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Dow Introduces Triple-Resistant Soybean

By Carey Gillam September 1, 2011

Dow AgroSciences is launching a genetically altered soybean seed aimed as a direct assault on the dominance of global seed leader Monsanto. Dow submitted a regulatory package on Aug. 19 seeking government approval for a glyphosate-tolerant soybean that the company says would be the “first-ever, three-gene,” herbicide-tolerant soybean. The new soybean will be tolerant of

Country Crossroads

Proper Use Of Chemicals Important In Flood Cleanup

August 25, 2011

Sanitizing is one step of cleaning up after a flood. Flood cleanup experts often recommend people use a water and chlorine bleach solution to destroy bacteria. However, biocides such as bleach aren’t effective in all instances. For example, bleach and other biocides destroy living organisms such as mould, but they do not prevent future mould

Cereals, Crops

Weeds Could Taint Crop Quality In Storage

August 25, 2011

Despite dry weather conditions for this year’s grain harvest, this spring’s wet weather may influence the quality of harvested grain when it goes into storage. Weeds may be present at harvest because wet spring weather meant many western Canadian grain producers were unable to apply their usual weed controls. If immature weed seeds are not

Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Viterra Outlines Structure Along Three Business Lines

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 11, 2011

TORONTO/REUTERS Viterra Inc. outlined Aug. 8 a global organizational structure around three business lines – grain, processing and other agricultural products – and named senior executives to head each unit. The Canadian agribusiness company, which has expanded recently in Australia and New Zealand, said the moves would support growth and improve internal efficiencies. Fran Malecha,

News

Brazil To Slash Fertilizer Imports

By Fabiola Gomes August 11, 2011

Brazil will slash imports of nitrogen and phosphate in the next five years as local deposits are mined, but the farming giant will still depend on foreign miners for potassium, industry officials said on July 12. A forecast produced by the National Association of Fertilizer Distributors (ANDA), estimated Brazil’s consumption of these inputs would reach

Crops

Search For New Herbicides Continues

By Allan Dawson August 4, 2011

For Len Juras, hunting for new herbicides is a bit like living in one of those country-western “hurtin” songs – minus the twang of course. “The biggest lesson I’ve had to learn is letting go,” the senior research scientist for Dow AgroSciences said here last week. “Over the years I’ve had my heart broken many

Livestock

Food-Versus-Fuel Debate Rages Anew

By Charles Abbott July 21, 2011

Ethanol appears almost certain to win the food-versus- fuel contest in the United States. But not just yet. The Agriculture Department forecast that a tad more corn will be used to make ethanol than to feed livestock this year may be a false milestone: ethanol makers say they won’t use that much corn while producing

Dairy cattle, Livestock

First Combination Product Approved For Several Years

By Roy Lewis July 21, 2011

Many of us recall that many years ago there were several combination drugs for cattle. For example, Pen-Strep or Azimycin, which were a combination of two antibiotics, a steroid and an antihistamine, all in one bottle. These products were pulled in the interests of meat safety and beef quality assurance. Today, with more thought on

News, Oilseeds

Herbicides Can Set Back Stressed Crops

By Allan Dawson July 14, 2011

Herbicides are designed to help crops but they can also hurt them when they’re under stress as many are this year. Herbicide-tolerant groups are no exception, Anastasia Kubinec, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives’ (MAFRI) oilseeds specialist told the 16th annual Crop Diagnostic School organized by MAFRI and University of Manitoba July 5. “If your

Oilseeds, Opinion

Letters – for Jul. 14, 2011

July 14, 2011

Why would strictly grain, especially canola growers, be concerned over Bill 46, the Save Lake Winnipeg Act and the phosphorus regulation? Spreading nutrients in winter significantly increases their movement into waterways during spring thaw and flood events in Manitoba. Before 75 per cent of wetlands had been destroyed in agro- Manitoba, most excess nutrients were

Daily Network News

Canadian Cattle Association won’t back traceability changes

Farmers’ Almanac rescued from closure; fate of Canadian content unknown

Do More Ag to fund rural groups’ mental health workshops

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