last year, MCGA members passed a resolution calling on the association to “vigorously oppose” the introduction of end point royalties on canola. An end point or trailing royalty is now being
Landscape featuring a grain field.
Cereals, News

Cereal royalty discussions dominate CropConnect AGMs

There’s increasing agreement among farmers to invest more in variety development, but how?

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There’s still no consensus among western grain farmers on how they can contribute more money to boost cereal variety development, but Fred Greig says there’s progress on the contentious issue. “I think there’s a will to move along the path and to protect our interests and protect our rights and do it right,” the Reston
Local news, News

CN apologizes for derailment, oil spill near St. Lazare

The company says it should have reached out earlier to the affected landowner

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CN Rail is sorry 37 cars carrying crude oil derailed near St. Lazare Feb. 16 and for not contacting the affected landowner sooner. “We missed our neighbour,” Sean Finn, CN’s executive vice-president of corporate services and chief legal officer, said in an interview Feb. 23. “It was a bit complicated. We derailed on Jayme Corr’s

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