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Crops, Local news

VIDEO: After 70 years, farming still puts a spring in his step

Cartwright farmer Jack Pawich says some things about farming never change

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How does a southern Manitoba farmer end up pumping gas for Elvis Presley? Serendipity. But it was love of farming and a lot of hard work rather than luck that resulted in the 90-year-old farmer sowing his 70th crop this spring on the farm he was raised on, now operated by his son Randy and
fusarium head blight risk in Manitoba
Cereals, Local news

Fusarium Head Blight report for Manitoba

Maps show current FHB risk and how it's evolved over the past week

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Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) has released its latest FHB Risk Map of the season, now posted on the MAFRD website. The map shows the fusarium head blight risk for June 16th based on precipitation and temperature data from the last seven days. A second map displays an animation of the last 7 days to show how
camelina
Crops, Local news

Camelina worth considering for reseeding if other options limited

Smart Earth Seeds is contracting production, but it must be delivered to either Chaplin or Gull Lake, Sask.

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With one eye on the rain gauge and another on the calendar, some Manitoba farmers are wondering about late-seeding crop options. Smart Earth Seeds, a Saskatchewan company, says camelina, is one to consider. There’s a long list of crops, including wheat, barley, oats, flax and buckwheat that can be seeded as late as June 20
two veterinarians working on a cow
Livestock, Local news

Provincial task force to evaluate rural veterinary services

The task force will report back to government with recommendations in January

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A new three-person task force will evaluate Manitoba’s rural veterinary services, consult with stakeholders and provide recommendations to government on how to enhance the service, Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Minister Ron Kostyshyn has announced. The minister has appointed Dr. Paul Schneider, Bertha Russell-Langan and Merv Starzyk to the task force. Over the next six
organic food logo
Crops, News

Federal government pledges $1.2 million to help expand organic farming

Western Economic Diversification funds will help western organic growers compete in lucrative global organic food market

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A new program aimed at expanding the number of organic farmers in Western Canada has received $1.2 million from the federal Western Diversification Program (WDP). The cash will be put towards the Prairie Organic Grain Initiative (POGI), a four-year $2.2-million program being rolled out this spring by western Canadian organic associations that also have pledged
Ag In the Classroom event
Crops, Livestock, Local news

Students learn about agricultural practices through interactive event

Teachers in western Manitoba consider Agriculture in the Classroom events highly important to both urban and rural students

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Canola crushing, livestock procedures and a live auction were just a few of the topics explored at Agriculture in the Classroom’s (AITC) Amazing Ag Adventure held in Brandon last week. Students from throughout western Manitoba were exposed to a variety of agriculture practices at the event, which saw the students work through 18 interactive, 10-minute
crop sprayer boom
Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 7

Conditions as of June 15

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Weekly Provincial Summary Seeding operations in Manitoba are essentially complete for the 2015 season, with the exception of some greenfeed crops. Crops benefitted from the warmer temperatures over the past week and allowed producers to make good progress on weed control operations. Weed control, and fungicide applications where warranted, will remain a priority for producers
alfalfa growing
Forages, Local news

Alfalfa in the late bud to early flowering stage

Forage and grassland conditions for Eastern, Central Manitoba and Western/Interlake as of June 11

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This is the latest release for the Green Gold program assessing forage conditions in Manitoba. Reports will be issued from various areas of the Province (Eastern, Central, Interlake, and Western) in the weeks and months ahead. Haying is in full swing in both the Eastern and Central areas. For the Interlake they are very close to starting
wheat in farmer's hand
Cereals, Local news

Producers must declare plant growth regulator Manipulator use upon delivery

The product cannot be used on exports destined for the U.S. until maximum residue limits are established

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Farmers will be required to declare whether they have used the plant growth regulator Manipulator on their wheat as of Aug. 1, the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association says in a “producer alert” issued June 4. The association said the new declaration will apply to deliveries to the majority of grain handling facilities in
tillage radish cover crop
Cereals, Local news

Expecting an early cereal harvest? Try growing a cover crop

A nitrogen boost is just one of many benefits of adding cover crops to the rotation

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In many parts of Manitoba spring cereals were seeded early this year, and harvest may occur directly after winter wheat harvest. An early harvest means that there may still be two months of warm weather between harvest and freeze-up — warmth that could be used to grow a late-season cover crop. Cover crops are known

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