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Front Yard Farmers Sow Seeds Of Sustainability

By Shannon VanRaes September 29, 2011

Get a good job, start a family, move to a nice neighbourhood and rip up the front lawn it s not the traditional to-do list. But for front yard farmers such as Rhena and Doug Harold, who traded sod for veggies in front of their tidy bungalow last spring, growing food at home is a

Livestock, Oilseeds

Fish Farms To Double Southeast Asia Soy Demand

September 22, 2011

Soybean imports to Southeast Asia could double over the next 10 years, buoyed by demand from fish farms looking to feed China, the U.S. Soybean Export Council said Sept. 19. China, with the world s largest population, was the largest consumer of seafood last year, after Japan, a research report said. China consumed about 694

Crops, Forages, News

Arkansas Hay Farmers Offered $100 Per Bale

By Suzi Parker September 22, 2011

Cooler weather has arrived in Arkansas but a severe drought lingers, signalling bad news for the state s hay and cattle producers. The Climate Prediction Center recently issued a three-month outlook that showed drought persisting or worsening into eastern Arkansas, meaning that areas that were flooded in the spring now could face drought conditions. Cattle

Crops, News

Cover Crops May Fight Weeds, Fix Nitrogen In Manitoba

By Shannon VanRaes September 22, 2011

Organic farmers are long-time users of cover crops to control weeds and add fertility, but a University of Manitoba researcher says they may be an option for conventional farmers as well. There are multiple benefits from using plants to manage soils and so I m hoping that my research here will explore what the benefits

News

Visa Delays For Chinese Assemblers Stall Hemp Fibre Plant

By Daniel Winters September 15, 2011

Plans to open Manitoba s first large-scale industrial hemp fibre processing plant by this spring have hit a snag. Some 20 ocean-freight containers filled with Chinesemade processing machinery have already been on site for months now, but the first team of six Chinese engineers sent by the manufacturer has encountered difficulties acquiring visas to enter

Crops, News

Soil Testing Should Be A Priority This Fall

By Allan Dawson September 8, 2011

Don’t guess, soil test. That’s John Heard’s message to farmers this fall, especially in fields that didn’t get seeded or were flooded this spring. “In 2010, it looks like the average soil nitrogen level on fallow was about 60 pounds per acre, but that’s of no value to the individual farmer because he doesn’t know

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Sep. 1, 2011

By Manitoba Agriculture September 1, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGION Little to no precipitation fell over the past week. Weather was favourable for harvest operations. Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is 90 per cent complete with yields below average. Most areas are reporting winter wheat yields in the 40 to 50 bushels/acre range with good quality and average protein. Several producers started

Crops, Opinion

Unearthing The Potential

August 25, 2011

As I looked down at the thick mat of rotting vegetation PhD student Caroline Halde was holding up for me to peruse, it was hard to fathom – at first – why anyone but the most devoted of researchers would find this exciting. I was at the University of Manitoba’s Ian N. Morrison Research Farm

Country Crossroads

Try Sowing Seeds For A Fall Crop

August 25, 2011

Late summer is the ideal time to start your fall garden. You may be able to grow a “second season” crop of your favourite cool-season vegetables and lovely fall flowers. Now is the time to gear up for some additional growing weather, which lies in the cooler season ahead. WHAT TO GROW Sometimes, gardeners don’t

Crops, Forages, Livestock

Winter Feeding System Saves Time And Money

By Lorraine Stevenson August 11, 2011

If there were more hours in the day, Wayne Heinrichs might never have taken up winter grazing. But bale shredding and refilling paddocks were taking the better part of an afternoon and those were hours the Brandonarea cattle producer didn’t have. So a few years ago, Heinrichs began looking at ways to extend the grazing

Daily Network News

‘Significant’ Canadian GDP slide expected in 2026, FCC says

Gene edited, PRRS resistant pig approved in Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher

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