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Intermediate wheatgrass is the skinny cousin to spring wheat but, of course, you can’t graze the latter and then harvest a grain crop later.
Cereals, News

Perennial grain: It’s two crops in one

It’s been a decades’ long search, but researchers believe the finish line is in sight 
for a crop that can be both grazed and then harvested for its grain

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As concerns grow over sustainability in modern farming, researchers are looking to the past in search of crops that can both meet the needs of farmers and consumers as well as the environment. Thinopyrum intermedium — commonly known as intermediate wheatgrass — is one of the fruits of that research. It’s been nearly three decades
Ernie Braun (l) and Glen Klassen have done everything except the printing for their full-colour book, now in its third printing.
Country Crossroads, Local news

New atlas documents Mennonite history

Two amateur historians pull together a comprehensive 
record of their communities in the East Reserve

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When Ernie Braun was a kid growing up near Steinbach, people often drew their identities from the local villages where they were raised. So-and-so lived just east of Schonsee. Another person came from Alt-Bergfeld. Braun himself was from Friedrichsthal. The individual identities of Mennonites were inextricably tied to the places they came from. Braun, a
Country Crossroads, Local news

Bringing all of Manitoba’s local histories together

Manitoba Historical Society wants to digitize them to make them widely available and searchable

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The Historical Atlas of the East Reserve is the latest addition to a surprisingly large body of local Manitoba history books. The Manitoba Historical Society website lists over 500 local histories, arranged alphabetically by municipality. Those are the ones MHS knows about. The society believes there may be 1,200 such books out there altogether. Many
Weldon Newton, Neepawa
. 1947 –
Local news

Agricultural Hall of Fame: Weldon Newton

Four Manitobans were inducted into the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Portage la Prairie July 14. Over the next few weeks, we’re featuring each one with their citations

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After being raised on the family farm, Weldon Newton attended the University of Manitoba where he obtained his degree in agriculture majoring in soil science. Weldon and his brother Murray took over the farm, a farrow-to-finish hog operation as well as a grain operation growing cereal grains, canola, pulse crops and forage seed, in 1984
Ismail Cakmak, who recently spoke at the University of Manitoba, sees nutrition security and food security as two related but separate issues.
Crops

Foliar fertilizer shows promise in reducing zinc deficiency

Yield can no longer be considered only in terms of volumes and weights

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While many people are focused on the fight to end hunger, Professor Ismail Cakmak of Istanbul’s Sabanci University is focused on the fight to end hidden hunger. “Hunger is a lack of food and that is related to food security,” Cakmak told participants during a special seminar at the University of Manitoba this summer. “But
Patrick Walther speaks to a group of farmers during the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers annual SMART day in Carman.
Crops, Local news

There’s an economic case for strip till

The technique can save time and organic matter when it comes to soybean production

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While strip till has long been shown to have ecological benefits, a recent field day at the Ian N. Morrison Research Farm suggests there are also economic ones for producers to consider. “We have basically made a case study where we compare one pass, versus two passes,” said Patrick Walther, speaking to a group of
Selma Maendel, Portage la Prairie
1961 – 2014
Local news

Agricultural Hall of Fame: Selma Maendel

Four Manitobans were inducted into the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame at a ceremony in Portage la Prairie July 14. Over the next few weeks, we’re featuring each one with their citations

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Selma Maendel was the eighth daughter of Sarah (nee Wurtz) and Peter Maendel of Fairholme Hutterite Colony. Selma has been described as a staunchly proud member of the Hutterite community who exhibited all of the qualities often associated with this background — those being unique, distinctive, industrious, humble, caring, deeply religious and very private. Selma
Clubroot figured out canola in Alberta. Then it began destroying canola.
Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Long-term plans essential

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The farms that are winners tomorrow will be run by farmers who are proactively understanding and defusing production problems today. There are a number of growing issues that could be a disaster tomorrow, but growers can prevent them if they’re committed to doing the right thing now. The best example, and the one that’s a
Mallard Lodge has been undermined by waves 
and the windows are boarded up.
Country Crossroads, Local news

Former Delta Marsh Field Station

The area is one of many still dealing with the aftermath of floods

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It’s the fifth anniversary since the 2011 flood along Lake Manitoba, and two years since the 2014 flood. The high water may be gone but the effects linger on and will continue to do so for many years. Cottagers and homeowners whose property was destroyed or damaged are affected, and many are still at work
Aboriginal Manitoba farmer with oxen, circa 1900.
Did you know?, News

First Nations were first farmers in Manitoba

U of M students search site for historical artifacts

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It’s certain the first farmers in Manitoba were First Nations people, likely near the site of modern-day Lockport. That’s why a group of anthropology students from the University of Manitoba spent five weeks at the site this spring, searching for artifacts that could help us learn more about these early agriculturalists. The earliest recorded observation

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