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Grow less maize and produce more food

Boosting yield allows seeding less maize as ‘insurance,’ and adding more profitable and nutritious crops to the rotation

By Laura Rance-Unger March 2, 2015

Christian Thierfelder strides into a plot of maize, reaches down, and scratches through the mulch with his fingers to grab a clump of soil. Holding it up, the senior agronomist with CIMMYT’s Harare field station lets it crumble through his fingers — it is moist but not muddy, and the decaying plant material gives it

Thomas Nkhunda, 37, has been using conservation agriculture on his plots for eight years.

Cereals, Crops, News

Dropping the hoe and doubling the yield

Minimum tillage  makes for dramatic improvements for this family in Malawi

By Laura Rance-Unger February 26, 2015

It’s raining, but that doesn’t stop Thomas Nkhunda from leading a group of visitors into his fields where he describes how he manages plots demonstrating the benefits of conservation agriculture. Rain isn’t unusual at this time of year. After all, it’s the rainy season in Malawi. What’s unusual is the fact that the rains they

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Small farms maintain crop diversity

Rather than preserving ‘heirloom’ varieties,  they participate in an ongoing process of outcrossing

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 19, 2015

As much as 75 per cent of global seed diversity in staple food crops is held and actively used by a wide range of smallholder farms, many of which are close to urban areas, says a geographer from Penn State University. Karl Zimmerer and his colleagues looked at new census data from 11 countries in

Cereals, Local news, Oilseeds

OYF 2014 national recognition goes to Manitoba farm couple

The Krahns of Carman are one of two farm couples to earn Outstanding Young Farmer recognition in 2014

By Lorraine Stevenson December 12, 2014

A Manitoba farm couple that built a seed-retailing business on their Carman-area farm have been named Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2014. Myron and Jill Krahn, who grow 3,000 acres of grains, oilseeds and special crops and started a seed dealership five years ago, were presented with the national award along with potato producers Andrew

Cereals, Opinion

Editorial: The cure for high grain prices is…

By John Morriss December 9, 2014

When you get right down to it, covering grain markets is kind of like sports reporting. Depending on your perspective, the outcome at the end of the day is either win, lose or tie. There’s only so many ways to describe that, just as there are only so many ways to describe why the market

Cereals, Crops

China still an important factor

Exports remain key to Canada’s commodity sector as prices fall back to earth

By Shannon VanRaes December 3, 2014

Profits on grains and oilseeds might be down, but it’s no reason to panic. Speaking at Farm Management Canada’s Agriculture Excellence conference in Winnipeg, Farm Credit Canada’s chief economist said the high prices of recent years were never destined to become the new normal. “The sky is not falling, it’s not falling at all,” J.P.

Crops, Forages

CFGA makes the case for more publicly funded forage research

The association also has a plan for performance testing new varieties and restoring lost inoculants

By Allan Dawson November 27, 2014

Cuts in federal government-funded forage research came easier than others because they generated fewer complaints, Ron Pidskalny told the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association’s (CFGA) annual meeting Nov 16. Pidskalny, who was the CFGA’s executive director until resigning Nov. 19, said that’s what a former high-level Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada official told him. Cutting a

Did you know?, International news

Golden Rice, make way for Orange Corn

Orange corn rich in vitamin A on its way

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 16, 2014

While the world continues to debate the potential for Golden Rice genetically modified to contain higher vitamin A, Purdue University researchers have found a way to boost vitamin A in corn using traditional plant-breeding methods. Researchers say they have identified a set of genes that can be used to naturally boost the provitamin A content

Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Boil it. Grill it. You’re done

Recipe Swap: Cheddar Corn Pie, Corn Fritters, and Corn Casserole

By Lorraine Stevenson August 28, 2014

As I wrote this, Morden’s Corn and Apple Festival was just about to begin. We go every year. It’s one of my favourite summer festivals, equal parts midway, farmers’ market, street sale, annual homecoming and for many, a chance for a rare taste of corn on the cob. If you’ve been to the Corn and

News, Oilseeds

Neonic insecticides widespread in Iowa waters

Government researchers say the broad use of neonicotinoids  should be closely examined

By Carey Gillam August 5, 2014

A class of insecticides popular with corn and soybean farmers in the U.S. Midwest but feared as a factor in the decline of U.S. honeybee colonies and other crop pollinators, has been found to be widespread through rivers and streams in Iowa, according to a government study released July 24. The study, released by the

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower

ICE Weekly: Trade progress, new data threaten to break canola’s price range

CBOT Weekly: Trade awaits USDA S/D report

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