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Farm group wants common sense applied on winter fertilization ban

By Lorraine Stevenson February 15, 2012

Manitoba should lift its recently introduced winter fertilizer application ban to allow for more flexibility with changing weather and corresponding soil temperatures, say members of the Keystone Agricultural Producers. The year-old nutrient management regulation prohibits application of nitrogen and phosphorus between Nov. 10 and April 10, and that means farmers may not be able to

News, Weather

Semi-permanent highs and lows

By Daniel Bezte February 15, 2012

By the time you read this article it will already be February and you will probably be expecting the usual monthly weather summary and looking forward to seeing what the long-range forecasts call for in the next month. Unfortunately, because I write these articles in advance to meet publishing deadlines, the long-range outlook will have

News

George Morris Centre says Canada’s ethanol policy hurts livestock farmers

February 15, 2012

winnipeg / reuters / The George Morris Centre is calling on the federal government to curb or eliminate its support for ethanol production because it is pushing up feed grain prices. Ethanol has boosted feed grain prices by $15 to $20 per tonne in Eastern Canada and by $5 to $10 in the West, said

News, Weather

KAP backs community power projects

By Lorraine Stevenson February 15, 2012

A proposed business model that would allow Manitobans to invest and direwctly profit from wind energy development has the backing of Manitoba’s provincial farm organization. Keystone Agricultural Producers wants to see Manitoba enact legislation that creates a program enabling all communities to develop and invest in wind power projects. The farm lobby group passed a

Crops

Top-up available for EMI coverage

By Shannon VanRaes January 27, 2012

The province has announced an Excess Moisture Insurance (EMI) top-up of $15 per acre, providing coverage of up to $80 per acre for land too wet to seed by June 20. Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Ron Kostyshyn made the announcement at Ag Days in Brandon. “We can’t afford to jeopardize the economic

Livestock, News

Grant Moffat Herd Builder Award recipients

January 27, 2012

Kayla Zamrykut, a 20-year-old producer from Rorketon, Braden Calvert, a 16-year-old producer from Carberry, and Raina Syrnyk, a 16-year-old producer from Ethelbert were the 2011 recipients of the Grant Moffat Herd Builder Award. Grant Moffat, Holmsyde Charolais, Forrest, went missing in August, 2006. Funds generously donated by cattlemen, friends and relatives across the country were

News

Sun’s magnetic field could jinx GPS

By Laura Rance-Unger January 27, 2012

Don’t blame the manufacturers — or even the gremlins — if your GPS system goes a little wonky in 2012. It’s likely solar flares will wreak havoc with at least some systems this coming year as the sun flips its magnetic field, says Pam Wilson, a precision agriculture instructor with Assiniboine Community College. “Basically the sun’s

News

Closing gender gap seen key in food security fight

By Nigel Hunt January 27, 2012

Apolicy aimed at ensuring future security of food supplies must centre around the world’s 500 million smallholder producers, many of whom are women who farm less than two hectares of land, a leading United Nations official said Dec. 14. “Unless they are at the centre of the future strategies for food security, we will not

Hogs, Livestock

Functioning teats needed for successful piglet fostering

By Anna Yukhananov January 24, 2012

Cross-fostering is a common way of maximizing the number of piglets weaned in a sow farrowing operation. But like all livestock management techniques, there are no hard and fast rules, only guidelines that are based on the resources available to the barn manager, said Dennis Robles, a hog production expert with Swine Health Professionals. The

Country Crossroads

Snacks may be beneficial

By Julie Garden-Robinson January 24, 2012

Many people grew up with the “don’t eat between meals” message, so snacking often has a negative connotation because many people associate eating between meals with weight gain. Snacking between meals has been shown to have some positive health benefits, according to several studies. Researchers studied the relationship between snacking and obesity among adolescents. According

Daily Network News

Canadian food, agriculture coalition to underscore CUSMA importance in Washington

Canada’s inflation in October eases to 2.2 per cent on lower gasoline, food prices

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

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Farm group wants common sense applied on winter fertilization ban

Semi-permanent highs and lows

George Morris Centre says Canada’s ethanol policy hurts livestock farmers

KAP backs community power projects

Top-up available for EMI coverage

Grant Moffat Herd Builder Award recipients

Sun’s magnetic field could jinx GPS

Closing gender gap seen key in food security fight

Functioning teats needed for successful piglet fostering

Snacks may be beneficial

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