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BMP Program Approves 180 Projects

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The Manitoba Sustainable Agriculture Practices Program (MSAPP) has completed its first intake of applications for beneficial management practice (BMP) incentive funding for the 2010-11 fiscal year, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Stan Struthers has announced. “The MSAPP is a incentive-based program announced by the province in 2008 to encourage producers to adopt and implement
Crops

Soil Quality Is On The Public Radar

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“National Soil Conservation Week allows us to celebrate this success and keep soils in the public eye.” – GLEN SHAW Farm soils are moving up the radar of public interest. Long the forgotten child of the environmental movement, there is growing evidence that soils are becoming of greater interest to the general public and the
Crops

No Till No Silver Bullet For Lake Winnipeg Phosphorus Loading

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It has long been a commonly held belief that zero tillage is a good way to keep phosphorus out of watersheds. But the latest research at South Tobacco Creek, near Miami, shows that the soil conservation practice aimed at covering up bare dirt with crop residue may be leading to more of the nutrient leaking
Crops

Best Of Both Worlds

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“Often row crops that we grow just suffer too much growth and yield depression when they are seeded in zero-till conditions.” – JOHN HEARD It’s hard to beat warm, black soil for spring seeding. But under the zero-tillage doctrine, which places great importance on the moisture retention and soil preservation advantages of retained trash cover,
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Canola And Peas “Love” Each Other

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Results from intercropping trials are showing that planting two crops together offers higher yields than monocultures. It’s old hat for organic farmers, who have been seeding cover and relay crops since the days when Grandpa seeded peas and oats together, harvested them with a horse-drawn binder, and pitched the sheaves off a hayrack to his
News

Good Shelterbelts Take Planning

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The fastest-growing species may be the most sought after, but the process of putting in a good, attractive shelterbelt that will provide years of service takes time and effort. Starting a year in advance gives you ample time to plan the site, determine your mix of species, and do surface preparations, according to agroforestry specialist
News

Trees Add Value To Rural Properties

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How much is a good shelterbelt worth? A lot, if you consider how much it would cost to have one put in. Blair English, an agroforestry specialist at AAFC Brandon, was once told by a rural homeowner how much a contractor had quoted her on the cost of putting in a row of six-to eight-foot
Hogs, Livestock

Manure-Processing Projects Approved For Funding

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A hog manure lagoon and a combined hog/ chicken manure lagoon will be used in the project. Test projects to separate useful fertilizer out of liquid manure and to compost solids will get underway this spring with public and producer funding. Hog producer Hytek plans to assess a manure treatment system that separates out crop
Beef cattle, Cereals, Livestock, News

U. S. Cattle Prices To Improve

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Slaughter and feeder cattle values in the U. S. should see some improvement over the next two years, although strong feed grain prices and competition from other protein sources may limit the profitability, said analyst James Robb, of the Colorado-based Livestock Marketing Information Center, or LMIC, in a presentation at the Canadian Wheat Board’s annual
Opinion

Producers Need To Participate In Their Organizations

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A National Food Strategy is required to ensure that we have a vibrant contributing agriculture sector in Canada. As the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) celebrates its 75th anniversary, the future of Canadian agriculture is at a crossroads and the future of food in this country is uncharted. Currently, Canada has no comprehensive strategy for

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