
Tag Archives University of Minnesota

Researchers create algorithm to predict PEDv outbreaks
The high-tech approach already has an 80 per cent accuracy rate

Biofilters a natural way to control hog barn odour
Odour mitigation is an important question for the future of Manitoba’s growing hog industry

Opinion: Counting cows

Clean energy can drive rural economy
Speakers call for switching out some of the $4 billion now spent on fossil fuel imports to Manitoba with homegrown renewable energy sources

Winning the race against rust
The latest technology has scientists poised for a breakthrough on this tough crop disease

Avoid soybean loss during harvest, drying and storage
Shattered beans can badly affect the profitability of your crop

Get scouting, soybean aphids showing up in fields
When populations hit 250 and are still rising consider applying an insecticide, but don’t forget to take beneficial insects into account. There’s an app for that

Is strip tillage the new black for Manitoba farmers?

Enhancing N efficiency
There are products available to protect you from nitrogen loss, as well as management techniques to apply

Wheat hybrids possible but are benefits big enough?
Some wonder if the money would be better spent on open-pollinated lines while finding better ways seed companies can get financial returns