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Cereals, Crops

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readbasket of the World Under Siege” blared the headline on an opening slide in Dilantha Fernando’s PowerPoint presentation. It was a dramatic way to start a workshop on fusarium head blight. But was it exaggerated? “It all depends on which year we are talking about,” said Fernando, a University of Manitoba plant pathologist. It was
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

CWB Single Desk To End, But When?

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It’s not a question of if, but when Stephen Harper’s majority Conservative government will kill the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly over western Canadian wheat and barley. The Tories have promised since 2006 to abolish the CWB’s statutory single desk, but were stymied until winning 167 seats in the May 2 election, giving them a solid
Livestock, News

Environment Threatens Human-Animal Relationship, Scientist Says

People may have to change the way they work with animals if they want the world to have a sustainable future, a recent conference at the University of Manitoba was told. The historical relationship between human beings and domesticated animals, which has lasted for ages, may now be too environmentally burdensome to cont inue, an
Livestock, Opinion

Justifying Livestock

Every so often some research findings come along that cause an “aha” moment. An “aha” moment is not to be confused with a “eureka” moment, which is derived from the Greek expression “I have found it,” and denotes the discovery of something new and unique – like what Archimedes reportedly uttered in the 17th century
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Flooded Roads Are Dangerous

Life doesn’t stop because there’s a flood. But it can claim a life in an instant and change the lives of survivors forever. Just ask Gary Stott, a farmer from Niverville. His older brother Raymond drowned here April 6 when the overflowing Marsh River swept his pickup truck off Alerie Road. It was found three
Hogs, Livestock, Opinion

Polls And Animal Welfare

As you are reading this article, we are going through a federal election. As with any election, a multitude of polls are being published that declare this or that federal party is going to win either a majority government or a minority government. While the political polls are considered useful by some, nothing but entertainment
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What’s Up – for Apr. 28, 2011

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. April 26:Environmentally Sustainable Food Production: What is the Role for Animal Agriculture? Session with AAFC research scientist Dr. Henry Janzen and a farmer panel, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Carolyn Sifton Lecture Theatre, 130 Agriculture Building, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg. For more info or to pre-register
Beef cattle, Forages, News

Food Fight Top Prize Goes To Hemp Cookies

Hemp’s growing popul arity got another boost last week with the grand prize at the Great Manitoba Food Fight going to a rural Manitoba woman who has created a cookie with it. New Bothwell’s Natalie Dueck took home $15,000 and the gold medal for her product she calls her “chocolate hemp snackers.” She was one
Crops

Reading The Small Print In The Soil

What is a healthy soil? It is difficult to def ine that term so we prefer to use the term soil quality. Soil quality can be measured in terms of organic matter, fertility, texture, salinity, cation exchange capacity, pH and a number of other factors, all of which have identifiable quantitative numbers that can be
Cereals, Opinion

Lots Of Heat, Not Much Light

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There was a little heat but not much light from the five candidates who squared off in the two-hour debate on agricultural issues hosted by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture April 11. Despite his recent remarks in Minnedosa about letting farmers decide the future of the Canadian Wheat Board, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz reiterated the

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