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Opinion: Good or bad?

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Whether or not invasive species threaten native biodiversity and ecosystems has been a point of debate among researchers for years. Invasive species have caused extinctions of native species and even altered the functioning of ecosystems. But not all species that are introduced to new areas become invasive — meaning they cause negative impacts. Despite this,
“…there’s already lots of users from Manitoba on our system and those people now have an easy way (to report) with a tool that they already use for work.” – Rob Hannam, Farm Health Guardian
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App to help Squeal on Pigs

Manitoba Pork hopes Farm Health Guardian will help streamline the reporting process for wild pigs

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Manitobans with a smartphone have a new way to raise the red flag if they spot wild pigs. Sightings reported through the Farm Health Guardian app will now feed into the province’s Squeal on Pigs campaign, an initiative launched earlier this year under the auspices of the Manitoba Invasive Swine Eradication Project. Why it matters: The Prairies’ growing
Waterhemp in soybeans.
Crops

Timing is critical to scout for waterhemp

This tier one noxious weed must not be allowed to set seed, and once it’s established it’s tough to root out

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Manitoba’s weed specialist says it’s time to be vigilant about waterhemp. “We’ve got a lot of waterhemp findings in the province all of a sudden,” Kim Brown-Livingston told the Co-operator. “It’s resistant to multiple herbicide groups, it’s a very aggressive weed, it’s a very prolific seed producer and … you just can’t get rid of
Wild pigs have garnered particular concern from the ag industry, given potential crop loss, field and pasture rooting damage and, in the case of the pork sector, disease transmission.
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Squeal on Pigs gets loud on wild swine

Education and reporting hub the latest effort to bring Manitoba’s wild pig issue to heel

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The Manitoba Pork Council doesn’t want the public to be shy when it comes to reporting the warning signs of wild pigs. The council, with support from the provincial and federal government, has become the latest to launch a Squeal on Pigs campaign, echoing similar programs in Montana, Alberta, Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Launched May
There are many microbes that are used as biofertilizers, including bacteria and fungi, and the most common application is to improve crop nutrient status.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Unintended consequences of bioproducts

Adding fungi to soil may introduce invasive species, threatening ecosystems

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Invasive, alien species are bad for ecosystems. They reduce biodiversity and disrupt food chains, including our own. History is full of examples of intentional and unintentional introductions of invasive species. VIDEO: Struvite shows promise as organic fertilizer The introduction of cane toads to Northern Australia in the 1930s to fight cane beetles led to the
A group of wild boars running in Europe, where the pigs have caused challenges with disease spread. (iStock/Getty Images)
Hogs, Livestock

Saskatchewan to license, limit wild boar farming

Moratorium placed on any new farms

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Saskatchewan is tightening its rules on wild boar farming, including a moratorium on any new farms, in a renewed bid to keep the province’s feral pig population in check. The provincial ag ministry announced the moratorium Wednesday and said it’s “developing regulations for licensing existing commercial wild boar farms.” Regulations for wild boar and feral
A group of wild boars running in Europe, where the pigs have caused challenges with disease spread. (iStock/Getty Images)
Hogs, Livestock

Ontario moves to phase out wild boar farming

Province, feds fund swine fever defense plans

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Hoping to improve its odds against African swine fever ever getting a toehold in Canada’s hog herds, Ontario plans to regulate Eurasian wild boar as an invasive species starting in the new year. To that end, the province is making funding available to farmers who actively breed and raise wild boar to “shift to other
A palmer amaranth plant towers over the stubble in a Manitoba field.
Crops, News

Palmer amaranth found in Manitoba

Experts have been watching as the infamous yield eater has been creeping through fields in Manitoba’s neighbour to the south

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Manitoba has its first cases of palmer amaranth, a weed well known for production hits in the U.S. Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development has confirmed two plants of the noxious weed in the RM of Dufferin as of the second-last week of September. Plants were found in a black bean field in the region.  “They
Close up of zebra mussels that washed up on the beach after a wavy and windy day.
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Comment: Management key to zebra mussel challenge

This invasive species is here to stay so we need to limit the damage

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You could almost set your watch by it. Since 2013, when zebra mussels were first detected in Lake Winnipeg, new sightings of the invasive species in our lakes and on our shorelines have become a regular occurrence. And while the ubiquitous videos of their shells collecting on the shores of Lake Winnipeg that we have
Waterhemp emerges through the canopy of a soybean field.
Crops, News

Waterhemp found in Stuartburn, La Broquerie

The invasive species can cause tremendous yield losses, particularly among row crops

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Infestations of waterhemp have been found in the RMs of Stuartburn and La Broquerie in southeastern Manitoba, bringing the known infestations to 10. MARD reported the new infestations earlier this month and urged farmers to keep an eye out for the noxious plant. “If it’s not under control, this could be our No. 1 weed in a

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