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VIDEO: On-combine grain analysis device wins award

By Greg Berg March 4, 2025

Being able to monitor the quality of your grain from the seat of your combine while harvesting in the field sounds like a pretty innovative idea, so much so that CropScanAg brought that idea into the physical world. CropScan is an on-combine grain analyzer that provides real-time data – such as moisture, protein, oil, fibre

Equipment, News

VIDEO: Underdrill Light Kit helps turn night into day during seeding

By Greg Berg March 3, 2025

Seeding season is just around the corner and that often means you’re competing with the weather. So, running a drill or seeding unit at night in order to get a crop in the ground is far from out of the question, but it’s hard to see how that equipment might be functioning in the dark.

Livestock, News

VIDEO: App tracks movement of livestock throughout production system

By Greg Berg February 15, 2025

Traceability is likely to become an important part of livestock production as animals move and are processed through the system, but it involves a fair bit of diligent work. To help make that easier, MyLivestock.ca has created an app that tracks the movement of cattle and pigs across Canada. The system provides digital manifests, opt-in

Crops

VIDEO: There’s more than one way to lose nitrogen from your soil

By Greg Berg February 10, 2025

With fertilizer being one of the most expensive crop inputs to help reach your yields, making sure it stays put for your plants to take it up is essential. Unfortunately, this is not always as easy as it sounds. At Manitoba Ag Days last month, Bryce Geisel, senior agronomist with Koch Agronomic Services, offered a

Bryan Prystupa speaking about AgExpert Sustainability at Manitoba AgDays on Wednesday, January 22. PHOTO: Don Norman

News

New tool for carbon footprint tracking unveiled at Manitoba AgDays

FCC says the tool is a ‘non-judgemental’ way of getting a snap shot of soil carbon including sequestration

By Don Norman January 24, 2025

Soil carbon is an imporant thing to track, both emissions and sequestration. Bryan Prystupa, of Farm Credit Canada, spoke about a new tool that aims to give farmers insight into carbon on their farms.

Lindsay and Chris Rauper speak about their business, the Engrained Flour Co., at the 2025 Manitoba Ag Days on Jan. 22.

News & Opinion

Manitoba entrepreneurs aim to connect consumers and local food at 2025 Manitoba Ag Days

An e-butchery and flour miller were featured on the Produced on the Prairies panel at Manitoba Ag Days on Jan. 22.

By Miranda Leybourne January 23, 2025

A panel of entrepreneurs spoke at Manitoba Ag Days about building businesses in rural Manitoba.

Justine Cornelson from BrettYoung Seeds speaking about verticillium at Mantioba AgDays in Brandon on Wednesday, January 22. PHOTO: Don Norman

Crops

Researchers scramble to understand verticillium in Canada

Disease is a relative newcomer to Canada and has been the subject of little research globally

By Don Norman January 23, 2025

Justine Cornelson of BrettYoung Seeds says verticillium is one reason Manitoba saw disappointing canola yields last year. The disease needs to be the subject of more research, since little has been done to date.

News

Manitoba farmers wary of tariffs at Manitoba Ag Days

Most hope for resolution to situation before it gets out of hand

By Gord Gilmour January 23, 2025

Manitoba Co-operator staff spoke to several Manitoba farmers about their views on threatened U.S. tariffs. As the single largest destination for Canadian agricultural products, U.S. policy matters to Canadian farmers. When or if the tariffs land remains an open question, with February 1 the latest proposed start date.

The supply and demand fundamentals for canola are supportive of price this winter, but Canadian farmers are facing a situation where geopolitics are dominant and supply/demand is secondary for canola, said Mike Jubinville, a senior markets analyst with Glacier MarketsFarm. Photo: Robert Arnason

Crops, News

Manitoba Ag Days: ‘Political manipulations’ hold back canola – analyst

By Robert Arnason January 23, 2025

If global politics, tariffs and uncertainty were magically removed from the market, canola prices in Canada would likely be $1.50 per bushel higher, says a veteran markets analyst.

News & Opinion

Fifteen winners named in Manitoba Ag Days’ Innovation Showcase

Strong field resulted in an additional runner up for the 2025 show

By Gord Gilmour January 22, 2025

At the 2025 Manitoba Ag Days 15 exhibitors were given awards in the annual innovation showcase.

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle extend rally to new highs

U.S. grains: Corn rises after setting contract lows on favorable US crop prospects

CBOT weekly: USDA/weather in focus for corn and soybeans

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U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle extend rally to new highs

U.S. grains: Corn rises after setting contract lows on favorable US crop prospects

CBOT weekly: USDA/weather in focus for corn and soybeans

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VIDEO: On-combine grain analysis device wins award

VIDEO: Underdrill Light Kit helps turn night into day during seeding

VIDEO: App tracks movement of livestock throughout production system

VIDEO: There’s more than one way to lose nitrogen from your soil

New tool for carbon footprint tracking unveiled at Manitoba AgDays

Manitoba entrepreneurs aim to connect consumers and local food at 2025 Manitoba Ag Days

Researchers scramble to understand verticillium in Canada

Manitoba farmers wary of tariffs at Manitoba Ag Days

Manitoba Ag Days: ‘Political manipulations’ hold back canola – analyst

Fifteen winners named in Manitoba Ag Days’ Innovation Showcase

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