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Cows and crops: A perfect combination, experts say

By Julienne Isaacs March 25, 2013

Fifteen years ago, Marc Boulanger and his family took a closer look at what was happening on their operation near Grande Clairière, Man. — and didn’t like what they saw. “In the late 1980s, when grasshoppers were a major problem, we’d spray — then we were watching how the grasshoppers died, then the birds were

Crops

Jury still out on benefits of deep ripping

By Daniel Winters March 16, 2013

There has been a host of studies on whether deep ripping can fix soil compaction but the results have been inconclusive

Does deep ripping fix soil compaction and improve yields? Despite numerous studies, no one really knows, attendees at the recent Special Crops Symposium in Brandon were told. “Collectively, we haven’t done enough disciplined testing or research yet to sort out whether or not it is profitable in Manitoba,” said John Heard, soil fertility specialist with

Crops, International news, News

Taller children through better crop rotation

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 16, 2013

Researchers at Michigan State University crop rotation with legumes and other soil-management practices have increased Malawian crop yields by 50 to 200 per cent compared to monoculture. Trials at one village have been so successful that children have gained weight and height to the point where they now meet international norms for healthy children. MSU

Crops, Oilseeds

Got bald patches on eroded knolls? Ammonium sulphate may be the cause

By Daniel Winters March 7, 2013

If you’ve always assumed canola emerges poorly on eroded knolls because the soil there is poor, think again. Toxicity from ammonium sulphate fertilizer could be the real reason behind those bald patches, especially on Newdale-type soils with high amounts of calcium carbonate in the subsoil zones, according to University of Manitoba student Laryssa Grenkow. “The

Cereals, Crops, News, Weather

Snow welcomed but more needed to end drought

By Carey Gillam February 28, 2013

Reuters / A heavy winter snowstorm that swept across the U.S. midsection was a welcomed event for U.S. winter wheat farmers worried that their drought-stricken fields were too parched to produce a healthy crop this year. Nearly a foot or more of snow fell across key growing areas in Oklahoma and Kansas Feb. 21. “I

Crops, Livestock, News

Work with nature or pay the price, says ex-grain farmer

By Daniel Winters February 23, 2013

Holistic management instructor calls for adoption of farming methods  that restore soil health and make farmers prosperous

Don’t talk to Blain Hjertaas about “sustainability.” The farmer and holistic management instructor from Redvers, Sask., can’t stand that word. “I hate the word ‘sustainable,’” Hjertaas told the recent Western Canada Holistic Management conference. “If we’re in the toilet bowl, and we keep sustaining it, we aren’t ever getting out.” Hjertaas’s presentation juxtaposed the decline

Cereals, Crops, News, Weather

Break in Plains drought seen this week

By Sam Nelson February 23, 2013

Reuters / Agricultural meteorologists said on Tuesday of this week that the precipitation in the next week to 10 days would provide significant relief for crop prospects in the U.S. Plains and Midwest. John Dee, meteorologist for Global Weather Monitoring, said “this will really help add to soil moisture levels.” Dee said .50 inch to

Cereals, Crops, News

U.S. spring crop season jeopardized as drought persists

By Carey Gillam February 15, 2013

Reuters / The unrelenting drought gripping key farming states in the U.S. Plains shows no signs of abating, and it will take a deluge of snow or rain to restore critical moisture to farmland before spring planting of new crops, a climate expert said Jan. 31. “It’s not a pretty picture,” said climatologist Mark Svoboda

Crops, News

Manitobans honoured by Man-Dak

February 15, 2013

Staff / Two Manitobans were recipients of awards at the recent Manitoba North Dakota Zero Tillage Association in Bismarck, South Dakota. John Heard, a soil fertility specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives received the non-farmer-of-the year award for his work over the past 20 years in helping farmers understand the agronomy related to

Country Crossroads, News

Winter gardening project

By Albert Parsons February 6, 2013

You will need a container — a rectangular one works best if you are planning to locate the dish garden on a windowsill. In fact, it is a good idea to decide where you want to display the garden — choose a location that gets some direct sun — and then choose an appropriate container.

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U.S. grains: Soybeans mixed on doubts over Chinese demand

Tyson Foods to close U.S. beef plant as cattle supplies dwindle

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures dip as Brazilian beef tariffs lifted

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