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Valtera Is A New Soybean Herbicide From Nufarm

By Allan Dawson April 7, 2011

Roundup Ready soybeans dominate the Mani toba market now, but Nufarm thinks there’s room for Valtera, a new pre-emergent soybean herbicide from U.S.-based Valent. Nufarm says it controls broadleaf weeds such as Eastern black nightshade, lamb’s quarters and pigweed – including Group 2 and triazine-resistant biotypes. Grant Deveson, Nufarm’s commercial manager in Canada, told a

Cereals, Crops, Forages

Two Growers Needed To Try Something New

By Daniel Winters April 7, 2011

Ever wonder what would happen if you just dumped a shotgun blast of legume, cereal and brassica seeds into the seeder and drilled it in? Two or more growers in the southwest and southeast corners of the province are needed to do just that, as MAFRI’s polycrop trial enters its second year. “The multicropping thing,

Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

Sowing Soybeans — Air Drill Versus Planter

By Allan Dawson April 7, 2011

Seeding soybeans last year with a planter instead of an air drill resulted in slightly higher yields, but with a lot less seed, a study commissioned by the Manitoba Pulse Growers Association found. “Use 15 per cent less seed and get another two-bushel (an acre) yield advantage you’re in pretty compelling territory to say, ‘I

Crops, Forages, Livestock, News

Pasture Days Insurance Enters Second Year

By Ron Friesen April 7, 2011

Wet weather limited Dane Guignion’s ability to harvest hay last summer – and the time his cattle spent grazing on pasture. Guignion had crop insurance contracts for both hay production and days on pasture. He didn’t get paid for the first one. He did for the second. The reason? The hay was there but Guignion

Country Crossroads

Give Seeds A Good Start

March 31, 2011

During March and April avid gardeners are busy planting seeds to produce plants for their upcoming outdoor gardens. To achieve success, use of correct materials is essential and no other single material is quite as important as the planting medium in which the seeds are planted. All else will be in vain if a suitable

Cereals, Crops

Nufarm To Provide Valtera

March 31, 2011

Valent Canada Inc. has named Nufarm Agriculture Inc. its sales agent for Valtera herbicide. Effective immediately, Nufarm will be responsible for all sales, shipping and billing of Valtera in Canada. Pricing and programming for Valtera are already launched for the 2011 season and will not change as a result of this agreement. Valtera is a

Crops, Oilseeds

Volunteer Corn Reduces Yield In Corn And Soybean Crops

March 24, 2011

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

News, Oilseeds

Ag Canada Lower Sending Stocks Forecast

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 24, 2011

Ending stocks of the major grains and oilseeds in Canada will likely be down from earlier estimates, according to the latest supply-demand tables from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s market analysis division released March 15. Ending stocks of the eight major grains and oilseeds for the 2011-12 crop year are now estimated at 8.860 million tonnes.

Forages, Hogs, Livestock

Deadline Extended

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 24, 2011

The deadline for the Canada-Manitoba Feed and Transportation Assistance Program (CM-FATAP) has been extended to March 31. The program helps livestock producers whose feed supplies were reduced due to excessive moisture last year with transportation costs to bring feed to their livestock or take the livestock to the feed. The program also provided money to

Cereals, Crops, News

Facing Climate Threat, Crop Gene Sharing Evermore Urgent

By David Fogarty March 24, 2011

Nations need to speed up the sharing of genetic material from crops if the world is to have any chance of feeding itself in a future with more extreme droughts, floods and storms, a senior UN official said. Scientists say new varieties of wheat, rice, corn and other staples will be needed to cope with

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Wheat falls after hitting six-week high on U.S., Russia crop worries

U.S. livestocK: CME cattle advance as brutal cold threatens herds

Federal food affordability measures, food security strategy announced

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