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Brandon Researchers On The Hunt For Root Rot Pathogens

By Daniel Winters June 17, 2010

Studies at the Brandon Research Centre have not yet turned up fusarium graminearum in root rot pathogens affecting local peas and dry beans. Last year, researchers began looking at the possibility that the fungus responsible for fusarium head blight in wheat could infect those crops after a recent report from North Dakota discovered that the

News

Checkowski Claims Letter From Ritz Exonerates Him

By Daniel Winters June 10, 2010

“The minister recognizes that he’s not an expert in the diagnosis of TB.” – Mari A Koller-Jones Rodney Checkowski was armed with a letter from Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz that he thought supported his case when he stood up to Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials in 2008. The letter, signed by the minister and forwarded

News

Testing Is Not Harmful, And It’s Working, Says CFIA Senior Vet

By Daniel Winters June 10, 2010

“We use the best tools we have.” – MARI A KOLLER-JONES The federal vet in charge of TB testing in the Riding Mountain TB Eradication Area dismisses claims by ranchers that the test could be making their animals sick. Dr. Maria Koller-Jones says the argument that the existing testing process needlessly exposes ranchers in the

Crops, Livestock

B. C. Cattle Found With Brucellosis

June 3, 2010

The Canadian government’s food regulator has placed animals on two farms under quarantine in the Pacific Coast province of British Columbia after U. S. testing found three cows were carrying brucellosis, a contagious bacterial disease that can cause abortions, weakened offspring an infertility in animals. Three beef cows from the farms were found carrying the

Opinion

Letters – for May. 20, 2010

May 20, 2010

Will taxpayers pay for hog barn cleanup? As I read about “Empty Hog Barns Tumbling Down” in the May 6 Manitoba Co-operator, I again began to wonder who is going to foot all the bills for the decommissioning and cleanup costs of the manure storage facilities, those outside and inside the barns. When I previously

News, Other livestock

West Side Elk Herd May Be Culled In Final Blitz

By Daniel Winters April 22, 2010

On the map of Riding Mountain National Park’s three TB-management zones, lies a black amoeba-shaped blob. Straight south of Grandview, the irregular-shaped area in the Western Control Zone was created by drawing circles with a six-kilometre radius based on the known home ranges of radio-collared elk that have tested postive for bovine TB under the

Crops, Oilseeds

Increased Nodulation Can Equal More Soybean Yield

March 25, 2010

CHOOSE THE RIGHT INOCULANT FOR BEST PAYBACK The math is pretty simple: Increased nodulation equals more fixed nitrogen which can translate into more yield. For Manitoba soybean growers, the key is trusting the right inoculant to deliver the most bottom-line benefits. Most soybean growers in Manitoba use BioStacked inoculants. They perform better than single-action inoculants

Crops

Gene Transfer Can Help Fight Pests

By Kate Kelland March 18, 2010

An international team of scientists has managed to transfer disease resistance from one plant family to another, offering broader protection from potentially costly and destructive pests. A team led by Cyril Zipfel at Britain’s Sainsbury Laboratory found that transferring a single gene from a wild plant to disease-susceptible crop plants made them more robust against

Crops, Dairy cattle

Bringing Work Home Can Be Hazardous For Farmers

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 18, 2010

Farmers, especially dairy farmers, could be putting their families at risk if they’re not cautious about cleanliness, according to an Ohio State University study. For the study, researchers made four visits each to 52 rural households. Half were operating a dairy, sheep or beef cattle farm. Researchers collected samples and tested them for Listeria monocytogenes,

Crops

Not A Fungus

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 4, 2010

When you’re dealing with something as small as a late blight spore, it can be tough to know just what you’re dealing with – as plant pathologists recently found out. Rick Peters, a researcher with AAFC, told the Manitoba Potato Days meeting in Brandon recently that they’ve been forced to reassess exactly what late blight

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle sink ahead of semi-annual inventory report

U.S. grains: Chicago wheat futures firm on recent dollar slide, winter weather

Feed Grains Weekly: More consideration being given to U.S. corn

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