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Dawson: MAFRD is now MDA
Crops

Dawson: MAFRD is now MDA

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When Premier Brian Pallister and his 12 cabinet ministers were sworn into office May 3 most of their ministries got a new name, including Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD). Once again it is the Manitoba Department of Agriculture (MDA). Rural development is now part of Indigenous and Municipal Relations under Minister Eileen Clarke.
High tunnel production has potential to extend the Manitoba grower’s season, says MAFRD’s fruit crops specialist Anthony Mintenko. He and the provincial vegetable crop specialist are evaluating fruit and vegetable crops for high tunnel production at the AAFC site at Portage la Prairie.
Crops, Local news

Researchers study how to extend the growing season

MAFRD is looking at how well these oversize cold frames 
can extend horticultural growing seasons


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A production system that extends the growing season, offers growers a competitive edge in the marketplace and potential to make more money sounds mighty tempting. That’s why fruit and vegetable growers were out in large numbers at Hort Diagnostic Days in late July to hear more about construction of high tunnels. This is the first
VIDEO: Herbicide resistance and “old soil-applied” solutions for weeds
Crops

VIDEO: Herbicide resistance and “old soil-applied” solutions for weeds

Crop Diagnostic School: Know your target weed issues... and weeds that have caused you trouble in the past

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To help keep herbicide-resistant weeds at bay, some older soil-applied products are rejoining the fight. At the 2015 Crop Diagnostic School, Jeanette Gaultier, pesticide use specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, talks about which herbicide-resistant weeds producers should watch for and what they need to consider before choosing a herbicide for their situation.
Anastasia Kubinec
Oilseeds

VIDEO: Count your flowers before deciding to spray canola for sclerotinia

Crop Diagnostic School: Whether your pants get wet when walking through the field can tell you if it's a good time to spray a fungicide

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Assessing your canola crop during the flowering stage is essential to discover if sclerotinia is present and if a fungicide can be of benefit. In this video from the 2015 Crop Diagnostic School, Anastasia Kubinec of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD), talks about the risk factors for the fungal disease and offers tips for canola
John Heard
Oilseeds

VIDEO: Successful nodulation in soybeans

Crop Diagnostic School: Very dry or wet soil conditions can make rhizobium establishment difficult

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Soil problems and poor inoculation are two common issues facing Manitoba soybean growers each year. One area of research being studied is how acidic soil can affect soybean inoculation. But as John Heard, crop nutrition specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development shows, what the textbook tells us doesn’t always dictate what happens in the field.
MAFRD’s Anastasia Kubinec says the Manitoba Crop Diagnostic School gives agronomists hands-on training.
Crops, Local news

Manitoba Crop Diagnostic School focuses on topics important to agronomists

July 17 is set aside for farmers only to attend with a reduced registration fee

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This year’s Manitoba Crop Diagnostic School is expected to sell out — again. As of last week there were still some openings July 16 and for farmers only — July 17, said Anastasia Kubinec, oilseed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD). “We’re pretty much sold out,” she said in an interview June 25. “I
A map of the Carberry area, showing the proposed development with the blue and yellow dots highlighting the nearby livestock operations and an outline of the higher mutual separation distances.
Livestock, Local news

Planning district OK’s controversial bylaw in spite of nearby livestock operation

Planning district has approved rezoning bylaw but recommends a developer’s caveat

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The Cypress Planning District in Carberry has pressed forward with a proposed residential subdivision in spite of concerns that the development may threaten nearby livestock operations. Following an objection hearing held May 11, the Cypress Planning District recently delivered its decision on bylaw no. 6/2015, in regards to rezoning Dave Loewen’s 96-acre property situated 1-1/2
Blackleg infections girdle canola stalks preventing the plant from taking up moisture and nutrients. Sometimes the disease will appear in strips of what appears to be prematurely ripening canola, which occurs sometimes with sclerotinia, another fungal disease that attacks canola.
Oilseeds

To spray or not to spray canola for blackleg?

Longer canola rotations and switching varieties can reduce the need and cost of a fungicide

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The best time to spray canola with a fungicide to control blackleg is at the two- to four-leaf stage, but there are things farmers can do to avoid having to spray at all and save money, says Anastasia Kubinec, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development’s (MAFRD) oilseed specialist. “Blackleg becomes a greater risk when you
Bailey Gitzel sells her cookie sandwiches and French macaroons at the opening day of the Carman Farmers’ Market June 19. The 17-year-old Graysville entrepreneur also sells honey produced from her own beehives. She plans to study agriculture at university.
Local news

New specialists, more online resources for small-scale production

The government must act quickly to keep up with needs of a fast-emerging sector, says report chair

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Manitoba is acting on the recommendations for improving the working environment of small-scale farmers and processors, says Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Minister Ron Kostyshyn. Last week he and other MAFRD officials were at the St. Norbert Farmers’ Market to introduce the two business development specialists being reassigned in the department to work with these
Jeff Eastman is MAFRD’s new small-farm development specialist. His office is based at the University of Manitoba’s Livestock Knowledge Centre. Teulon-based MAFRD business development specialist Jayne Kjaldgaard is Manitoba’s new specialist to work with small-scale processors.
Local news

New production and processing specialists’ positions assigned

The new extension positions will be focused on reducing the intimidation factor for startup businesses

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One of the most intimidating aspects of direct marketing a farm-grown product is knowing the rules for safe food handling and other regulatory and production requirements. Last week, the province announced it has reassigned two business development specialists with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development staff to roles that will avail them to processors and

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