Flowering plants are the largest, most important and newest type of plants.

How flowers won

Flowering plants conquered the world, 
now scientists think they know why

It’s a problem that puzzled even geneticist Charles Darwin so much he called it the “abominable mystery” — how did flowering plants take over the world? They’re relative newcomers, yet they dominate most landscapes, are incredibly diverse, form the basis of our food system and drive the animal diversity we see all around us. A

Small crop insurance payout in 2017

Small crop insurance payout in 2017

As a result $150 million has been added to the program’s reserve fund

The final tally isn’t in but total Manitoba crop insurance payouts in 2017 are currently estimated at around $60 million. That shouldn’t be a surprise given collectively farmers enjoyed above-average yields for many crops, even setting some new records. The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) will release its 2017 yield data in Yield Manitoba, Feb.


Manitoba agriculture minister, Ralph Eichler.

Lower premiums for crop insurance in 2018

The unpopular pre-harvest deductible on corn and soybeans is gone, 
there’s coverage for novel crops and hail coverage options have been raised

Insuring soybeans in Manitoba will be a lot cheaper this year, with premiums dropping an average of 17 per cent. That’s the biggest move in an across-the-board premium drop that sees an average reduction on all crops of seven per cent, Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler said while speaking at Ag Days here Jan. 16. Other

Merged oilseed council proposal needs more study, MCGA prez says

Merged oilseed council proposal needs more study, MCGA prez says

Soy Canada and the canola council rejected the idea

Chuck Fossay knew Richardson International was threatening to leave the Canola Council of Canada, but he never expected it to happen. “I was actually surprised it pulled the plug,” the president of the Manitoba Canola Growers Association said in an interview Jan. 18. “We knew that Richardson had concerns. We’ve known that probably for five


Was Viterra planning to leave the canola council too?

Was Viterra planning to leave the canola council too?

Richardson’s decision to leave doesn’t endanger the council, says its president

Richardson International’s decision not to renew its Canola Council of Canada membership Dec. 31, was a shocker, but it could have been even worse. According to several reliable sources, Viterra, Canada’s second-biggest grain company behind Richardson, had planned to leave too. The 51-year-old council, a paragon of value chain consensus, is credited with making canola

The hockey ice at Brandon’s Keystone Centre was replaced with ag company booths during the 2018 Manitoba Ag Days Jan. 16-18.

Ag Days holds the course on exhibitor numbers

This year’s Ag Days lines up with previous years in terms of size

It wasn’t a milestone anniversary year for Manitoba Ag Days, but the 2018 show matched numbers from last year’s 40th anniversary expansion. Last year, the show added both footage and exhibitor slots after opening up the over-19,000-square-foot Brandon Curling Club for booths. This year, the show once again topped 540,000 square feet and over 800


Is U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw from NAFTA for real or just a negotiating tactic?

Trump could use NAFTA withdrawal as leverage

Are his threats just another negotiating tactic, or a real risk?

A NAFTA termination letter from U.S. President Donald Trump could become the ultimate sleight of hand from Washington as it seeks to gain negotiating leverage over Canada and Mexico in talks to update the 24-year-old trade pact. While such a letter would start a six-month exit clock ticking, the United States would not be legally

VIDEO: Challenges and rewards in Manitoba’s bison industry

VIDEO: Challenges and rewards in Manitoba’s bison industry

Two of Manitoba's bison producers see hurdles for their industry, but also a bright future

Take the road less travelled in some parts of rural Manitoba and you may see an iconic animal on the other side of the fence. There’s a good number of bison on the Prairies and Manitoba’s bison producers are hard at work meeting the demand of consumer appetites, but it won’t come without its own


VIDEO: A 3D view of the grain inside your bin

VIDEO: A 3D view of the grain inside your bin

Inventors' Showcase entrant at Manitoba Ag Days showcased serious technology to help spot spoilage before it occurs

Have you ever been sitting at home wondering what’s going on with the moisture content inside your grain bin? Well, wonder no more. Using spectral imaging technology – similar to that of an MRI or CT scan – GrainViz creates a 3D moisture map of the grain inside your bin that you can view via

The swollen Red River engulfs farmyards in this aerial file photo. River floods will be a growing risk as the climate warms, scientists say.

Warming will put millions more at flood risk

The risks are greatest where governments lack the funds to improve infrastructure

Thomson Reuters Foundation – Unless countries urgently boost their flood defences, millions more people will be at risk from river flooding in the next 20 years. Scientists say as global warming increases, so will the likelihood of severe rainfall. In Asia, the numbers at risk will more than double to 156 million, up from 70


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