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Saline soils, plant growth problems linked to tillage practices

Research on saline soils underway, but at least one cause points to over-tilling

By Red River Basin Commission November 4, 2014

Here in the Red River basin, most fields in crop production are tilled one or more times each year, whether with cultivators, disks or deep tillers. The resulting fields look well cared for — good farming is often associated with well-tilled fields. In many places in the basin, however, farmers are noticing areas of fields

Crops, News

Dispelling common misconceptions about herbicide-resistant superweeds

Herbicide resistance is a major problem, but it is not necessarily a result of gene transfer from genetically modified crops

By Weed Science Society Of America October 28, 2014

Use of the term “superweed” has exploded in recent years and is frequently featured in news reports about herbicide-resistant weeds choking out crops. While there is no science-based definition for superweed, the term is often used to describe weeds believed to have special capabilities that are helping them outcompete other plants in ways never experienced

Crops

Incoming N.B. government names new ag deputy

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 28, 2014

New Brunswick’s deputy minister of economic development will also be the province’s senior bureaucrat for agriculture and fisheries as part of a shuffle announced Tuesday. Denis Caron, who has led the provincial civil service on the economic development file since September last year, will now also handle the ag file on an interim basis, Premier

Cereals, Opinion

Restless farmers and the Prairie grain business

What goes around…

By John Morriss October 27, 2014

While the percentage of grain buyers in heaven may only be slightly higher than that for railroaders, the stories that grandpa (or now great-grandpa) told about being shafted by the grain companies early in the last century may have been a trifle exaggerated. Then, as now, there was a bit of a “shoot the messenger”

infographic of perceptions in agriculture

National news

Gap in understanding between consumers and producers

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business conducted its own survey in response to a recent federal government-commissioned study on public perceptions of agriculture industry

By Meghan Mast October 22, 2014

A new survey reveals farmers have a very different perception about the state of agriculture in Canada than consumers do. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), in response to a recent federal government-commissioned study that reported unfavourable public perceptions of the agriculture industry, questioned 523 producers in an attempt to “combat these misconceptions.” A

Crops, National news

Right to save seed will be absolutely clear, Ritz vows

The government has introduced amendments to its Agricultural Growth Act  to make the language around seed saving clearer

By Alex Binkley October 17, 2014

Legislation updating plant breeders’ rights will be amended to make it absolutely clear that farmers can save and replant seeds from crops they have grown, says Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. It was one of several amendments the government plans for the Agriculture Growth Act, which was forced through second reading in the Commons in June.

Did you know?, International news

Golden Rice, make way for Orange Corn

Orange corn rich in vitamin A on its way

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 16, 2014

While the world continues to debate the potential for Golden Rice genetically modified to contain higher vitamin A, Purdue University researchers have found a way to boost vitamin A in corn using traditional plant-breeding methods. Researchers say they have identified a set of genes that can be used to naturally boost the provitamin A content

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Demand for top-quality wheat during grain glut

There's good news for quality wheat growers, but not so good news for most other commodities

By Meghan Mast October 9, 2014

Prairie farmers who harvested high-quality wheat this year will be among the lucky few able to cash in on a world market sagging under record production, lower quality and a drop in demand from key importers. “The world has not produced a particularly good crop in terms of quality, so there are some quality premiums

Opinion

Sustainability is not a four-letter word

Urban consumers don’t appreciate the economic powerhouse agriculture has become

By Cam Dahl October 8, 2014

A national pollster once told me that “Canadians really like farmers, but they don’t always like what farmers do.” He followed that up by noting that the second half of the statement was the more important part, and that it is the agriculture industry’s responsibility to address the misinformation circulating about modern-day farming. Misinformation, unfortunately,

Dennis Lange of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development says soybean maturity can vary a lot between varieties as illustrated in this plot near Carman photographed Sept. 5.

Crops, Oilseeds

Manitoba soybean growers hoping for more frost-free days

By Allan Dawson September 10, 2014

Much of Manitoba’s soybean crop is mature enough to survive the sub-zero temperatures expected this week, although yields and quality could be reduced in some areas, a soybean expert said Sept. 8. “Ideally two weeks without frost would be wonderful,” Dennis Lange, a farm production adviser with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) said

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle futures climb on post-Thanksgiving trade

U.S. grains: Corn futures set June high on US export demand

California researchers create nitrogen-fixing wheat

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