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Study says pesticide combinations put bumblebee colonies at risk

By Alister Doyle October 26, 2012

Reuters / Pesticides used in farming are also killing worker bumblebees and damaging their ability to gather food, meaning colonies that are vital for plant pollination are more likely to fail when they are used, says a study released Oct. 22. The United Nations has estimated that a third of all plant-based foods eaten by

Crops, Livestock, News

Shelterbelts the bee’s knees for pollinators

By Daniel Winters August 10, 2012

Bees and insect predators can help boost yields and cut losses, but farmers have to provide a good home

Shelterbelts don’t just keep topsoil from blowing way. They also provide homes for pollinator species, a group that includes butterflies, beetles, birds, wasps, flies – and even monkeys in some countries. But far and away the most effective of all are the bees, said Mark Wonneck, an ecologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. “They are

Forages, Livestock, News

Standing water can lead to drowned bees

By Shannon VanRaes July 30, 2012

Hot weather might be slowing some Manitobans down, but soaring temperatures have kept leafcutter bees flying high. “Leafcutter bees like the hot weather, more so than honeybees,” said David Ostermann, a pollination expert with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. “Honeybees, if it gets too hot, will shut down, but leafcutters tend to keep going,”

Country Crossroads, News

Fruits of our labour

By Marilyn Goertzen April 20, 2012

Gardening can be a rewarding experience. First we till, preparing the seedbed. We carefully plan, sow the seed and mark the rows. We expect our vegetables to grow where we have planted them. Some years the rain and sunshine come in just the right amounts. When we get too much rain or not enough, it

Crops, News

Fermenting tomato seeds the short road to removing membrane

By Shannon VanRaes March 14, 2012

Some families hand down furniture, others inherit jewelry, but Jim Ternier’s family legacy was a handful of melon seeds. And he wouldn’t have had it any other way. Ternier is the owner of Prairie Garden Seeds based in Humboldt, Saskatchewan and has made a living growing and selling seeds for the last 30 years. “Saving

Country Crossroads

Reply from Albert Parsons

January 27, 2012

Geraniums hold no mystery Or so I always thought. But I gazed in wide-eyed wonder At this one peculiar pot. Two different types of blossoms One single stem — unbroken One-half Patricia Andrea Blooms never fully open. The other just a regular Now here’s the fascination No bees or breezes in the room To induce

News

National Bee Diagnostic Centre Backed

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 20, 2011

Almost $1.2 million in federal backing has been pledged for a national centre for diagnostic health tests on bees. Grande Prairie Regional College will get $1,193,500 from Western Economic Diversification Canada to set up the National Bee Diagnostic Centre at Agriculture Canada s Beaverlodge Research Farm in the Peace River area. The centre will offer

News

Bees Make A Buzz At The Forks Market

October 6, 2011

Jim Campbell of the Manitoba Beekeepers Association (centre) sets up a display at the ManitobaHoneyShowatTheForksMarketinWinnipeg.P hoto: ShannonVanRaes By Shannon VanRaes Co-operator staff Kids and adults alike swarmed the Manitoba Honey Show early this fall, as apiarists took the opportunity to share their honey and insights. The bees are important to Manitoba, said Ray Hourd, owner

Livestock

Bees Still Busy

September 29, 2011

have facilitated greater honey production. The die-offs didn t seem to hold back overall production this year, Lafreniere noted. This year because of the way the canola bloomed at different times, many people have had three and in some cases four rounds. He added that last year s honey production fell at the low end

Crops

Bee Deaths May Signal Wider Pollination Threat

By Alister Doyle March 24, 2011

Mass deaths of bee colonies in many parts of the world may be part of a wider, hidden threat to wild insect pollinators vital to human food supplies, a UN study indicated March 10. Declines in flowering plants, a spread of parasites, use of pesticides or air pollution were among more than a dozen factors

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower

ICE Weekly: Trade progress, new data threaten to break canola’s price range

CBOT Weekly: Trade awaits USDA S/D report

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