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Milk house waste considered manure

By Shannon VanRaes November 30, 2012

Dairy Farmers of Manitoba is looking at ways to assist producers in the face of an upcoming ban on winter manure spreading, which will also affect milk house waste. Under the Save Lake Winnipeg Act, milk house wastewater is considered a manure product, and must be stored until spring. This regulation also rules out the

Crops, News

Fertilizer deadline Nov. 10

By Allan Dawson November 15, 2012

Manitoba farmers have until Saturday, Nov. 10 to finish applying fertilizer to their fields. Provincial government regulations prohibit the application of synthetic fertilizer and manure between Nov. 10 and April 10. The restriction is based on the presumption the ground is normally frozen then. Fertilizer and manure applied to frozen soil is more vulnerable to

Crops

Concern raised about Tordon sprayed in ditches

By Allan Dawson November 15, 2012

David Neufeld learned the hard way how persistent this herbicide is  and now wonders how surface and groundwater are affected

A Boissevain farmer is questioning the safety of a herbicide commonly sprayed on ditch weeds after discovering it makes the compost he uses in his organic greenhouse toxic to bedding plants. David Neufeld got a nasty surprise when his greenhouse tomatoes suddenly died in 2010. A Winnipeg laboratory found the composted horse manure he was

Livestock, News

Province cuts ag spending

By Shannon VanRaes October 17, 2012

The province is cutting $1 million in funding for a program that helps livestock producers meet its new manure-spreading regulations. But a government spokeswoman for Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn called the reduction “a savings and not a cut” because the Manure Management Financial Assistance Program (MMFAP), which runs until March 2014, had lower-than-anticipated uptake. That

Forages, Livestock, News

Bale grazing may require rethink, say researchers

By Daniel Winters August 21, 2012

Winter feeding cattle on pasture has long been pitched to ranchers as one of the best things they can do to help the environment and their own bottom line. But new research on the Pipestone Creek watershed in Saskatchewan shows that it may not be as green as earlier suggested. “It’s controversial only because you

Did you know?, News

Stolen tractor found at bottom of manure pile

By Daniel Winters June 16, 2012

A pile of poo wasn’t enough to conceal the crime, and now a pair of suspects charged with stealing a tractor worth $300,000 off a dealership lot near Stonewall are finding themselves in deep doo-doo. Acting on a Crime Stoppers tip, RCMP recovered the 2009 Case IH Steiger 485 last week underneath an enormous pile

Crops, Livestock, News

Green manures fit the forage seed bill

By Daniel Winters May 3, 2012

For organic farmers, the first step in putting in any crop involves manure, either brown or green. Animal manures offer a wide range of benefits from basic plant nutrients to micronutrients, as well as a cascading benefit derived from its microbial content. However, that kind of manure is often available only in limited quantities, is

Cereals, Livestock, News

Naked oats tested for organic chickens

April 20, 2012

Scientists with Ohio State University have received a four-year, US$896,000 Department of Agriculture grant to study the feasibility of incorporating “naked oats” into organic farming rotations as a way to cut the cost of producing organic chicken. The oats, which have a unique protein and amino acid balance, will be tested in the diets of

Hogs, Livestock, News, Opinion

Short-sighted solution to the wrong problem

By Laura Rance-Unger April 15, 2012

It would be giving the animal a gene, which nature made a mistake by not giving them.” If there is one sentence that captures why the world’s first GMO pig never made it to market, it would be this comment from one of the lead researchers on the University of Guelph project back in 2001.

Livestock, News

MLMMI calls for “commercially available” solid manure solutions

By Daniel Winters April 7, 2012

With a November 2013 deadline looming for compliance with the province’s manure phosphorus regulations, the Manitoba Livestock Manure Management Initiative (MLMMI) continues to look for solutions. In a recent call for proposals, the organization invited applications for projects examining commercially available technologies for storing, distributing, and making value-added use of the phosphorus-rich solid component of

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