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Traps to monitor adult moths of bertha armyworm are currently only at levels suggesting low risk of damage.

Manitoba crop insect and disease update

Conditions as of July 14, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development July 16, 2015

Some localized higher populations of armyworms and grasshoppers are present. So scouting is encouraged, although in many cases populations are noticeable but not economical. Armyworms continue to be found in many cereal fields. In many fields they are noticeable but not economical, however some fields have had levels greater than the 4 or more larvae/ft2

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Que. Caterpillar dealer to shed ag equipment arm

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 31, 2014

Caterpillar’s dealer for Quebec and the Maritime provinces is set to sell its Quebec farm equipment business to a chain of Agco dealerships. Hewitt Equipment — the authorized Cat dealer for Quebec and western Labrador and, through its Atlantic Tractors and Equipment arm, for the Maritimes — announced recently it will sell its ag division

This is a cabbage butterfly caterpillar feeding on an Arabidopsis plant where, on an adjacent leaf, a piece of reflective tape helps record vibrations.

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Plants can hear the difference

They respond differently to vibrations caused by  chewing insects than to wind

By University of Missouri-Columbia July 17, 2014

University of Missouri-Columbia – Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia have found plants can not only tell the difference between the sound waves caused by insects chewing and wind but they respond with more defences. ‘We found that feeding vibrations signal changes in the plant cells’ metabolism, creating more defensive chemicals that can repel attacks

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4-H reports

March 28, 2013

The Co-operator will publish 4-H reports once a month. Reports can be submitted by the third week of the month by email to [email protected], by regular mail to 4-H Reports, c/o Manitoba Co-operator, 1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Man. R3H 0H1, or by fax to 204-954-1422. Happy Rock Horseshoes For our Christmas party on Dec. 22,

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John Deere sponsors 4-H scholarships

March 7, 2013

John Deere Canada is sponsoring a scholarship program for the 2013-14 school year to mark its long-standing support of 4-H Canada and to celebrate its 100th anniversary. John Deere is matching funds with 11 dealers in seven provinces to award up to 12, $2,000 scholarships. Applicants must be entering their first year of post-secondary education

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Large Canadian presence at Big Iron

By Mikkel Pates September 22, 2012

The 32nd Big Iron farm equipment and services show here is like a huge handshake between U.S. and Canadian farmers and equipment manufacturers that do business across the 49th parallel. More than a dozen Manitoba- and Saskatchewan-based companies were exhibiting at the annual event, which typically marks the last of the summer shows in the

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Buhler Industries Entering Combine Market

By Shannon VanRaes November 3, 2011

I would like to see the next 100,000 before I retire, said a smiling Dmitry Lyubimov, who became president of Buhler Industries when the Russian combine manufacturer Rostselmash bought a majority stake from Manitoba entrepreneur John Buhler in 2007. The company, which has been shipping the Canadian-made tractors to Russia since the acquisition, is now

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Edsel Of Tractors Sells For A Record Price

October 20, 2011

RECORD HIGH BID By Lorraine Stevenson Co-operator staff International Harvester s M18-35 Titan tractor was a dud when it first hit the market in the early 1900s. But now it s worth as much as a brand new one. The rare vintage tractor restored by a MacGregor-area farmer has fetched what s believed to be

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Healthy School-Day Snack Ideas

By Julie Garden-Robinson September 22, 2011

Snacks are an important part of children s nutritional needs because often they cannot eat enough at meals to satisfy all their needs. The word snack sometimes has a bad connotation, but well-chosen snacks can add variety to our diet and keep kids fuelled for school. Think of snacks as mini-meals that can fill nutrition

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Fire Damages Manitoba Agricultural Museum

By Natasha Tersigni April 7, 2011

Staff at the Manitoba Agricultural Museum at Austin hope that fire damage can be repaired in time for the regular opening in early May, a spokesman said last week. On March 29 at 11:30 p. m the Austin Fire Department was called by a neighbour who saw the smoke from one of the museum’s buildings.

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Tag Archives Caterpillar

Manitoba crop insect and disease update

Que. Caterpillar dealer to shed ag equipment arm

Plants can hear the difference

4-H reports

John Deere sponsors 4-H scholarships

Large Canadian presence at Big Iron

Buhler Industries Entering Combine Market

Edsel Of Tractors Sells For A Record Price

Healthy School-Day Snack Ideas

Fire Damages Manitoba Agricultural Museum

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