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People look to purchase cannabis products at the Quebec Cannabis Society (SQDC) store, on the day Canada legalizes recreational marijuana, in Montreal. Indigenous entrepreneurs see an opportunity in the market.

Canada’s Indigenous people fight for rights with new cash crop — cannabis

The stage is, however, being set for a struggle over whether or not it’s a ‘sovereign Indigenous right’

By Chris Arsenault October 31, 2018

Thomson Reuters Foundation – In their struggle to regain control over resources and spur economic growth, Canada’s Indigenous communities have found an unlikely ally: cannabis. Facing higher levels of poverty and unemployment than the general population, many Indigenous people see the marijuana trade as a valuable source of income. Canada became the first industrialized nation

Even less competitive crops can benefit from an integrated weed management strategy.

Crops, Other

Crop establishment important for weed management

Combining many tools into an overall integrated weed management strategy is a winner

By Angela Lovell October 30, 2018

There are many components to integrated weed management (IWM) including crop rotation, seeding rates, chemical, cultural and mechanical controls, but one of the most vital aspects of any successful IWM is crop establishment, says Dr. Rob Gulden of the University of Manitoba. At this year’s Crops-A-Palooza event in Portage la Prairie, researchers including Gulden manned

Careful planning will be necessary this year to stretch feed supplies to winter the herd in good condition.

Livestock

Finding a recipe for success on winter livestock rations

Producers may be going ‘off script’ this year as they get creative with feed sources to make  up for poor forage yields, but what does that mean when it comes to a winter feed plan?

By Alexis Stockford October 29, 2018

Take a by-the-numbers approach to ration planning this year, especially if there are more feed types than usual in the yard. That means getting feed tested to determine what nutrients are available in what quantity, to allow for formulating a winning ration. Why it matters: Cattle producers are facing feed shortages and need to plan

Local news, News

Hemp coffee creamer developed at U of M

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 17, 2018

Hemp could soon be the (non-dairy) creamer in your coffee. A recent research project at the University of Manitoba’s Richardson Centre For Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals has reported the successful formulation of a hemp-based coffee creamer for Natures Hemp Corp. “Working with the University of Manitoba, Natures Hemp formulated an all-natural, hemp-based, non-dairy coffee creamer

Other, Our History

Grain toll proposed for St. Lawrence Seaway

Our History: October 1958

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 17, 2018

Farmers’ returns were a theme running through our issues in October 1958. In the main front-page story in the Oct. 9 issue, we reported that the three Prairie pools had raised concerns with Prime Minister John Diefenbaker about the prospect of tolls on grain going through the newly opened St. Lawrence Seaway. Their brief said

Bayer Canada’s CropScience Division has decided to keep its headquarters in Calgary. As a result, Monsanto Canada’s head office in Winnipeg will close by Sept. 1, 2019.

Local news, News, Other

Monsanto Canada’s Winnipeg office closing Sept. 1, 2019

Bayer, which purchased Monsanto in June, will keep its crop science headquarters in Calgary

By Allan Dawson October 15, 2018

Monsanto Canada’s ‘legacy’ head office at the University of Manitoba’s SmartPark in Winnipeg will close by Sept. 1, 2019, Trish Jordan, public and industry affairs director for Bayer Canada’s CropScience Division, confirmed in an interview Oct. 12. It’s part of Bayer’s US$63-billion purchase of Monsanto in June. Bayer Canada’s CropScience Division is headquartered in Calgary

Local news, News, Other

Pollinator study looks for producer buy-in

A University of Manitoba researcher is looking for land to measure the impact of pollinator strips

By Alexis Stockford October 1, 2018

Jason Gibbs of the University of Manitoba wants to know more about how pollinator strips impact the field, and he’s hoping local producers will help him. The professor of entomology has put the call out for producers willing to volunteer about one acre for pollinator habitat. Gibbs plans to plant a strip of flowering plants

Our History

Conditions ripe for fusarium, vomitoxin in wheat

Our History: September 1985

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 27, 2018

The front page of the Sept. 5, 1985 issue reported that trace amounts of fusarium and vomitoxin were being found in Manitoba wheat after a wet, cool growing season. Wet weather was to continue and harvesting was delayed, with particular damage reported to that year’s potato crop. On Sept. 19 we reported that there had

Crops, Local news, Other

Crop residue burning down, but not out

Dry weather is one reason, but officials say  there are other factors too

By Allan Dawson September 13, 2018

Fall stubble burning in the Red River Valley used to be as common as spring seeding. But smoke wafting into Winnipeg became such a health hazard in the late 1980s and early 1990s the Manitoba government began regulating crop residue burning in 1992. Now burning permit requests from farmers in the 10 rural municipalities near

Holly Derksen, Manitoba Agriculture’s field crop pathologist is leaving her position to work for Arysta LifeScience.

Crops, Local news

Manitoba Agriculture is losing its field crop pathologist

Commodity groups are hoping the position will be filled quickly

By Allan Dawson September 10, 2018

Field crop pathologist Holly Derksen is leaving Manitoba Agriculture Sept. 14 to join Arysta LifeScience Oct. 1 as its technical support specialist for Manitoba. “Obviously I like pathology and that’s what I went to school for, but I didn’t want to lose the general agronomy knowledge that I have,” Derksen said in an interview Aug.

Daily Network News

Funds held large net short in canola before U.S. shutdown

CFIA suspends U.S. imports after Vesicular Stomatitis Virus outbreaks in Arizona

IGC raises 2025/26 world wheat, corn crop forecasts

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