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Bugs Work, Says N.D. Weed Control Officer

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The good bugs are working south of the border to control the bad weeds. Biocontrol agents – a.k.a. beetles – have shown good success, said Derrill Fick, weed control officer for Ward County, near Minot, North Dakota, in a presentation at the recent annual general meeting of Manitoba Weed Supervisors. The brown spurge flea beetle
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How To Care For Ice-Damaged Trees

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It’s hard to really appreciate the damage ice causes to trees until you’ve experienced a heavy ice storm. Fortunately, major ice storms don’t occur on a regular basis. The trees that normally take the brunt of the damage – Chinese and Siberian elms, poplars, silver maples, birches and willows – all have brittle wood and
Country Crossroads, Oilseeds, Pulses

Garden Hideaways

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Children love to play and hide in “secret” places and a sense of thrill accompanies creating a fort from scratch. This summer, why not create a special place for your child or grandchild in your garden? Go beyond the traditional roads and pathways to create a miniature town or “main street” for the little ones
Country Crossroads

Wire Vine Does Well Inside Or Out

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Some plants perform double duty by being adaptable enough to be used in the outdoor garden during the summer but when brought indoors for the winter serve as attractive houseplants in the interior landscape. I bought a plant last spring called big leaf wire vine (Muehlenbeckia complexa). There is a “little leaf” variety as well.
Crops, Forages

Petition Started To Keep GE Alfalfa Out Of Manitoba

Manitobans opposed to genetically engineered alfalfa are taking their fight to the legislature. A petition started by the Manitoba Green Party is being circulated throughout the province to keep genetically engineered pesticide-resistant alfalfa crops out of Manitoba. “Manitoba needs to take action for change; we can be a catalyst for change and set an example
Cereals, Crops

Committee Approves 14 New Varieties

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The federal decision in 2009 to axe kernel visual distinguishability as a requirement for registering wheat varieties in Canada prompted lots of frowns among grain handlers and farmers. But at least one plant breeder is smiling. Anita Brlé-Babel, a winter wheat breeder from the University of Manitoba, received approval from the Prairie Wheat, Rye and
Crops

Study Says Upping Inputs Could Drive Down Profits

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From their perch at the University of Minnesota, graduate students Wade Kent and Landon Reis have seen a clear trend emerge over the past few years. Higher prices have soybean growers throwing everything they could find – higher seeding rates, more fertility inputs, and more crop protection products – at their crops in order to
Country Crossroads

Schefflera Makes A Good Floor Plant

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The schefflera plant, Schefflera arboricola, is often called the umbrella plant, and for good reason. The five to seven leaflets of which each long-stalked leaf is composed are elongated ovals and light olive green in colour. The leaves, with their long stalks, do indeed resemble umbrellas or parasols. A schefflera plant will produce several sturdy
Country Crossroads

Success With Streptocarpella

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Many gardeners overwinter plants from their outdoor gardens with the hope of using them outdoors again the following summer. Most of us have boxes of bulbs and tubers tucked away in cool, dark spots for the winter, pots of bulbs kept dormant, as well as several parent plants we attempt to keep alive on windowsills
Cereals, Crops, News

Gene Codes Cracked For Strawberries And Chocolate

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Teams of scientists have cracked the genetic codes of the wild strawberry and a certain type of cacao used to make fine chocolate, work that should help breeders develop better varieties of more mainstream crops. The wild strawberry is closely related to important food crops such as apples, peaches, pears and raspberries, as well as

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