Glyphosate-Resistant Canada Fleabane In Ontario

Asecond glyphosate-resistant weed has been confirmed in Ontario but Manitoba farmers shouldn’t be worried. Canada fleabane, also known as horseweed, hogweed or mare’s-tail, is not a major field crop weed in Manitoba, said Nasir Shaikh, a weed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. “With the kind of diverse agriculture we have, with the

Brazil Farms Poised For Record Investment Boom

Brazilian farmers are spending like never before on farm equipment, fertilizer and other investments, a possible sea change in rural sentiment that could boost long-term output in a country that barely scratches the surface of its agricultural potential. An unprecedented $122 billion is expected to flow into the farm sector this year, up 12 per


Cattle Evacuation Continues Around Lake Manitoba

Art Jonasson is a farmer by long distance this year, thanks to unprecedented spring flooding on Lake Manitoba. The Vogar-area farmer’s cattle are scattered across the province because of an emergency evacuation of livestock in the region ahead of water spreading inland from the swollen lake. He has no idea when they’ll be able to

Spot The Sick Pig

Canadian swine veterinarians and the animal health arm of drug maker Pfizer have set up a new program to train hog producers on how to identify sick animals. The program, dubbed the ABC Pig training program, is to be offered nationwide exclusively through hog veterinarians and is meant to set up a simple system by



Volunteer Roundup Ready Canola A Dominant Weed

The suffering from last year’s wet growing season isn’t over yet – farmers will have to deal with a bumper crop of Roundup Ready volunteer canola. “Volunteer glyphosate (resistant) canola, this is going to be a major weed again this year,” said Nasir Shaikh, Manitoba Agr icul ture, Food and Rural Initiatives’ weed specialist. “I’ve


Seed Interactive — A New Online Variety Info Source

It has all the data found inSeed Manitobaand more Farmers making last-minute seeding changes have a new web-based tool to get the skinny on crop var iet ies cal led Seed Interactive (www.seedinterac tive.ca). The browser-based Internet site has all the variety information, including yield and agronomic and disease data, gathered through the Manitoba Crop

Companies Chip In For CFGB Growing Projects

To be successful, Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) growing projects require land, people, time and energy. The fundraising efforts also need inputs like seed, fertilizer and other chemicals – products generously provided by some of Canada’s leading agro-sciences corporations. This year over $220,000 of inputs have been donated through CFGB to growing projects across Canada by


Crop Report – for May. 26, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGION Seeding is about 10 per cent complete throughout the region with some areas reporting as high as 30 per cent. Warm, dry weather at the beginning of the week helped to dry fields allowing producers to seed, but widespread weekend rainfall brought seeders again to a standstill. Reports of 40-60 mm in the

Manitoba’s Wild Turkeys

Over the years attempts have been made to introduce or reintroduce a number of birds into southern Manitoba. Some of these – pheasants and chucker partridges, for example – have been unsuccessful, mainly due to our harsh winters. But one success story is that of the eastern wild turkey whose spread throughout the province is