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Liquid nitrogen splash puts KAP president in hospital
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Liquid nitrogen splash puts KAP president in hospital

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Keystone Agricultural Producers president Doug Chorney got a crash course in farm safety this spring after a seemingly benign splash of liquid nitrogen landed him in hospital with severe dehydration. The Selkirk-area farmer was decoupling a pressurized hose May 15 when he was sprayed with liquid nitrogen. Sunglasses protected his eyes and he washed it
photo val ominski, kap
Crops

Options for farmers struggling to fertilize wet fields

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Manitoba farmers struggling with fertilizer applications because it’s too wet have options, says provincial soil fertility specialist John Heard. Ideally nitrogen should be banded ahead, or at the time of seeding, but that’s not always possible, he said. For example, a farmer might have a supply problem or fields too wet to support a loaded
Weather

Record CO2: What does it mean?

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It’s amazing what a little cold weather can do to people’s minds. Even after studies have come out indicating that, among active climate scientists, 97 per cent agree the current global warming we are seeing is human induced, and that these basic conclusions have been endorsed by more than 40 scientific societies and academies of
This photo taken at the Saskatoon CanoLab shows resistant kochia in the front tray and susceptible in the rear.
Crops, Oilseeds

WGRF funding hunt for glyphosate-resistant kochia in southern Manitoba

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A search for glyphosate-resistant kochia in Manitoba will be done this fall thanks to $17,000 in funding from the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF). WGRF executive director Garth Patterson confirmed the funding in an interview May 6. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Hugh Beckie, a world leader in herbicide-resistant weed surveys, will work with officials from
A million acres of glyphosate-resistant weeds in Canada?
Crops, News, Oilseeds

A million acres of glyphosate-resistant weeds in Canada?

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More than one million acres of Canadian farmland have glyphosate-resistant weeds growing on them, including 43,000 in Manitoba, according to an online survey of 2,028 farmers conducted by Stratus Agri-Marketing Inc. based in Guelph, Ont. The shockingly high Canadian numbers met with skepticism from some experts who suggest farmers might be mistaking hard-to-kill weeds with
Crops, Opinion

Dandelions versus pesticides on the playground

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Many, if not all, of the province’s school divisions plan to conduct “pesticide control” on school property to control dandelions and other unsightly weeds. I have a problem with this for several reasons. Firstly, when did unsightly plants become a problem within schoolgrounds that require poisons to eradicate? And to whom are they unsightly, the
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Off-label glyphosate applications can be costly

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Farmers are increasingly going “off label” applying higher rates of glyphosate to their Roundup Ready canola at a later crop stage than recommended, a survey commissioned by Monsanto Canada reveals. As a result farmers are losing three bushels an acre, Monsanto Canada said in a recent new release citing its own research. “The symptoms of
Country Crossroads

More questions from readers

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Hi Reena, Year after year, mildew develops along the caulking/sealant around my windows. In past years, my husband has regularly used bleach and much elbow grease to clean it. We don’t mind the normal amount of work a house takes but this is ridiculous, not to mention probably harmful to our health — both the

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