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A lot of last year’s woes came down to the luck of the draw in terms of weather and pest and diseases issues, but the big exception to that was blackleg
It was a year to forget for Manitoba canola growers. If you’re keeping a scorecard, the list of problems suffered by growers in 2012 included high weed pressure in fields that were waterlogged in 2011, frost hitting some early-seeded crops, a blistering hot July, insect populations just under the level that warrants spraying, aster yellowsVery little is known about the disease or the factors that contribute to outbreaks and their severity
Last year not only produced the biggest outbreak of aster yellows in Manitoba in five years, but also demonstrated how little is known about the disease and the factors that contribute to its appearance and severity. The disease is mainly transmitted by aster leafhoppers, which arrive in the spring on winds from the southern U.S.A number of commodity groups and organizations received allocations under the new Growing Forward program last week
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and other members of Parliament fanned out across Canada making Growing Forward announcements last week under the new agricultural policy framework, Growing Forward 2 and the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP). The new Growing Forward program doubles its cost-shared funding for strategic initiatives including innovation, competitiveness, and market development. “Growing ForwardCanada is the world’s sixth-largest exporter of agriculture and food products with sales of more than $40 billion
Canada has enjoyed considerable success in boosting agri-food exports thanks to close collaboration among governments and industry groups, says Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. Ritz credited the Federal Market Access Team at Agriculture Canada and Agri-Food, which co-ordinates the Canadian approach to finding more buyers for food products. The department’s latest market access report highlights improved
