As farming evolves, so must insurance coverage

As farming evolves, so must insurance coverage

The face of farming in Manitoba, following national trends, is changing. Commercial farms are growing larger. Smaller niche operators are emerging. Older farmers are downsizing. Younger farmers are growing. As the sector evolves, so does its farm insurance needs. Farmers should be prepared to examine their insurance coverage as their needs change and ensure they’re

InVigor lineup tackles verticillium stripe and other soil-borne diseases

InVigor lineup tackles verticillium stripe and other soil-borne diseases

Emerging threats to canola are keeping farmers on their toes and require even more nuanced solutions than ever before. To keep up with these demands, BASF Agricultural Solutions Canada (BASF) is introducing a new hybrid as part of the InVigor canola hybrid lineup to keep pace with these challenges farmers are seeing in their fields.


Genesis Fertilizers Building the Next Generation of Canadian Fertilizer Production

Genesis Fertilizers is proposing to build a state-of-the-art fertilizer manufacturing facility in Belle Plaine, Sask., strategically located near major services and transportation corridors. What sets this apart from other projects is that this facility’s goal is to become the world’s lowest carbon footprint nitrogen factory, with a majority ownership held by farmers. “This project signifies

Dairy barn: left to right, U of M students Brittany Bedard and Rhea Teranishi.  Photo is courtesy of University of Manitoba.

Fostering the green skills shift for future farming

Aspirational projects include reduced-emissions cattle and soil-saving crops

Thanks to a recent $1.5 million gift from the RBC Foundation, the University of Manitoba will be playing a role in making farming more environmentally-sustainable and better suited for a net-zero economy. The gift will enable 45 graduate and undergraduate students in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences to research and design innovative sustainable


Kringe mounting a SmartPan system on a combine header

Giving farmers new solutions to maximize profit at harvest.

While working as an agronomist, Marcel Kringe was astounded by the thousands of dollars of grain being thrown out, destroyed and wasted by combines. Kringe founded Bushel Plus to help farmers combat those losses, give them more control over their harvest and ultimately get more of their product into the bin. Think of all the



Farmers Business Network  offers farmers great value, trusted herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and adjuvants products delivered direct to farm
with 0% financing available to qualified farmers.

Buy your inputs online

FBN offers transparent pricing, direct-to-farm delivery and online tools for tank mixing products

Farmers can now shop direct for their chemical inputs, thanks to Farmers Business Network®’s (FBN®) new and upgraded FBN Direct® online store. By expanding the online shopping experience to include ag chemical inputs, western Canadian growers can join the thousands of farmers already using this dynamic farm input purchasing model, says Breen Neeser, FBN’s country

A successful canola harvest requires a season-long commitment

A successful canola harvest requires a season-long commitment

Corteva Agriscience™ product options offer a systems approach to help farmers manage their crop from seed through harvest

Canola is a high-value crop, but to reap its rewards it needs to be nurtured throughout the growing season. The investment in good technology, solid agronomics and crop protection products can help overcome some of the unpredictability of the weather on the Canadian Prairies and result in a high return on that investment. Corteva Agriscience