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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 yellowsA 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 Forward
