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Dr. Rigas Karamanos explains the basic factors of maximum yield, one of several seminars held during Ag Days 2018.
Crops, Local news

Drought bullet dodged, but what’s next?

Crops drew heavily on water reserves last year, something that might be a problem with Manitoba’s meager snow cover

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Manitoba managed to thrive last year despite scant rainfall, but skimpy snow cover might mean trouble when it comes to maximum yield next year. Water was one of four things that Rigas Karamanos says will impact yield potential, along with genetic potential of the variety, solar radiation and fertility. The senior agronomist from Koch Fertilizer
Ardyn Williams of Souris tries her hand at the wheel of a virtual combine Jan. 16, one of over 800 booths at Ag Days 2018.
Local news

PHOTOS: Ag Days holds the course on exhibitor numbers

This year’s Ag Days attendance and participation lines up with previous years

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The weather is clear, the crowds have arrived and the exhibitor list is as big as ever as Manitoba Ag Days kicks off. Exhibitors met the bar set last year during the 40th anniversary event. The show expanded both its footage and exhibitor list after opening up the over 19,000-square-foot Brandon Curling Club for booths.
Speaking at at Ag Days in Brandon Jan. 16 Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler announced an average seven per cent drop in crop insurance premiums for the 2018 crop. Some other important changes to crop insurance were announced in a news release, including ending the pre-harvest deductible for corn and soybeans.
Crops, Local news

Lower crop insurance premiums, in 2018

The pre-harvest deductible on corn and soybeans is ending and CHNR wheat gets its own category

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A host of changes, including lower premiums, are coming to crop insurance for the coming season. Speaking at Ag Days on Jan. 16 Ralph Eichler, the provincial agriculture minister told farmers they can expect to pay less, to no longer have pre-harvest deductibles for corn and soybeans, and to see changes in soybean coverage and
Livestock, News

Landals named 2017 Carl Block Award recipient

The honour is to acknowledge a long career advancing animal health in Canada

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An Alberta veterinarian has been named the recipient of a national award for outstanding contributions to animal health. Dr. Duane Landals, of Onoway, Alta., has been given the 2017 Carl Block Award by the Canadian Animal Health Coalition. The award is in memory of Carl Block, who was chair of the CAHC when he passed
Birch Hills, Sask., farmer Florian Hagmann’s canola average averaged 70 bushels on 5,000 acres in 2017. Speaking at Ag Days Tuesday Hagmann said the “little things matter” when fgoing for top yields.
Crops, Local news

How to grow 70 bushel canola

Manitoba Ag Days speaker has a tip for growers looking to get the most out of their canola yields.

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It’s not the pots and pans that count in baking, it’s the ingredients, Birch Hills, Sask., farmer Florian Hagmann told the opening day of Ag Days here Tuesday. Last year on 5,000 acres Hagmann’s canola averaged 70 bushels an acre. When it comes to maximizing yields its the little things that count, Hagmann said. It
Don’t expect big moves from the loonie in 2018, analysts say.
Currency markets, News, Other

Loonie to stay range bound in 2018

Higher oil prices and an expected interest rate rise are keeping the Canuck buck aloft

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Following the Canadian dollar’s recent rally it should stay range bound, according to financial analysts. “It’s a little bit of an exciting story for the loonie. We’re just kind of seeing it range bound but that’s sort of what the fundamentals are telling us,” said Brian DePratto, senior economist with TD Economics. Over the course
New technique can quickly detect impurities in ground beef
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New technique can quickly detect impurities in ground beef

The system would help fight food fraud and ensure food safety

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If you’re worried about just what your ground meat or sausage may contain, help may be on the way. Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found a better way to identify unwanted animal products in ground beef. Food science students led by professor Xiaonan Lu used a laser-equipped spectrometer and statistical analysis to
Soy Canada wants to see soybean acres grow quickly over the next decade.

News, Oilseeds

Soy Canada charts ambitious growth plan

The industry organization wants to see Canadian soybean production double in a decade

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Soy Canada has unveiled a plan to encourage soybean production to nearly double to 10 million acres by 2027 and set in motion growth in the crushing sector rather than exporting raw beans. Soy Canada’s directors have endorsed a comprehensive strategic market readiness plan that is the first “to involve the entire soybean value chain,
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researcher, Sijo Joseph, goes over the finer points of a recently installed model stomach.
Local news, Other

Model stomach arrives at U of M

Stomach simulation to assist scientists with digestion evaluation

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Can you stomach it? Researchers with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada sure hope so, but just to be sure, they’re going to put it to the test. An artificial stomach has been installed at the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals at the University of Manitoba. “It’s a system that’s based on the physiology of

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