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Professor Emeritus Bob Parker Passes Away

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 11, 2010

Professor Emer i tus Bob Parker, who was a longtime member of the University of Manitoba’s department of animal science until his retirement in 1997, passed away Oct. 30 in Winnipeg. Parker, who emigrated from Scotland, first joined the U of M as a research officer in 1959. He went on to get a masters

News

What’s Up – for Nov. 11, 2010

November 11, 2010

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] or call 204-944-5762. Nov. 15:Farm and Cattle Management for Women seminar, main conference room, AAFC Brandon Research Centre, Brandon. Pre-register with MAFRI at 204-761-3914 by Nov. 5. Nov. 16:Manitoba Women’s Institute “Women in Leadership” workshop with Carolyn Pletsch, 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., location TBA, Steinbach. For more

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Farmers Welcome Canola Crush Expansion

By Allan Dawson October 21, 2010

Bunge’s plan to more than double the capacity of its canola-crushing plant at Altona to 2,500 tonnes a day is good news for farmers, but it also means they’ll have to grow more canola. “We’re always glad to see investment in the canola crush because it creates demand and more demand must mean they are

Country Crossroads

People Must Control Food System, Meeting Told

By Ron Friesen October 21, 2010

For Racquel Koenig, it’s homegrown vegetables in northern Manitoba, where a bag of potatoes costs three to four times as much as it does in Winnipeg. For Terence Sibanda, it’s seed for farmers in Zimbabwe to grow their own crops instead of relying on food aid. Food justice means different things to different people, as

Crops, News

Blending Farmer Innovation With Science

By Allan Dawson October 14, 2010

A60-bushel-per-acre crop of wheat would make any farmer proud, but how about one that was grown without pesticides or non-organic fertilizer? That’s how organic wheat yielded last year on a 1.5-acre field plot at the University of Manitoba’s Ian N. Morrison Research Farm at Carman. The average wheat yield in the R. M. of Dufferin,

Cereals, Hogs, News

In Brief… – for Oct. 14, 2010

By Ron Friesen October 14, 2010

Tariffs dropped:A federal decision to remove tariffs on imported vessels in the St. Lawrence Seaway is good news for western Canadian farmers, the Canadian Wheat Board says. “By removing the 25 per cent tariff on imported vessels, the Government of Canada has made the purchase of new lakers more economically feasible, helping to ensure farmers

Opinion

Our “Response Ability”

By Laura Rance-Unger October 14, 2010

But can it feed the world? The question routinely arises when the conversation turns to organic agriculture. Conventional wisdom says organic agriculture is a nice niche for those who can afford to pay the higher premiums as compensation for the farmers’ lower yields. But the production system can’t possibly achieve the productivity that will be

Crops

Organic Agriculture Is The Future

By Allan Dawson October 14, 2010

Does organic agriculture have a future? For some, such as well-known plant scientist E. Ann Clark, organic is the future. In a paper released earlier this year, the University of Guelph professor joined those who say that the end of cheap oil will mean the end of conventional agriculture as it’s currently practised. “(T)he future

News

Researchers Study Skink Habitat

By Bill Stilwell October 14, 2010

Many people have never seen a Northern Prairie Skink, an unusual little reptile with the amazing ability to escape predators by shedding and regrowing their tail. Unfortunately the skink is an endangered species and its future is uncertain. The Northern Prairie Skink (skink) is listed as a Species at Risk that is only found in

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Oct. 7, 2010

October 7, 2010

Deer ticks now across province:The deer ticks known to harbour the bacteria that cause Lyme disease can now be found throughout Manitoba, including their “well-established” population in the southeast, according to U of M entomologist Terry Galloway. Until this season’s fieldwork is done, it’s not known if deer tick populations have also “established” themselves in

Daily Network News

USDA defends $12 billion subsidy amid farm economy challenges

Canada December retail sales down 0.4 per cent; seen up 1.5 per cent in January

Feed Grains Weekly: Domestic prices remain flat

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