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What’s Up – for Apr. 7, 2011

April 7, 2011

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. April 7:“A threat to family farms, public health care and public services,” a National Farmers Union Region 5 public meeting on the Canada/European Union economic and trade agreement, 7 p.m., Room 2C, Union Centre, 206-275 Broadway, Winnipeg. For more info visit www.nfu.ca. April 9:Manitoba Organic

Crops

Nuffield Scholarship Applications Open

March 31, 2011

The Canadian Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust is accepting applications for its 2012 program. Nuffield Farming Scholarships are awarded to enthusiastic individuals, with a passion for agriculture and a desire to expand your knowledge, pursue new ideas and to share your findings with others. Applicants should be in mid-career, be between the ages of 30 and

News

What’s

March 10, 2011

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. March 10:Agassiz Lamb Co-op membership recruitment meeting, 7-9 p.m., Souris GO Office, 130-1st Ave. For more info call Randy Eros at 204- 422-8723. March 10-11:Farm Management Conference: “Manage The Future, Plan For Success.” PCU Centre, 245 Royal Road S. on Island Park, Portage la Prairie.

News, Oilseeds, Other livestock

What’s Up – for Mar. 3, 2011

March 3, 2011

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. March 3:Manitoba Flax Growers Association annual meeting, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Holland Community Centre, Holland. For more info call 204-638- 5231 or email [email protected]. March 5:Manitoba Sheep Association annual general meeting, 9:30 a.m., Commonwealth Air Training Museum dining hall, Brandon Airport. For more info

Opinion

Professor Emeritus Bob Parker Passes Away

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 11, 2010

Professor Emer i tus Bob Parker, who was a longtime member of the University of Manitoba’s department of animal science until his retirement in 1997, passed away Oct. 30 in Winnipeg. Parker, who emigrated from Scotland, first joined the U of M as a research officer in 1959. He went on to get a masters

Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Oct. 21, 2010

By Reuters October 21, 2010

Baltic stake:Viterra Inc. is opening a new marketing office in Kiev, Ukraine. “By establishing our company in key geographic areas such as Ukraine, we extend our ability to manage trade flows of food ingredients, freight activities and arbitrage opportunities, while managing price risk,” said Christian Joerg, vice-president and managing director, Europe.Net trade exports of wheat,

News, Oilseeds

Agricultural Hall Of Fame – for Sep. 2, 2010

September 2, 2010

Cam Brown was born and raised on a farm in the St. Vital/St. Boniface area where his family produced cereals, vegetables and livestock. He attended Provencher School in St. Boniface. Upon graduation, he enrolled in the University of Manitoba where he obtained a BSA (’52) and an MSc (’55) in Swine Nutrition. Cam had a

Cereals, Crops, Opinion

Plant breeding provides tremendous opportunities for producers, processors and consumers More Investment In Plant Breeding Needed

By Canadian Seed Trade Association August 12, 2010

You could call him the billion-dollar man. That’s the value of grain produced annually from wheat cultivars developed by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada plant breeder Ron DePauw. But DePauw is not resting on his laurels. He’s excited about the future and believes that today plant breeders have much more “genetic opportunity” than when he started

Cereals, Crops

Ug99 Stem Rust On The Move

By Allan Dawson December 24, 2009

The question is “when” not “if ” Ug99, a potentially devastating wheat stem rust discovered in Uganda in 1999, will reach Canada, says Winnipeg-based Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada plant pathologist Tom Fetch. Eighty-five per cent of Canadian spring wheat varieties are vulnerable to this new race of fungus disease, so the longer Ug99 stays away

Opinion

Serving Agriculture, The Basic Industry

December 10, 2009

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR The days of the CBC radio “Farm Broadcast” have passed into history, perhaps inevitably with the decline in farm numbers. But many still fondly remember the noon-hour market reports and general agriculture news, including city dwellers who appreciated the link to their farm cousins. (For a recent glimpse back into farm

Daily Network News

Bring focused approach to target systems, not producers says animal activist

Canada’s Food Price Report shows meat, pantry goods prices expected to rise “a lot” in 2026

Record large Canadian wheat and canola crops: Statistics Canada

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