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Hogs, Livestock

Changes to satisfy hog enrichment don’t have to be expensive

Hog producers are looking at ways of meeting new animal care requirements as they come into effect

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As Manitoba hog producers begin implementing the new code of practice, it’s clear that sow barn conversions are top of mind. “We’ve had a lot of questions looking for clarity about the group housing; there are different requirements,” noted Yolande Seddon, a researcher at the Prairie Swine Centre in Saskatchewan. As of last year, the
agriculture minister Gerry Ritz
Crops

Streamlined crop registration system approved

Gerry Ritz says quality control inherent in the current system will continue

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Proposed changes to Canada’s crop variety registration system could take effect before year’s end or early in 2016 via order-in-council, federal officials say. The reforms will streamline the process and ensure red tape doesn’t delay or prevent farmers from getting new and improved varieties, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz told the Canadian Global Crops Symposium here
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In this case, GMO technology is a failure

The glow-in-the-dark boys impress the ladies, but they can't fight off the competition

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Purdue University researchers say that while males of a genetically modified zebrafish that glow in the dark are more attractive to females, their wild cousins end up with more breeding success. Glofish are a GM version of zebrafish with a transgene from a sea anemone, which gives them a neon glow. Animal science professors, William
clubroot on a canola plant
Crops, Oilseeds

Clubroot resistance collapses for canola in Alberta

Be proactive about prevention

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The discovery that clubroot races uncontrolled by resistant canola varieties are widespread in Alberta underscores how important it is for Manitoba to nip this potentially devastating disease in the bud. “Genetically resistant varieties are not going to work long term,” said Anastasia Kubinec, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development’s oilseed specialist in reaction to the
alfalfa plant
Crops, Local news

Program aims for best time to take first alfalfa cut

Twice weekly reports will be emailed out, including in the Manitoba Co-operator’s Daily News

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Determining the optimum time to take the first cut of alfalfa is as simple as subscribing to an email, thanks to the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s (MFGA) Green Gold Program. Starting in mid-May, 15 to 20 alfalfa fields across Manitoba will be sampled twice a week and the relative feed value (RFV) calculated by
frost damage on a soybean seedling
Local news, Oilseeds

Look to more than calendar for best time to plant soybeans

Soybeans don’t like cold and they are very susceptible to spring frost

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Now is the time to plant soybeans in Manitoba according to the calendar, but date is just one of four factors to consider, says Terry Buss, a farm production advisor with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) based in Beausejour. The others are soil temperature, the weather forecast for 24 hours before and after
potatoes with pink rot
Crops

Cultural practices important for managing pink rot and leak

Environmental conditions can influence the appearance from year to year

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Manitoba growers know there are plenty of differences between “wet” rots and “dry” rots in storage — but both can cause devastating losses each year. According to Neil Gudmestad, a distinguished professor at North Dakota State University’s department of plant pathology, important rots in storage include dry rot, late blight tuber rot, pink rot, leak
red potatoes
Crops

Phosphorus acid a strong option for disease control in potatoes

Both foliar or post-harvest application are options, depending on circumstances

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Phosphorus acid was a much-discussed topic at Manitoba Potato Production Days in Brandon this year, and for good reason. A variety of phosphorus acid treatments, registered in Canada under the labels Phostrol, Rampart and Confine, are useful additions to growers’ tool boxes for disease control. Susan Ainsworth, a potato specialist for Syngenta in Manitoba, offered
tomato being injected with a syringe
Comment, News

The cognitive science behind opposition to GMOs

Anti-GMO messages resonate with human intuitions about meddling with nature

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A team of Belgian philosophers and plant biotechnologists has turned to cognitive science to explain why opposition to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has become so widespread, despite positive contributions GM crops have made to sustainable agriculture. In a paper published April 10 in Trends in Plant Science, they argue that the human mind is highly
man spraying disinfectant on boots
Crops

Biosecurity measures key to combating crop diseases

Potato wart, potato cyst nematode, bacterial wilt (or brown rot) and bacterial ring rot 
are all diseases of concern to Manitoba potato growers in 2015

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The risk of devastating losses from potato pests can be managed through crop biosecurity measures, says Vikram Bisht, an extension plant pathologist for Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. As part of his presentation at Manitoba Potato Production Days in Brandon in January, Bisht issued a call to action to potato growers to stay ahead

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