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Monsanto’s new glyphosate- and dicamba-tolerant Roundup Ready Xtend soybeans offer improved weed control, including some residual control, potentially higher yields and can help slow the onset of glyphosate-resistant weeds, says Dekalb’s Bruce Murray. Seed is being multiplied now for a commercial launch in 2016 pending their acceptance in China.

Monsanto rolls out ‘Xtend’ glyphosate-dicamba-tolerant soybeans

Manitoba farmers could be planting these dual-stacked  GM soybeans as early as next spring

By Allan Dawson July 2, 2015

Monsanto’s new glyphosate- and dicamba-tolerant “Xtend” soybeans will give farmers better weed control, higher yields and delay the onset of glyphosate-resistant weeds, company officials told agronomists and reporters here June 23. And if China approves their import, North American farmers, including in Manitoba, will be planting Xtend soybeans next spring, said Pat Comte, Monsanto’s strategic

Recipe Swap

Foods that help you take care of your eyes

Prairie Fare: Asian-Style Cobb Salad and Avocado Egg Cups

By Julie Garden-Robinson June 26, 2015

Mom, I’ll help you,” my 11-year-old daughter said. I think I detected a smirk on her face. “No, I can do it,” I replied with a bit of determination in my voice. “No, really, I can do it for you,” my daughter persisted. She definitely had a smirk on her face this time. I squinted,

Crops

Health Canada continues to assess neonic herbicides

There is debate over how much damage would be incurred by corn and soybean producers if neonics are banned

By Alex Binkley June 10, 2015

Health Canada is seeking more information from farmers and technical experts before it completes its assessment of neonicotinoid pesticides. A TV network received a leaked version of the report, which environmental groups said proved neonic pesticides should be banned. In an emailed response, the department said the draft report, which has been shared with agriculture

Crops

Tank mixing weed killers helps delay herbicide-resistant weeds

But don’t forget to rotate crops, including fall seeded and perennials,  advises AAFC’s Hugh Beckie

By Allan Dawson June 8, 2015

Tank mixing two herbicides with different modes of action targeting the same weed is a good way to delay the development of herbicide-resistent weeds, a study by weed scientists at the University of Illinois and United States Department of Agriculture concludes. “We don’t say that mixing is the end-all solution,” study co-author Pat Tranel of

Recipe Swap

Can rhubarb become toxic?

Prairie Fare: Rhubarb Cake

By Julie Garden-Robinson June 5, 2015

Do you remember the “telephone” game? You might have played it when you were a kid. In the game, one person whispers a message into the ear of the person next to him or her, then that person repeats the message to the person next to him or her and so on. By the end

Our History

Southwest Manitoba goes from dry to drenched

Our History: June 1999

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 4, 2015

Manitoba’s southwest has historically been considered a bit on the dry side, but that reputation was beginning to change in 1999. Our June 3 issue featured several stories on dealing with that year’s deluge. Many farmers were said to be seeding from hilltop to hilltop, aerial sprayers were hoping for federal government approval to apply

Cereals, Crops

Yorkton oat processor no longer accepting oats treated with pre-harvest glyphosate

Grain Millers Canada says its research links timing of application to reduced processing quality

By Allan Dawson June 2, 2015

Starting with the 2015 crop, oat buyer Grain Millers will no longer accept oats or oat products treated with glyphosate because of research showing it can change the processing quality. “We wouldn’t have taken this step if we didn’t think we had to,” said Terry Tyson, grain procurement manager for Grain Millers Canada based in

Livestock

Test your water before sending cattle out to pasture

Less run-off could make for water quality problems

By NDSU Release May 26, 2015

Limited snowmelt and the lack of rainfall this spring means producers should have the water quality in their pastures tested before turning their livestock out to pasture, North Dakota State University Extension Service specialists advise. “Reduced rainfall means less water from run-off into stock dams,” says John Dhuyvetter, area extension livestock specialist at the North

Our History

Plan aims to address economic problems of Manitoba’s Interlake

Our History: May 1966

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 21, 2015

Our May 19, 1966 issue led with coverage of the release of a 78-page master plan to address the chronic economic problems of the Interlake. This graphic contained the recommendations for land use in the different areas of the region. Improved education was recommended as the “paramount undertaking,” followed by resource development. Agriculture Minister George

Local news

Harvesting rhubarb after recent cold temps on the Prairies poses a health risk

University of Illinois warns of the dangers of oxalic acid descending into the stalk when the mercury takes a dive

By University Of Illinois Release May 21, 2015

University of Illinois Extension – After a spring frost University of Illinois Extension often gets questions about rhubarb and asparagus – are they safe to eat. Growing rhubarb is fairly easy as long as Mother Nature keeps temperatures above freezing once the leaves have emerged. Rhubarb should not be harvested when the leaves are wilted

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybean prices rise as China-U.S. truce assessed

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures post limit-down losses

ICE canola weekly outlook: Market rangebound

Tag Archives Chemistry

Monsanto rolls out ‘Xtend’ glyphosate-dicamba-tolerant soybeans

Foods that help you take care of your eyes

Health Canada continues to assess neonic herbicides

Tank mixing weed killers helps delay herbicide-resistant weeds

Southwest Manitoba goes from dry to drenched

Yorkton oat processor no longer accepting oats treated with pre-harvest glyphosate

Test your water before sending cattle out to pasture

Plan aims to address economic problems of Manitoba’s Interlake

Harvesting rhubarb after recent cold temps on the Prairies poses a health risk

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