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North American sunflowers looking good early

CNS Canada –– Sunflower crops in key growing regions of North America are in relatively good shape early in the season, according to reports. However, those good conditions have put some nearby pressure on values, with spot pricing expected to take some direction from the weather and acreage reports over the next few weeks. Sunflower

(Gloria Solano-Aguilar photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Hogs, Livestock

Manitoba hog producers worry as PED continues spread

By Erin Debooy, GFM Network News June 6, 2016

CNS Canada — Hog industry officials are increasingly concerned how Manitoba producers will be impacted after another hog farm in southeastern Manitoba confirmed a case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) on Saturday. The province, which until last week hadn’t reported any new on-farm cases since January 2015, logged new cases in the southeast on May

A Canada thistle seedling. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops, Weather

Rain holds up spraying as weeds thrive in Manitoba

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News June 2, 2016

CNS Canada –– A steady dose of rain to start the week has put a crimp on herbicide applications across Manitoba. While weeds weren’t noticeable a few weeks ago due to the relative dryness, they’re definitely becoming more noticeable, according to crop watchers. “We know that with the rain and warmer temperatures, both the crops

Their new library sets a new standard for public libraries, says Ken Kurilyw, director of library services (l) at Gaynor Family Regional Library,  alongside Eastern Interlake Conservation District manager Armand Belanger and library board chair Christie Magnusson.

Country Crossroads, Local news

Not-so-little library on the prairie

Gaynor Family Regional Library, serving Selkirk and residents of surrounding  RMs was built to set an example of green construction on budget

By Lorraine Stevenson May 27, 2016

Three high school students sit chatting over laptops and lattes near the fireplace, while a group of women spins and knits together nearby. Parents stream through the doors with kids in tow. Dishes rattle in the on-site coffee shop and bakery. Selkirk’s 18,000-sq.-ft. Gaynor Family Regional Library doesn’t sound like an ordinary library and that’s

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: What’s in a name?

By Laura Rance-Unger May 20, 2016

The newly elected Pallister government wasted little time putting its stamp on government in this province. Almost as fast as you can say Ralph Eichler, the provincial department responsible for agriculture got a new name this month: Manitoba Department of Agriculture (MDA). It has a nice simple ring to it. But it also reflects a

Crops

Corn borers develop taste for potatoes

By Julienne Isaacs May 20, 2016

Canadian potato growers found a new insect foe in the 2015 season — European corn borer. Ordinarily the pest prefers maize and other grain crops, but when conditions are right it will move on and hit other crops hard, including potatoes. Ian MacRae, an extension entomologist at Minnesota’s Northwest Research and Outreach Center, told Manitoba

Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: An unsettled long weekend en route

By Daniel Bezte May 20, 2016

After a pretty chilly weekend it looks like summer is going to try and move back in during this forecast period, with plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures expected. This forecast period will begin with an area of high pressure building to our southeast and an area of low pressure over far Western Canada. Together,

This wheat was seeded three weeks ago, but hasn’t germinated. MDA’s Lionel Kaskiw says farmers shouldn’t plant too deeply trying to hit moisture, especially with small seeded crops such as canola and flax, because if the seed germinates it might not survive emergence or be weak.

Crops

Manitoba farmers hope for rainy May long

By Allan Dawson May 18, 2016

While most city folk are looking forward to a warm, sunny long weekend, many Manitoba farmers are praying for rain. In the meantime, farmers should avoid the temptation to seed deeply to reach moisture, according to Lionel Kaskiw, a Manitoba Department of Agriculture (MDA) farm production advisor based in Souris. ‘I still think if you

Ralph Eichler. (File photo by Dave Bedard)

Livestock

Tories’ ex-ag critic named Manitoba ag minister

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 3, 2016

Manitoba’s incoming Progressive Conservative government has tapped one of its former critics on the agriculture and food file as its new minister of agriculture. Ralph Eichler, the MLA for the Interlake-area constituency of Lakeside since 2003, was sworn in Tuesday along with Premier Brian Pallister and 11 other cabinet ministers at Winnipeg’s Canadian Museum for

Country Crossroads

VIDEO: Domain of the Prairies

By Shannon VanRaes April 21, 2016

Experience a birds-eye view of the former Manitoba Grain Pool elevator in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald, now used for private grain storage.

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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