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Tim Sopuck and Devin Borus pose with a pike they took through the ice on a large dead bait.
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Lock targets on pike for spring fishing

Northern pike make for some memorable early season action as the open water season gets underway

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It was a calm spring day as my son Mark and I made our way up a grassy creek, swollen with the yearly influx of meltwater. Our targets for the day were post-spawn northern pike or, in common parlance, jackfish or jacks. We were moving under paddle power, having previously made the mistake of motoring
News, Other

Fishing rules in Manitoba for 2024

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As open water season approaches, it’s worth reviewing some of last year’s important regulatory changes. Some of these haven’t quite sunk in with the angling community. I was recently talking to an old fishing pal, who was regaling me with the tale of a lovely pike he had caught and taken home for dinner. After
A LENS unit at work in the field.
Crops, News

Quicker tissue test for corn growers

Testing for nutrients takes an in-field turn with newer technology

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Glacier FarmMedia – A nutrient testing system first used in potatoes is now moving into corn. The Leaf-Evaluated-Nutrient-System (LENS) unit from Picketa Systems, based in Fredericton, N.B., is promising growers and crop advisers a new, efficient and cost-effective testing method for nutrients. The technology has been used in potato crops for the past three growing seasons, and the company
Russia widens grain export curbs
Markets, News

Russia widens grain export curbs

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Reuters – Russian authorities have halted grain exports on some ships belonging to Aston, one of the biggest local grain trading houses, two industry sources said. The move widens a quality probe that has already curbed exports of another major trader. According to sources, Russia’s agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has not provided some of the company’s
Kids crowd to see chicks hatch at the 2024 Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Agri-culture embraced at Royal Manitoba Winter Fair

Events like the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair help ag connect with urban consumers, but how much difference does it actually make?

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Visitors to the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon at the end of March were entertained by an aggressively hungry ewe. They also saw newborn chicks flopping and flipping a few minutes after cracking their eggs. Horses clopped down the alleys, hefty-muscled and throwing off anxious-for-the-ring energy. There was straw, boots, company-branded gear, ropes, helmets,
View of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., April 4, 2024.
News, Other

Baltimore shipping set to resume by end of April

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Reuters – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said April 4 that it expects to open a new channel to the Port of Baltimore by the end of April, freeing up commercial shipping blocked by a collapsed bridge. It expects to restore port access to full capacity by the end of May. The main channel
A John Deere 8RX tractor on the show floor of the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, Feb. 14, 2024.
Equipment, News

Large tractor sales picking up

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The large tractor business is picking up on both sides of the border, according to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). In Canada, unit sales of 100+ horsepower agricultural tractors grew 2.7 per cent compared to 2023, and unit sales of 4-wheel drive ag tractors jumped 27.3 per cent and are up
Chamali Kodikara’s work singles out health- promoting components of locally grown berries.
News

University of Manitoba student lays international path

Work involves examination of Prairie berry components to help boost sector

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Glacier FarmMedia – Some researchers prefer to stay in laboratories and behind academic papers rather than deal with a lot of people. Chamali Kodikara isn’t suited for that sort of introverted life. “I really like to do the other stuff as well,” said Kodikara, after learning she had been elected vice-president of competitions for the
Many ditches and wetlands normally teeming with water from the spring melt were staying tamely in their banks as of April 5.
News

Another drought year? Maybe not so much

Scant winter precipitation could mean drought conditions in several parts of the province, but likely not a province-wide crisis

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Precipitation has been low across much of the province this winter, but widespread drought like that of 2021 is unlikely this year, says Manitoba Agriculture meteorology specialist Allison Sass. The 2021 drought stood out as the culmination of a multi-year dry spell. That’s not the case as this growing season approaches. “We’re not seeing the
Wheat exports in Ukraine this season have included 14.2 million tonnes of wheat, 19.5 million tonnes of corn and 1.97 million tonnes of barley.
Markets, News

Ukraine sows 852,100 ha to 2024 crops as of April 5, ministry says

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All Ukrainian regions have started 2024 sowing and had seeded 852,100 hectares of spring crops as of April 5, the country’s agriculture ministry said. Farmers have also started planting sunflowers, sugar beets and soybeans. The sowing area includes 118,300 hectares of spring wheat, 543,200 of spring barley, 119,000 of peas and 62,400 of oats. The

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