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Dan Mazier, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers.
Cereals, Local news

KAP wants action to get grain moving through Churchill this year

Dan Mazier says contracts have been made and not meeting them sends the wrong message 
about Canada as a grain supplier

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Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Dan Mazier is dismayed by delays in reopening the Port of Churchill to export grain this year. “I will put this right at the feet of the federal government — either the transport minister or the agriculture minister,” Mazier said in an interview Aug. 6. “There are (grain) contracts out
Fusarium head blight in canary grass.
Crops, Local news

Lygus bugs, moths present in sunflowers, keep your eye on stored grain

Manitoba Insect and Disease summary for August 10

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Summary Insects: Insects of highest importance to scout for currently are Lygus bugs in canola and sunflowers, and banded sunflower moths in sunflowers. Only trace levels of soybean aphids have been found so far. There have still been no reports of high levels of larvae of bertha armyworms in Manitoba. Plant Pathogens: Various diseases continue
Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Peace and prosperity

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Maybe it’s time for agriculture to climb down from its wartime footing. For decades now it’s been a battle as farmers fight nature, red in tooth and claw, to prevent crop damages and loss. It’s hardly surprising when you consider the historical context out of which our modern Green Revolution agriculture sprang. It took off
Hand going through the field
Cereals, News

Want to be a Canadian Grain Commission commissioner?

There isn’t much time 
left to apply and you’ll 
face some stiff 
competition

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If you always wanted to be a Canadian Grain Com­mission (CGC) commissioner, now’s your chance. Same for assistant chief commissioner and chief commissioner. The Canadian government is advertising the three positions, which are cabinet appointments, on the CGC’s website. Applicants must apply online. The deadline is Aug. 17. The jobs involve lots of travel in and outside of Canada and good salaries.
The Canadian cattle industry continues to work with McDonald’s Canada as part of a national discussion to verify the industry’s sustainability.
Beef cattle, News

McDonald’s commits to continued sustainable beef conversation

McDonald’s Canada is now working with Canadian Roundtable 
for Sustainable Beef to create a single national standard

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McDonald’s Canada is doubling-down on its strategy of meeting sustainability goals by working with the beef industry. With a recent pilot project on sustainable beef that partnered with the industry groups and experts that demonstrated and verified the sustainability of the Canadian beef supply wrapped up, it’s looking to build on that base. The key
A group of Hutterite women returns from the fields at sunset.
Country Crossroads, Local news

A long and interesting history for Hutterites in Manitoba

Few realize the challenges faced by early Anabaptist groups like Hutterites 
and Mennonites which brought them to North America

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The late Selma Maendel was recently the first Hutterite inducted into the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame for her many long-standing contributions to agriculture in the province. Among other things she was a popular columnist for this publication, developed the Field History Manager software to computerize field record-keeping and worked with the medical industry to
Gordon McPhee, Dauphin
. 1935 –
Local news

Agricultural Hall of Fame: Gordon McPhee

Four Manitobans were inducted into the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Portage la Prairie July 14. Over the next few weeks, we’re featuring each one with their citations

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For most of his career, Gordon McPhee has played a major role in preserving one of our most precious resources, the soil and working with the agricultural industry towards sustainable development. Together with his wife Mary, Gordon has always been able to look at what was happening on farms and then be quick to acknowledge
News

Three Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees named

Horticulture, beef and farm events earn new members positions


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The Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame (CAHF) will soon have three new names in its membership rolls. On November 6, at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, they’ll be inducting the late James Bartlett, Robert Switzer and John Willmott, all noted industry leaders who pushed the sector forward, says Herb McLane, CAHF president. “This year’s
The world’s first clone of an adult animal, Dolly the sheep, bleats during a photocall at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland January 4, 2002.
International news, Livestock

Dolly sheep clones reach ripe old age

The study results are reassuring after Dolly’s early death

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The heirs of Dolly the sheep are enjoying a healthy old age, proving cloned animals can live normal lives and offering reassurance to scientists hoping to use cloned cells in medicine. Dolly, cloning’s poster child, was born in Scotland in 1996. She died prematurely in 2003, aged six, after developing osteoarthritis and a lung infection,
Patrick Walther speaks to a group of farmers during the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers annual SMART day in Carman.
Crops, Local news

There’s an economic case for strip till

The technique can save time and organic matter when it comes to soybean production

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While strip till has long been shown to have ecological benefits, a recent field day at the Ian N. Morrison Research Farm suggests there are also economic ones for producers to consider. “We have basically made a case study where we compare one pass, versus two passes,” said Patrick Walther, speaking to a group of

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