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The Glenboro Health Centre is one of many in rural Manitoba to have reduced staff. A local volunteer group is hoping to mitigate that problem.
Local news

RMs looking for a few good medical recruits as doctor offices sit empty

Faced with perpetually rotating medical staff, RMs in southwest Manitoba 
have started taking recruitment in their own hands

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The medical centre’s doors are open, but the doctor is not in at Baldur in the RM of Argyle. According to Bob Conibear, chair of the Baldur Health Care Committee, the community lost its single physician last year to health problems. The void was then filled by a part-time nurse practitioner and a decision will
Disc tillage not the only answer to corn residue
Crops

Disc tillage not the only answer to corn residue

Recent research on the effect of corn on subsequent soybean crops suggests there may be other alternatives

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Producers may want to look beyond disc tillage to deal with corn residue, according to research co-funded by the Manitoba Corn Growers Association. In a two-year comparison of four residue treatments and their effect on soybeans, Patrick Walther and Yvonne Lawley of the University of Manitoba found that low-tillage treatments yielded the same soybean crop
The largest graduating class since 1986 was awarded diplomas May 5 from the University of Manitoba’s School of Agriculture.
Local news

School of Agriculture sees large graduate class

The University of Manitoba’s diploma program saw 75 graduate this spring

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The University of Manitoba’s School of Agriculture has graduated its largest class in more than 30 years. Seventy-five students received their Diplomas in Agriculture at the 2017 convocation of the School of Agriculture held May 5, at the University of Manitoba. This is the largest graduating class since 1986. Brian Archibald of Killarney received the
Hog Watch has returned after a decade-long hiatus fuelled by concerns over changes to environmental regulations.
Hogs, Local news

Proposed changes fuel return of advocacy group

Hog Watch is back and fearful that proposed changes to environmental regulations 
could do serious damage to Manitoba waterways

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Hog Watch is back. Proposed changes to manure management in the province have revived the dormant activist group. Hog Watch first formed in 1999 with the aim of monitoring the expansion of Manitoba’s hog industry, but after a moratorium on new hog barns was introduced by the previous NDP government in 2006, the group disbanded.
Chloropicrin being applied on a New Brunswick potato field. McCain has been trialling applications there since 2014.
Crops

Fumigation a potential solution for ‘tired potato land’

Not all land will show an effect however, so producers need to consider the strategy carefully

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Soil fumigation is a good option for potato acres inflicted by yield-limiting pests, says Andy Robinson, a North Dakota State University extension potato specialist. Fumigation is used south of the border to control buildup of soil-borne pests causing verticillium wilt, potato early dying and other diseases. But fumigation hasn’t been widely adopted in Canada, unlike
Manitoba Agriculture’s John Heard says many farmers are being forced to 
adjust their fertility strategy after a tough fall.

Crops

Farmers adjust fertility plans after tough fall

There’s still plenty of opportunity to get nitrogen on if you missed the fall application window

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While spring banding of fertilizer has become more popular recently, there’s still plenty of growers putting it down in the fall. That is, unless they run into a season like last year. Many farmers throughout Manitoba struggled to just get the crop off, never mind getting their fall work done. Now they’re left with the
Youth want to stay on farm
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Youth want to stay on farm

The project will look at how new farmers make it work 
as they enter the business

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New research aims to debunk the idea that young people want to leave the family farm and move to the city. Annette Desmarais of the University of Manitoba is one of nine researchers involved in the study, which will look at barriers young farmers face in multiple countries, including Canada, India, China and Indonesia. Titled,
Blooming rapeseed field at sunset
Comment, Oilseeds

Cinderella crop is the child of immigration

Early Polish settlers were the first to grow rapeseed, near Shellbrook, Sask., 
spawning the multibillion-dollar industry of today

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Much of the attention focused on newcomers to Canada these days is laced with fear that they will bring change. What is often overlooked however, is that change can bring good things to a country — including economic growth. Canada’s canola story — a stunning success by any measure — is a case in point.
David Lobb, of the University of Manitoba, says flood solutions will include keeping more water on farms, but not necessarily on fields.
Crops, Weather

On-farm water collection key to drainage management

Other farming practices such as enhancing soil health and better design 
and maintenance of surface drains can also help

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Reducing run-off and improving soil health are the best path to address flooding and excess nutrients, according to a University of Manitoba expert on watershed management. These strategies include more collection of surface water before it leaves the farm and adoption of soil management practices that build soil structure and help water infiltrate, says David
Faculty member Danielle Tichit leads a class on oilseed handling and marketing 
at Assiniboine Community College, part of the ACC agribusiness program.
Country Crossroads, Local news

The other ag college: ACC’s growing agribusiness program

ACC’s agribusiness program is so successful that 26 years later there’s a waiting list to get in

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Amanda Boland’s parents don’t farm, but that didn’t stop agriculture from being a part of her childhood. The daughter of two ag retailers in Melfort, Sask., Boland was exposed early to the industry, eventually joining the workforce at Paragon Ag Services, the same company that employs her parents. She loaded and unloaded fertilizer trucks and

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