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New study says Brazil beats Iowa in protecting waterways from eutrophication

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 30, 2013

Brown University study finds deficient Brazilian soils hold  on to phosphorus while rich Iowan farmland is spoiling  waterways even though much less of the fertilizer is being applied

A new American study has turned a long-held belief on its head by discovering that — in one respect, anyways — growing soybeans in Iowa is environmentally worse than growing them in the former Amazon rainforest. Researchers from Brown University found Iowa farmers are doing more harm to waterways than their counterparts in Matto Grosso,

Crops, News

North Dakota State University develops farm fuel budget app

By NDSU Release January 30, 2013

Farmers can use a new Farm Fuel Budget cellphone app to plan their farm fuel budget and use for the next year or more. John Nowatzki, North Dakota State University Extension Service agricultural machine systems specialist, developed the Android cellphone app for crop producers to compare projected fuel costs based on alternate crop acreages, tillage

Crops, News

Tripartite agreement signed to promote nutrient management in Manitoba

By Allan Dawson January 30, 2013

The Canadian Fertilizer Institute will spend $150,000 over three years  with the Manitoba government and KAP as its partners

Anew program promoting improved nutrient management among Manitoba farmers was launched last week by the Canadian Fertilizer Institute (CFI), the Manitoba government and the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP). The three signed a 4R Nutrient stewardship memorandum of understanding Jan. 15 during Ag Days. CFI will provide $150,000 over three years to fund the extension program,

Beef cattle, Cereals, Livestock, News

Still-potent U.S. drought robs cattle ranchers of wheat pasture

By Theopolis Waters January 29, 2013

Oklahoma rancher Kent Donica has given up. The drought that has ravaged pastures on his ranch and throughout the region has won. Since last September, Donica has sold nearly all of his 800 cattle because there is no pasture to feed them and he now works as a ranch hand nearby to make ends meet

Crops, Forages, Livestock, News, Other livestock

Bison do double duty on organic farm

By Daniel Winters January 17, 2013

Unlike many organic farmers, John Finnie isn’t always scrambling for manure — he has 150 helpers in that task. His herd of Plains bison are a perfect fit on his 1,000-acre certified organic operation near Kenton, northwest of Brandon, he says. “I like to look at them as being a very large piece of machinery,”

Crops, News, Oilseeds

Max out yields with shorter-season soybeans

By Daniel Winters January 17, 2013

Remember Aug. 22, 2004? For gardeners in the southwest, it is a date that shall live in infamy. And for soybean growers, it’s a reminder that in Manitoba, the first killing frost doesn’t always come in the third week of September. Farmers should keep that in mind when choosing a variety that can be crammed

Cereals, Crops, News

Wheat progress lagging in Canada, but not much better in U.S.

By Allan Dawson January 17, 2013

Manitoba’s average spring wheat yield is slightly higher than  North Dakota’s, says MAFRI’s Pam de Rocquigny

Spring wheat yields, on average, are slightly higher in Manitoba than North Dakota, even though the perception is it’s the other way around, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiative’s cereal specialist Pam de Rocquigny told the Manitoba Agronomists Conference Dec. 12 at the University of Manitoba. Manitoba’s 10-year-average wheat yield (2003-12) is 45 bushels an

News, Oilseeds, Weather

Know thy enemy: Researchers keen to learn more about aster yellows after 2012 outbreak

By Angela Lovell January 17, 2013

Very little is known about the disease or the factors that contribute to outbreaks and their severity

Last year not only produced the biggest outbreak of aster yellows in Manitoba in five years, but also demonstrated how little is known about the disease and the factors that contribute to its appearance and severity. The disease is mainly transmitted by aster leafhoppers, which arrive in the spring on winds from the southern U.S.

News

New top Republican on ag committee

January 17, 2013

washington / reuters Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran has claimed the role of Republican leader on the Senate Agriculture Committee, giving the U.S. cotton and rice growing region a more powerful voice in the debate over how to reform farm subsidies. Cochran displaced Pat Roberts from Kansas, one of the largest wheat-growing states. Roberts was an

News

Food industry spoiling through lack of innovation

By Alex Binkley January 17, 2013

Canadian food companies are falling behind competitors in other countries because they are failing to innovate, says a new report from the Conference Board of Canada. “When it comes to innovation, the Canadian food industry is content to compete for a bronze medal,” says Daniel Munro, a researcher with the board’s Centre for Food in

Daily Network News

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

Feed Grains Weekly: Cash prices for wheat, barley largely flat

The Canadian GMO mustard wars: Dijon vs canola

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