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Western water hemlock is a deadly killer of cattle

By Roy Lewis August 21, 2012

This year’s wet spring has seen increased sightings of western water hemlock — one of the most poisonous plants known in cattle production. Prior to 2006, I had only seen one occurrence of this highly toxic plant in 25 years of practice. This year, several multiple plants have been found a great distance apart in

Cereals, Crops, Forages, News, Oilseeds

Winter wheat harvest kicks into high gear

July 30, 2012

Weekly Provincial Summary Winter wheat harvest continues. Yields are ranging from 50 to 100 bushels per acre with good test weights, low levels of fusarium-damaged kernels and protein levels ranging from eight to 13 per cent. Swathing of the earliest-seeded spring wheat, barley and canola fields has started. Symptoms of heat and moisture stress, including

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Rain welcomed; winter wheat harvest has begun

By Manitoba Agriculture July 21, 2012

Southwest region Isolated showers of 20-35 mm were welcome in most areas. Winter wheat and fall rye are maturing. Most cereal crops are heading with early-seeded crops filling. Disease pressure remains a concern. Root rot is prevalent in some fields. The later-seeded crops are progressing well and producers are applying fungicides. Canola is progressing well

Livestock, News

Spurge-eating beetles may turn the tide in war on invasive weed

By Lorraine Stevenson June 16, 2012

They’re slow workers, but spurge-eating beetles can have a big impact on infested pastures and hay land

Having found a beetle with a taste for leafy spurge, researchers are now trying to figure out how to get the insects to gobble up more of the noxious, invasive weed. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers from Brandon Research Centre are in the final year of a three-year study of beetles chowing down on leafy

Country Crossroads

Try this plant in your garden

By Albert Parsons May 17, 2012

It is always fun to try a new plant in the garden. A number of years ago I was given a seedling of bloody dock — also called bloodwort, wood dock or bloody sorrel — by a friend whose plant had self-seeded in her garden. Its Latin name is Rumex sanguineus. I planted it in

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Sporadic showers slow seeding progress

By Manitoba Agriculture May 14, 2012

Provincial Summary Variable precipitation over the past week slowed seeding progress in some areas; Seeding is 20 to 25 per cent complete in the Southwest Region, 55 per cent complete in the Northwest Region, 60 to 75 per cent complete in the Central Region and 75 per cent complete in both the Eastern and Interlake

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Seeding in full swing across province

May 3, 2012

Weekly Provincial Summary Favourable weather and seedbed conditions permitted good seeding progress across most regions in Manitoba. Seeding is 10 per cent complete in the southwest region, less than five per cent complete in the northwest region, 50 per cent complete in the central region, 40 per cent complete in the eastern region and 70

Country Crossroads, News

The passion flower

By Albert Parsons April 7, 2012

The passion flower Growing exotic-looking houseplants can be a challenging but very interesting endeavour. No plant is more exotic looking than the passion flower and around Easter time it takes on an increased significance as it has religious symbolism connected to this Christian season. Each bloom consists of a flat base of petals above which

Crops, News, Oilseeds

Flax plant’s future up in the air

By Daniel Winters March 29, 2012

The flames that consumed the Glanbia flax-processing plant south of Angusville were doused last week, but a smouldering sense of uncertainty lingers. The plant formerly owned by Glen and Linda Pizzey was the largest employer in the RM of Silver Creek, providing not only 58 good-paying, full-time jobs, but also a large chunk of the

Crops, News, Oilseeds

CDC Triffid contamination on the decline

By Allan Dawson March 29, 2012

Officials from Canada’s flax industry are in Europe this week to brief government and industry officials on the progress Canada is making removing traces of CDC Triffid, a genetically modified (GM) flax, from Canadian flax. “It’s getting less and less frequent and less and less intense,” Flax Council of Canada president Will Hill said in

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: ‘Relentless’ fund selling knocks down CME cattle futures

U.S. grains: Soy futures slide as traders worry China may miss US buying target

Pulse Weekly: Steady prices, high production for chickpeas

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