Roslyn Morris Deveson 
1933 -

Agricultural Hall of Fame: Roslyn Morris Deveson

The Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame inducted eight new members 
in July 2015. Here is one of the new inductees

The youngest of eight children, Roslyn Morris Deveson was born in Neepawa, Manitoba, on February 1, 1933. He was raised on a mixed farm at Arden and attended Inkerman elementary school. Following high school in Neepawa, Morris attended the University of Manitoba from which he graduated with a bachelor of science in agriculture (B.S.A.) in

Crop breeder Doug Cattani is working with a variety of potential perennial crops but says intermediate wheatgrass right now looks the most promising.

Perennial grain crops are one step closer

The goal is to find ways to grow food that will reduce the need 
for fertilizers, herbicides, and annual seed purchase

Seed it once, then sell everything except the combine and just keep harvesting year after year. It might not work out quite that way, but a perennial grain crop that can withstand cold Prairie winters is a little closer to reality for Canadian farmers. University of Manitoba perennial crop breeder Doug Cattani has been at


“If you look at our regulations our obligation is not to sell anything that doesn’t meet standards, which is Canada No. 1 and Canada No. 2 in the case of onions. However, we will try to find them a sale in processing or anywhere we can.” Larry McIntosh.

Veggie marketing wars continue

A second grower is taking aim at Peak’s practices

Another Manitoba vegetable grower is claiming Peak of the Market rejects too much produce, which costs growers and wastes food. Idzerd Boersma of S. B. Vegetable Growers near Portage la Prairie has joined Jeffries Brothers Vegetable Growers in calling on Peak to allow farmers to sell their own produce if Peak won’t. And it appears

It's time for the province to commission an independent review of Manitoba's vegetable marketing board.

Editorial: Time for a review of Peak

Peak of the Market is back in the news, not that it’s ever very far from it. For example, week in, week out, every issue of the Winnipeg Free Press has a large advertisement with a daily recipe from Peak, each prominently featuring a photo of CEO Larry McIntosh. However, those ads often feature vegetables


Some new rules for producer cars were introduced by the Canadian Grain Commission Aug. 1.

Producer car rules tightened for 2015-16

Changes to make producer car use fairer and more efficient took effect Aug. 1. Now farmers shipping producer cars, or administrators ordering producer cars for farmers, are restricted to twice the number of cars a siding can spot. For example, a farmer can apply for eight producer cars at a four-car spot. After that the

Chris Aylward (l) and Bob Kingston speak about government cuts to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

CFIA cuts hurting food safety

With an election looming, now is seen as the time to put food safety and funding cuts on candidates’ agendas

Agroup concerned with food safety says the current government’s refusal to acknowledge a Canada-wide shortage of federal inspectors is putting public safety at risk. Speaking to reporters in Winnipeg, the president of the union representing federal food inspectors said that the Conservative government’s own staff have raised the alarm over cuts to the Canadian Food


Close up of soy bean plant

Soybeans in full seed stage, development slightly ahead compared to 2014

The Bean Report for August 25, 2015

Soybeans The majority of soybeans are in the full seed stage, R-6 (full seed). Overall, soybean development is slightly ahead of 2014 with some fields starting to turn from green to yellow, and harvest may begin in early September. These early maturing fields correspond to very early planting, early varieties as well as some moisture

Ninth annual Great Manitoba Food Fight seeks competitors

Ninth annual Great Manitoba Food Fight seeks competitors

This year’s annual Great Manitoba Food Fight will be held October 14 at the cooking studio of DeLuca’s Specialty Foods Store in Winnipeg. Last year the venue for the food entrepreneur competition was moved from Brandon to Winnipeg. This is the first year the competition has been held in autumn instead of early spring. “We


Red River Valley grain farmer Art Enns is impressed by the work of two small schools in Zambia to teach young people to be farmers and gardeners, so he’s decided to donate the proceeds from 35 acres of an oat crop to help support the school program.

Farmer’s oat crop donated to support ag training in Zambia

Art Enns wants more people to hear about the work being done by the Manyinga Project to give 
young Zambians a good education while also training them to farm and garden

When Art Enns looks back on his own life in farming, he knows how valuable it was to learn skills he needed working alongside his father. Now he’s doing what he can to help children in a far-off land who don’t have parents to teach them. Losing parents early in life in a country like

A view of the 100-year-old Morden Research Station from its southern plots. Although the station is renowned for its horticultural research, it has developed many flax, sunflower, corn, buckwheat and pulse crop cultivars. Last year its mandate expanded to include cereal research after the closing of the Cereal Research Centre in Winnipeg.

Editorial: Beauty and the farm

The shifting sands in agricultural research were apparent last week as the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Morden Research Centre celebrated 100 years of innovation. Anyone who has visited the picture-perfect grounds on the east side of town is familiar with its reputation as one of the most beautiful in AAFC’s network. Not only has it