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Getting fall fertility just right requires attention to detail
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Getting fall fertility just right requires attention to detail

Keep your fertilizer on your land and out of the spring run-off

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As the crop comes off some farmers are already thinking about next spring — specifically about getting a jump on things by fertilizing this fall. There are lots of compelling reasons to follow this strategy. Fertilizer prices tend to be lower this time of year, and spreading the workload out lets them get the crop
corn and ethanol
Comment

Canadian biofuels are a success story

Well-designed renewable fuel policies can be good for the environment, the economy, and agricultural producers

In an opinion piece published in a recent edition of this paper (Biofuels are one of our greatest environmental blunders), Gwyn Morgan questions the benefits of biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel. Mr. Morgan would have it that biofuels are a “blunder.” In our opinion, biofuels are a home run for the environment and the rural
Research at the University of Illinois simulates future atmospheric conditions to determine their effects on plants. Here, Professor Andrew Leakey (r), works with research assistants Lindsey Heady and David Marshak.
Did you know?, News

Study says CO2 benefit of global warming overestimated

While higher CO2 levels can mean greater growth it appears they also set plants up to be more susceptible to drought losses

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An eight-year study suggests talk of higher yields under a global warming scenario may be overly optimistic. University of Illinois researchers grew soybeans in a carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere and they say their findings are worrisome. Under ideal growing conditions higher CO2 will boost plant growth, but an article in the journal Nature Plants suggests drought,
Manitoba has approximately 231 different species of native bees, including 24 different species of bumblebees.
Local news

More than just bumblebees

A new research project at AAFC is assessing habitat 
for the 231 different species of native bees in Manitoba

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How pollinator friendly is your farm? A new study being conducted at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Brandon Research and Development Centre is looking to gather data on the province’s native bees and create an on-farm habitat-assessment tool. “We don’t have a lot of information on native bees in Manitoba but we are starting to get
Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Peace and prosperity

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Maybe it’s time for agriculture to climb down from its wartime footing. For decades now it’s been a battle as farmers fight nature, red in tooth and claw, to prevent crop damages and loss. It’s hardly surprising when you consider the historical context out of which our modern Green Revolution agriculture sprang. It took off
The FAO’s principles of sustainability say yield should not be the only criterion for farming, and that current intensification is detrimental to crop and animal biodiversity.
Comment, News & Opinion

Defining just what ‘sustainable agriculture’ really means

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The term ‘sustainable agriculture’ is used often, but what does it mean? The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently issued these five principles to define sustainable agriculture. 1. Improving efficiency in the use of resources is crucial to sustainable agriculture. Modifying current practices can do much to improve the productivity of many food
A flooded field in the Interlake in 2013.
Local news

North Interlake drainage issues to be addressed

Pilot program aims to improve water management in the RM of Bifrost-Riverton

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A recent announcement is a watershed moment for a largely producer-led group seeking to reduce flooding and increase agricultural productivity in Manitoba’s Interlake region. The federal and provincial governments have announced $1 million in Growing Forward 2 funding for a pilot project in the Rural Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton, which aims to improve drainage and address
Lara Ellis (l to r), director of strategic initiatives with ALUS Canada, James Battershill, KAP general manager, Dan Mazier, KAP president.
Local news

The ALUS program may come back to life in Manitoba

The new government looks to follow through on its 
promise to implement the program province-wide

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The provincial government says it supports a revived ecological goods and services program but it’s not certain who will foot the bill. “The government has made this a priority and the minister of agriculture and the minister of sustainable development have been mandated with creating a program based on the Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS)
Quebec MP Pierre Dusseault is calling for mandatory labelling of GM content in food products.
News

NDP MP introduces GMO labelling bill

MP Pierre Dusseault says Canadians deserve to be able to make informed choices about what they’re eating

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GMO labelling may be back on the parliamentary menu if Quebec NDP MP Pierre Dusseault can convince colleagues to support his private member’s bill. It won’t be debated until next fall at the earliest — if at all — but he will get to test his arguments when the Commons agriculture committee begins a study
Federal disaster mitigation lacklustre
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Federal disaster mitigation lacklustre

Ottawa is not doing enough to address looming problems, says federal environmental commissioner

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The frequency of severe weather events is rising, but the federal government has yet to make it a priority, the federal environment commissioner has told Parliament in a special report. Julie Gelfand’s office has audited federal programs between 2010 and 2015 and concluded that despite being the best positioned to lead with information and tools

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