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Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Will Farmers Support Voluntary CWB Canola Marketing?

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Western farmers will soon be asked whether they’d like the option to voluntarily market canola through the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB). A survey will be distributed via farm newspapers and the Internet this month or early next month, Manitoba Canola Growers Association (MCGA) director Butch Harder told about 70 farmers here March 15 at the
Country Crossroads

Community Cookbooks That Care

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Last spring, we we ran a series of stories and recipes from rural communities’ cookbooks that have raised tens of thousands of dollars over the years for important community programs and infrastructure. Community-compiled cookbooks are still rolling off the presses. Here’s a sampling of recipes found in new Carman Palliative Care Cookbook, published just last
Cereals, Crops, Pulses

Rail Costing Review Not In Sight Yet

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Nobody asked about a review of railway costs for shipping grain when the federal government announced its strategy to improve railway service last week. Not even the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB), which seldom misses an opportunity to ask for a review. However, the CWB still wants one, said CWB spokeswoman Maureen Fitzhenry. A study commissioned
Country Crossroads

Grow Gourds For Crafts

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Whether you plan to create birdhouses, vases, bowls or even jewelry, birdhouse gourds are a versatile craft medium which can be grown right in your own backyard. Because of their longer growing season requirements, the seeds need to be started late April/early May. Fresh seed is important as birdhouse gourd seeds do not stay viable
Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

BASF, Monsanto Move On Dicamba Tolerance

BASF and Monsanto plan to work jointly on development of dicamba-tolerant cropping systems they expect to have available in Canada by mid-decade. The firms’ agreement, announced March 14, commits them to development and commercialization work on a dicamba-tolerant system, which would include BASF’s dicamba formulations and Monsanto’s dicamba-tolerant trait for soybeans. The companies expect the
Country Crossroads, Oilseeds, Pulses

Garden Hideaways

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Children love to play and hide in “secret” places and a sense of thrill accompanies creating a fort from scratch. This summer, why not create a special place for your child or grandchild in your garden? Go beyond the traditional roads and pathways to create a miniature town or “main street” for the little ones
Crops

Syngenta To Go Ahead With Ethanol-Specific Corn

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Amonth after receivi ng regulatory approva l , Swiss agricultural company Syngenta is starting to sign up U.S. farmers to grow its new biotech corn seed aimed at ethanol production, but expects to enrol fewer than 20,000 acres in a contracted growing arrangement this spring, a top company executive said Mar. 16. Syngenta is meeting
Crops, Oilseeds

Volunteer Corn Reduces Yield In Corn And Soybean Crops

Ohio’s Purdue University Extension Service reports that volunteer corn is causing major yield reductions to both corn and soybean crops. With 70 per cent of Indiana’s annual corn crop resistant to glyphosate, volunteer corn has become increasingly difficult to control. “We’re rotating Roundup Ready corn with our soybean crop, which is typically 95 per cent

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