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Alfalfa hays: merging myth and reality

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One of the most misunderstood feedstuffs in the horse industry today is alfalfa hay. Its position in the feeding program of horses is both revered and spurned. To unravel its benefits and the harms it is necessary to understand the nutrient-rich profile of this hay. When understood, it is the overfeeding of alfalfa hay, not
Crops, News

Award-winning Manitoba micronutrient company explains its products

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Wolf Trax Innovative Micronutrients is one of those overnight successes 14 or more years in the making. The Winnipeg-based firm and recent recipient of the Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation Innovation Award, has been quietly building sales of its patented Dry Dispersible Powder (DDP) micronutrient fertilizer coating in 75 regulatory regions, including the U.S., Mexico
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Be careful applying micronutrients, says soil scientist Don Flaten

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Some Manitoba soils need micronutrients but “they are very rare,” says Don Flaten, a soil scientist at the University of Manitoba. “We tend to have some of the most fertile soils in North America here (in Western Canada) partly because they’re young,” he said in an interview. “They’re recently glaciated and mixed up and they
Crops

Dry soils offer risks and rewards for fall nitrogen applications

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Dry soil conditions this fall offer both opportunities and challenges for fall nitrogen application. The risk and success of such operations depend on soil characteristics, weather conditions and machinery operations. Opportunities Usually growers are advised to delay application as long as possible in the fall so soils are cool, in order to prevent or delay
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Ag secretary says U.S. isn’t “going to run out of corn”

washington / reuters U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says tight corn stocks aren’t a cause for concern. “We really have to wait until the kernels are counted and the (soy) beans are counted to know the impact of the drought,” said Vilsack. “I don’t think the United States of America is going to run out
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Group eyes technology to turn garbage and straw into oil

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It looks good on paper but it sounds too good to be true. A Manitoba group is keen to find out if a Swiss machine can actually make synthetic crude oil out of garbage, straw and manure. “This does work on paper and is working in other places (including Germany),” consultant Normand Mabon said at
Crops

Japan corn users urge U.S. to limit ethanol

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Six key groups of corn users in Japan, the world’s biggest user of the grain, have urged the United States, the world’s biggest supplier, to cut back on using corn to make ethanol, so as to ease a supply shortage due to the worst drought in 56 years. In the first request of its kind,
Crops, News

Dow agrees to safeguards for new crops, 2,4-D weed killer combo

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Reuters / A U.S. farmer group said Sept. 11 it is dropping its opposition to efforts by Dow AgroSciences to roll out a new biotech crop system in exchange for a series of commitments by Dow, including help investigating any accidental crop damage. The deal calls for “several new safeguards” from Dow AgroSciences related to
Crops, News

Feds boost development of plant-based plastic and straw paper

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Manitoba’s Composites Innovation Centre is one step closer to putting plant-based plastic alternatives into daily life, after receiving a federal grant of $860,000. The centre will use the funding to further research and develop plant-fibre mats — like those used in the automotive industry — and develop a system of classifying fibre quality and availability.
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News, Other livestock

Iowa testing milk for aflatoxin

chicago / reuters / Iowa, the No. 1 corn producer in the United States, began requiring the state’s dairy processors to test all milk received in the state for aflatoxin Aug. 31, the toxic byproduct of a mould that tends to spread in drought-stressed corn. The Iowa Department of Agriculture said the required aflatoxin screening

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