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Editorial: Let’s face it
Opinion

Editorial: Let’s face it

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It was a hot, humid day near Saskatoon last summer when I noticed a man helping out at the ticket booth at the inaugural Ag in Motion outdoor farm show. This man was sporting a big, bushy white beard and wearing bib overalls, thrusting his hands deep into those pockets as he rocked back and
S — Suppress weed growth TG — Top Growth control mainly

Crops

Fall a good time for winter annual, perennial weed control

Whether you apply a desiccant or glyphosate depends on the weed and your harvest plans

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The swather and the combine are good places from which to spot weed problems and autumn can be a good time to control winter annual and perennial weeds, says Jeanette Gaultier, weed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Pre-harvest control hinges on the type and stage of weeds and harvest goals. If a
The receding waterline of Lake Hodges is seen in San Diego County Jan. 17, 2014, when California Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency.
Comment, Crops

Considering the true cost of agricultural production systems

Externalizing the cost of production is becoming less acceptable to society

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California is in the midst of a multi-year drought that has reduced the snowpack and rains that fill the reservoirs and irrigation canals that provide water for the cities of the state as well as agricultural production. The result is lower allocations and higher prices for all water users including agriculture. Some farmers have responded
Grow Hope farmer Grant Dyck and some of the people who sponsored an acre this past growing season, at the Grow Hope field, as Grant talks to them about their crop.
Crops, Local news

Manitoba Grow Hope project has successful first year

The project raised more than $92,000 for Mennonite Central Committee account in Canadian Foodgrains Bank

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What do you get when you bring together 105 individuals and families, six churches and one company with a farmer? You have the Grow Hope community growing project in Manitoba, an effort to raise funds for the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) account in Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB). The project, which invited people in the province
Cattle hides as a replacement for buffalo robes
Our History

Cattle hides as a replacement for buffalo robes

Our History: August 1888

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These fine specimens of livestock were on offer in the August 1888 issue of The Nor’-West Farmer and Manitoba Miller. Among the topics in that issue was a list of 27 hints for judges of livestock, such as, “Make no scruples in discouraging a purposely overburdened udder; remember you are appointed as teachers,” and, “Discourage
Neal Gutterson (r), head of biotech for DuPont Pioneer says new tools are speeding up the crop improvement process.
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Corn and soybeans headed north and west

DuPont Pioneer is among a number of companies that see huge 
growth potential on the western Prairies

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Earlier-maturing varieties of corn and soybeans rolling out across the Canadian Prairies will provide new cash crop options and contribute to more sustainable rotations, a senior official with DuPont Pioneer said here last week. While it is widely acknowledged that farmers are squeezing their canola rotations too tightly, setting the stage for a rise in
FCWB amends lawsuit, alleges wheat board funds misallocated, farmers shortchanged
Crops, News

FCWB amends lawsuit, alleges wheat board funds misallocated, farmers shortchanged

Confused by this latest legal action? Here’s an explanation

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The Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board (FCWB) allege $720 million owed to farmers in 2011-12 went instead to help the board transition to an open market. “On the face of it, it contravenes the existing legislation,” FCWB chair Stewart Wells said in an interview July 14. According to Wells, the wheat board act says
One of many crops near Roseisle, Man. hit by severe hail June 27.
Crops, Local news

MASC explains why sometimes it defers hail claims

Assessing loss is easier when the crop is still young or has set seed and harder in between those two stages

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As this summer’s hail claims roll in, the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation’s assessment practices are being questioned by farmers who say the agency is too slow to cut a cheque. (MASC) says its spot loss hail insurance program is similar to what private hail insurance companies offer. But at least one Manitoba farmer disputes that
Farm equipment purchases protected under provincial legislation
Crops

Farm equipment purchases protected under provincial legislation

The Farm Machinery and Equipment Act requires dealers to
 deliver on time and back what they sell

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The Farm Machinery and Equipment Act is not well known among farmers, but has many valuable benefits. The act, which is administered and enforced by the Manitoba Farm Industry Board (MFIB), protects farmers when they buy or lease farm machinery or farm equipment in Manitoba, by governing purchase, delivery and repair. This act only applies
Brandon-area farmer, Brett McRae recently began trialling an intensive grazing plan.
Beef cattle, Local news

Cattle producers implement new grazing options

Using forage to finish cattle takes a strong focus on everything from cattle genetics to forage quality

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Ryan Boyd would rather be searching for newborn calves in waist-high grass than snowdrifts. The western Manitoba grain and cattle farmer has joined the ranks of producers changing things up on the cattle side of their operations in search of lower operating costs and better environmental stewardship. He’s found that producing forage-finished cattle requires a

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