Ottawa has announced plans to develop a national agricultural soil health strategy, drawing praise from Manitoba farm organizations.
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MFGA praises federal government’s national soil strategy promise
The Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association says Ottawa's pledge to develop a national agricultural soil health strategy validates years of advocacy by farm groups pushing for soil to be treated as a national asset
Manitoba Forage and Grasslands Association wins Water Canada innovation award
Recognition comes for the group’s work on the Aquanty project
The farmer-led Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association has earned the Early Adopter/Innovation Partnership Award from Water Canada for the MFGA’s collaborative Aquanty hydrological modelling project for water management.
Hay prices, supply steady for now
FEED | Producers in some parts of the province will be buying hay this winter
Areas across Manitoba may be hard up for hay and feed, but those watching the market say there’s good supply available for purchase and prices have yet to rise significantly. Ads for new-crop and carryover forage are plentiful, said John MacGregor, forage expert with the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association, and prices have been fairly
Grazing mentors offer expert advice, path to on-farm funding
Mentorship program takes aim at rotational grazing knowledge gap
A new mentor program may prompt more farmers to add rotational grazing to their management plans. The Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA) has provided the Manitoba Association of Watersheds with access to roughly 15 grazing experts. Those experts are spread across the province and will be made available for one-on-one mentorships through the program.
Regenerative Ag Conference moves online
The event will be free to attend across four Thursdays in November
This year’s Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association Regenerative Ag Conference will be both online and free, the organization announced Aug. 18. “An in-person gathering of the magnitude and impact we had hoped to make for our conference delegates is simply not feasible in these strange times,” the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA) said in
Prairie hay shortage on horizon
MarketsFarm — While rain across the Prairies has eased concerns of an all-out drought, worries of a hay shortage going into winter haven’t ceased. Darren Chapman, a Virden, Man. producer and chair of the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA), explained that regrowth following the first cut of hay has been strong. First-cut hay crops
Winter Cereals Manitoba now in on amalgamation plan
A possible union between four Manitoba commodity grower groups has a new fifth player on deck. Winter Cereals Manitoba Inc. (WCMI) announced Thursday its chair, Doug Martin, and director Allan Olinyk will join a steering committee made up of directors and staff from the Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA), Manitoba Flax Growers Association (MFGA), National
MFGA Aquanty project begins to bear fruit
The full Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association Aquanty project won’t be launched until next spring, but test scenarios are beginning to flow through the hydrological model
Data is beginning to flow from the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA) Aquanty project, although results are preliminary. The hydrological model, to be launched in March 2018, will mimic the interaction between water and land in the Assiniboine River Basin. “As we learn more about the MFGA Aquanty model, it becomes more and more
‘Hay Day’ came early, but haying came late
Green Gold program issues final report for 2016
This year’s hay crop got off to an early start, but you can’t say the same for hay harvest. The Manitoba Forage & Grassland Association last week issued the final report for the Green Gold program, which tracks progress of the province’s alfalfa crop. Participating producers submit twice-weekly samples for testing of relative feed value
Provincial hay production below average
As harvest progresses, forage specialists take a look at how this year’s hay production is shaping up
After a season of sporadic weather, forecasters suggest Manitoba’s hay situation isn’t as dire as our neighbours to the west, but still below average. “We are below average across the province in comparison to previous years,” said John McGregor, extension support with the Manitoba Forage and Grasslands Association (MFGA). “Even in the areas that have