Rick Bieber, a farmer from South Dakota, spoke at Western Canada Conference on Soil Health about the many practices he has implemented to improve his soil on his operation.
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South Dakota farmer focuses on soil biology
Retired farmer Rick Bieber spoke at the Western Canada Conference on Grazing and Soil Health
For cattle producers, the time to attack Canada thistle is now
A herbicide application after a hard frost can hit the noxious weed where it lives
Of all the weeds beef producers should focus on, Canada thistle is high on the list. Livestock avoid the prickly plant and it’s estimated to cost Canadian ag and forestry $7.5 billion in lost revenue annually. Fall control on pasture might be one of the most effective tools in stopping growth of the weed, said one industry
Crown land changes approved
Producers have been fighting to get the system changed for years
Producers say they hope the latest changes to Agricultural Crown Lands regulations in Manitoba put an end to the controversy and confusion of the past four years. “I think these changes make the system a lot more workable,” said Manitoba Beef Producers general manager Carson Callum. “The changes that happened in 2019 were against the
Seeding progress behind five-year average, soybean, canola seen lagging
Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 1 (week 20)
Weekly Provincial Summary Precipitation was variable across agro–Manitoba from May 8 to 14 with values ranging from 0 to 48.9 mm. Mid-week rains brought the highest observed precipitation to the Northwest and Southwest regions. Climate normals for total accumulated precipitation from May 1 to May 14 range from 13.1 to 29.2 mm and are based
Bringing back the burrowing owl
The program dedicated to restoring burrowing owls to Manitoba isn’t giving up
This is as big as they get.” Standing in one of several arenas repurposed for Brandon’s Royal Manitoba Winter Fair this March, Jessica Riach was obviously getting used to repeating some version of this statement. On her arm perched Bindi, a four-year-old fully grown burrowing owl, standing shorter than a hardcover book. The pair were
Enter the bidding wars for Crown land
Crown land leaseholders decry what they say are a few big names taking up more than their share of forage leases
For producers like Shelley Dyck and Dakota Sorensen, the results of the 2023 Crown land lease auctions were disappointing but not unexpected. Those results illustrate concerns that they and other members of the Manitoba Crown Land Leaseholders Association have had for years. With few exceptions, almost all available parcels in the area around Ste. Rose
Letters: Crown land leaseholders deserve vote
Since 2016 Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) and Manitoba Ministers of Agriculture have badly served 1,700 Manitoba Agricultural Crown Land Lease holders and destroyed the points-based unit transfer system. This is a scandal. It is a scandal that was disguised as ‘red tape cutting’ and driven by the erroneous idea that agricultural Crown land access for
Video game aims to educate on grasslands
"Guardians of the Grasslands: The Game” offers interactive way to engage youth on ecology of grazing
Building on the success of their 2019 “Guardians of the Grasslands” documentary film, the Canadian Cattle Association is launching a new video game under the same brand. “Guardians of the Grasslands: The Game” is a sim-based video game geared towards students in grades seven to ten. The game is scheduled for launch at the end
Living Labs links research with the farm
Connection with local producers key to project’s early success
An effort to track the environmental impact of various management practices in the ‘real world’ of agricultural Manitoba is bearing its first fruit. Living Labs – Eastern Prairies is an effort spearheaded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada over four watersheds in the province: Upper Oak River, Swan Lake, North Shannon Creek and Main Drain. The
A marginal pasture takeover
Three years of trials, one drought and two potential methods for inserting legumes in a faltering pasture
Not every attempt to improve a sandy, weed-wracked pasture north of Brandon has been successful for the Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives (MBFI). But four years after an experiment on marginal land improvement ended, some plots are going strong. “The goal was really to look at the success of different methods of introducing alfalfa into an existing grass
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