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Emerson’s “R” rating for fusarium head blight is driving demand for the new winter wheat.  photo Canterra Seeds
Cereals, Crops

Big demand for “R” rated Emerson winter wheat

Early indications are Canada’s only fusarium head-blight resistant wheat 
performed well despite a high incidence of fusarium this year

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Canada’s first fusarium head-blight resistant wheat variety survived a baptism by fire this summer, which explains why demand for its seed exceeds the available supply. Emerson winter wheat is the first variety to achieve the “R” rating for resistance to fusarium. The level of fusarium head blight infection affecting winter wheat crops in Manitoba in
A lygus bug in canola. Once seeds in the lower pods start to change colour canola crops are less susceptible to lygus bug damage.  photo: John Gavloski, mafrd
Crops, Oilseeds

Assessing canola’s susceptibility to lygus bug damage

The risk declines as seeds in the lower pods start to change colour

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Lygus bugs are still showing up in canola fields, but if seeds on the lower pods are changing colour then spraying with an insecticide is probably uneconomic, says John Gavloski, an entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. “The plant can compensate well unless there’s very, very dry conditions,” he said in an interview
Beef cattle producers can save thousands of dollars by swath grazing cereals over the winter, says Vern Baron.
Cereals, Forages, Livestock

Swath grazing cereals saves half of overwintering costs in beef cattle

With new higher-yielding, higher-quality forage cereals in the works, 
there has never been a better time for beef cattle producers to try swath grazing cereals

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Swath grazing cereals could save producers almost half the cost of overwintering cattle, says a federal forage researcher. “Extended grazing practices like swath grazing, bale grazing, and grazing second-cut grasses in the fall are one of the most effective ways to reduce your overwintering costs of beef cows,” Vern Baron said at the Lacombe Field
Manure applicators are spending up to four extra hours cleaning equipment between jobs.
Hogs, Livestock

PED virus costly for manure applicators

Applicators taking extra precautions and spending more time washing equipment


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Much is still not known about the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infiltrating the pork industry. Researchers are investigating the virus’s survivability, but what they do know is that PED thrives in wet, cold environments and is spread by fecal-oral contact. Manure applicators, like others working near or with the pigs, are taking extra precautions to
Soybean aphids on the back of a soybean leaf. The white spots are discarded soybean aphid skins. The economic threshold for spraying to control soybean aphids is 250 aphids per plant and rising.
Crops, Oilseeds

Soybean aphids found near Morden, but don’t panic

They've finally arrived, but the pest isn't likely to cause economic damage this season

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The first soybean aphids of the season have been found near Morden but there are so few and it’s so late they are unlikely to be an economic pest this season, says Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development’s entomologist John Gavloski. “It’s happening very late so there could be some later-seeded fields that are still
Province, city recognize UN International Year of Family Farming
News

Province, city recognize UN International Year of Family Farming

A flag honouring the family farm was raised at Winnipeg City Hall July 30

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Provincial and municipal leaders gathered at Winnipeg’s City Hall July 30 to raise a flag honouring the United Nations declaration of 2014 as the International Year of Family Farming. Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Minister Ron Kostyshyn joined Brian Mayes, city councillor for St. Vital, to highlight the significance of family farming on a
Don Flaten speaks about nitrogen during a recent field tour at the National Centre for Livestock and the Environment.  Photo: Shannon VanRaes
Livestock

Too early to alter nitrogen guidelines

Solid manure applications may actually release more nitrogen over time, not less

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The questions, how much nitrogen was applied and how much is available don’t have the same answer. Seven crops into a long-term study on nutrient management at the National Centre for Livestock and the Environment, researchers have found that current provincial guidelines for estimating nitrogen availability may not reflect reality when it comes using solid
The banded sunflower moth. The economic threshold for control in confectionery sunflowers is two per head. The ideal crop stage for control is R4 to R5.1.  
photo: anastasia kubinec MAFRD
Crops, Oilseeds

Time to scout sunflower fields

Farmers should be watching for two disease and insect pests

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Sunflower growers should scout their fields for sunflower rust, sclerotinia head rot, lygus bugs and the banded sunflower moth, says Anastasia Kubinec, oilseed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. The four pests can affect sunflower yield and quality, especially in confectionery sunflowers where the seed is sold for human consumption. “You have to
Martin Entz (centre) leads group on Glenlea tour. photos: meghan mast
Crops, Forages

Manure improves organic forage-grain crop production

‘Experimental lakes of agriculture’ find organic crops can produce on par with conventional crops

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Organic crop producers can match the productivity of their conventional farming neighbours with a little help from some four-legged friends. Composted beef and dairy manure restores important nutrients that can be mined from the soil under organic management systems, Martin Entz, an agronomy professor with the University of Manitoba’s Glenlea research station told participants in
Mixed crop and livestock farming can be good for the soil.  Photo: Laura Rance
Livestock

Conservation and livestock can be a good mix

While intensive livestock production can cause waste and nutrients to pile up, 
mixed farms are better able to recycle nutrients

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When Ian Grossart harvests alfalfa on his farm in southwestern Manitoba, he knows where most of the nutrients he’s just removed are going to end up — back on his land. “With the cattle we compost all of our own manure, so that becomes a big part of our fertility program,” he said. “And because

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