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The 160-acre plot northeast of Virden has never been broken and for the most part, kept completely intact.
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Rare native prairie to continue in perpetuity

Galawan land donation ensures that habitat will be protected for some species at risk

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The New Oxford Dictionary defines ‘gem’ as a person or thing considered to be outstandingly good or special in some respect. By this definition, the quarter section of native prairie grassland formerly owned by mixed grain and cattle producer Peter Galawan of Lenore can undoubtedly be described as a gem. The 160-acre plot northeast of
This corncob is infected with Aspergillus.
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Fungus vs. fungus

Non-harmful native fungus could supplant ones that cause harmful toxins

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It’s not good when a fungus contaminates crops. Safe native fungi, however, show promise in the fight against toxic fungal contamination. One such harmful fungus is Aspergillus flavus, which can infect several crops, including corn, other cereal crops and some legumes. Some varieties, or strains, of A. flavus produce aflatoxins. Aflatoxin contamination costs farmers billions
WANTED: Hay fields for Green Gold testing
Forages, Local news

WANTED: Hay fields for Green Gold testing

MFGA seeking producers with hay fields that are mostly alfalfa

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Once again the Manitoba Forage & Grassland Association (MFGA) is seeking producers interested in participating in our Green Gold program. We believe the MFGA Green Gold Program (Optimum Alfalfa Harvest Date or Hay Day) represents one of MFGA’s longest-standing, most successful services to Manitoba forage producers and we want it to be the best program possible. On
Elkhorn farm named to Bill Lenton Memorial Award
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Elkhorn farm named to Bill Lenton Memorial Award

Ken and Sharon Johnson of Elkhorn, Man., took home the top honours when Manitoba’s bison industry met for its annual meeting, sale, show and awards gala this past March

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The winner of this year’s Bill Lenton Memorial Award can tell a story or two about Manitoba bison. When Ken and Sharon Johnson first introduced a handful of bison to their farm in the late ’90s, the industry was a very different place. Manitoba’s producers were just starting to organize — a national bison group
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Air cleared at Canadian Grain Commission?

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Manitoba Co-operator reporting discord among the Canadian Grain Commission’s (CGC) three commissioners has cleared the air around the CGC’s office, according to sources. In March sources told the Co-operator there was division and mistrust among the commissioners, over Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s review of the Canada Grain Act and the CGC, which administers it. It
The halt on canola shipments to China is hitting farmers first and hardest, according to KAP.
Local news, Oilseeds

KAP wants government action on canola spat

While Chinese and Canadian officials are talking, so far China hasn’t agreed to a face-to-face meeting

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Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) is frustrated the federal government hasn’t done more to restore Canadian canola exports to China a month after the current trade dispute began. At press time Monday the Chinese had not replied to Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau’s request to send a Canadian delegation to China led by the Canadian Food Inspection
One farmer at the KAP meeting questioned if government aid is warranted since farmers have tools to protect against canola price fluctuations.
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KAP grapples with China canola trade dispute

Can science trump politics and what sort of government aid, if any, is needed?

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What, if any, support the federal government should provide canola farmers following the loss of their biggest canola customer China, was discussed at the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) advisory council meeting here April 2. Members also talked about how to get the Chinese government to engage with Canada to try and fix the impasse. China
Farmers sticking with canola-seeding plans
Crops, Local news

Farmers sticking with canola-seeding plans

If you’re thinking of changing, contact your seed retailer ASAP

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So far it looks like western farmers are sticking to their rotations and not jumping out of canola this spring, despite losing their top market, China. “Farmers are locked and loaded and sticking to it,” Canadian Canola Growers Association CEO Rick White said in an interview April 4. “Yes, some have been pushing their rotations.
Rick White, CEO of the Canadian Canola Growers Association says doubling the maximum cash advance to $800,000 or even $1 million, plus allowing farmers to repay 2018 canola cash advances with cash will help canola growers with cash flow following the loss of the Chinese canola market.
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Changes to cash advances can help canola farmers’ cash flow: White

The Saskatchewan government says the entire loan should be interest free

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One way to help canola farmers suffering lower prices following the loss of the Chinese market is enhancing the cash advance program, says Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) CEO Rick White. “We have a tool,” White, whose organization administers 98 per cent of Western Canada’s cash advances, said in an interview April 4. “That’s what
A tale of two proteins
Local news, News

A tale of two proteins

Are plant and animal proteins competitors or complementary under the province’s new ‘protein strategy’?

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The provincial government wants Manitoba to be a protein province, but the jury is still out on where that investment will fall between livestock and plant-based protein. The province has said both plant and animal protein sectors will benefit from the government’s Manitoba Protein Advantage Strategy. “We’re positioned so well, probably better than any other

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