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Manitoba Seeing A Products Revolution

By Lorraine Stevenson November 3, 2011

It takes a lot of energy to keep the largest greenhouse in Manitoba warm through a bone-chilling winter, and until five years ago, that energy source was natural gas at Vanderveens Greenhouses in Carman. With gas prices spiking and the cost of heating hundreds of thousands of square feet of greenhouse rising with it, the

Livestock, News

Winter Fertilizing Ban Starts Nov. 10, Ends April 10

By Allan Dawson November 3, 2011

Farmers still planning to apply fertilizer this fall have until midnight Nov. 9 to get the job done. Otherwise, they must wait until next April 10 under new regulations that came into effect last spring. Although the changes were announced several years ago, many farmers are oblivious, said Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Doug Chorney

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Ottawa Backs Push To Increase Exports Of Organic Foods

October 27, 2011

STAFF / The federal government is spending $195,000 to promote Canadian organic products abroad. The money will go to the Canada Organic Trade Association to enhance the industry s competitiveness in global markets, said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. Canada s organic farmers produce some of the world s most wholesome and healthy food, and are

News

Compo-Stages Manitoba Services Co-Op Demonstrates Advantages Of Composting Manure

By Lorraine Stevenson October 27, 2011

co-operator staff / st. pierre-jolys Farmers saw Manitoba s first industrial-sized manure windrow turner in operation last week. Next month they can hear more about joining the new cooperative that owns it. The Compo-Stages Manitoba Services Co-op, an agricultural composting co-operative and a first for both Manitoba and Canada, conducted demonstrations on six farms around

Crops

A Fresh Look At Our Organic Roots

By Shannon VanRaes October 20, 2011

Janine Gibson isn t surprised when she hears about studies that find organic farming to be as productive as conventional production methods. To think that it couldn t be, well that s just garbage, said the organic inspector and cofounder of the Organic Food Council of Manitoba. According to an American study released this year,

Beef cattle, Crops, Livestock

Keep Testing Suspicious Cattle For Bse, Cfia Urges

By Alex Binkley September 29, 2011

Cattle producers shouldn t let their guard down when it comes to testing for BSE just because the number of confirmed cases has dropped to less than a trickle, says a senior veterinarian at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Bachir Djillali, staff veterinarian for disease control, says it s still possible that a few more

Opinion

We Can Do This

By Laura Rance-Unger September 22, 2011

It would be easy to spin a doomsday scenario from the conclusions of a recently released report on the world s ability to feed its growing population with diminishing resources. The Global Food and Farming Futures project, undertaken by the U.K. government under its Foresight program, consulted with 400 leading experts and stakeholders from 35

Crops, News

Cover Crops May Fight Weeds, Fix Nitrogen In Manitoba

By Shannon VanRaes September 22, 2011

Organic farmers are long-time users of cover crops to control weeds and add fertility, but a University of Manitoba researcher says they may be an option for conventional farmers as well. There are multiple benefits from using plants to manage soils and so I m hoping that my research here will explore what the benefits

Crops, News

Soil Testing Should Be A Priority This Fall

By Allan Dawson September 8, 2011

Don’t guess, soil test. That’s John Heard’s message to farmers this fall, especially in fields that didn’t get seeded or were flooded this spring. “In 2010, it looks like the average soil nitrogen level on fallow was about 60 pounds per acre, but that’s of no value to the individual farmer because he doesn’t know

News

Assistance Available For Restoring Eroded Land

By Allan Dawson September 8, 2011

Before some Manitoba farmers seed next spring they have weeds to work down, others have ruts to smooth out, while some have big washouts to repair in the wake of spring flooding. Farmers can apply for financial assistance to restore farmland scarred by water erosion, an official with Manitoba’s cabinet communications said last week. Each

Daily Network News

Striking JBS workers to return to Colorado plant on promise of talks

Canadian finance minister talks supply chain integrity, pork tariffs with Chinese vice premier

New strategies needed for Canadian agriculture to stand out in global trade

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