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Consultation on plant variety royalty options soon starting

The seed sector says the goal is encouraging more plant-breeding investment in Canada

By Allan Dawson October 16, 2018

Federal government consultations on ways to encourage more investment in plant breeding will start this fall, says Todd Hyra, president of the Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA) and SeCan’s business manager for Western Canada. “It’s really about how to generate investment for plant breeders, incent investment by new innovators that want to come to Canada

Manitoba’s Pelly Lake water-control project is cited as one example of how natural features can control flooding more cheaply than engineered structures.

Local news, News, Other

‘Natural infrastructure’ — retain what you have; restore what’s lost

A new report says natural infrastructure can be cheaper than built infrastructure for controlling floods

By Lorraine Stevenson October 15, 2018

Saving and carefully managing of wetlands, forests and other working natural landscapes can save Canadians millions in yearly flood damage costs, says a new report supported in part by the Insurance Bureau of Canada. This ‘natural infrastructure’ is also a viable and cost-effective alternative to traditional — and often much more expensive — built flood

The challenge ahead for Canada's dairy sector is to make the case for their worth to the voting public.

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Seeking allies

By Gord Gilmour October 4, 2018

The rubber has hit the road in U.S.-Canada trade negotiations and the news isn’t good for Canadian dairy producers. It appears they’re set to lose as much as 3.5 per cent of their market to tariff-free U.S. dairy imports. That’s on top of similar concessions made during negotiations for the Canada-European trade deal that saw

Country Crossroads, News, Other

Healthy heat

It’s shaping up to be a hot early autumn and harvest. Stay safe while you’re in the field

By Lorraine Stevenson August 20, 2018

Heard the one about the farmer who wouldn’t drink while he drove the combine? He refused water, or any other liquid, while trying to get the harvest done, figuring it would mean fewer stops to answer the call of nature. But it didn’t end well. He landed in hospital with dehydration complicating other pre-existing health

Opinion

Opinion: The Great Canadian Grain Robbery

If you can’t identify the problem then you can’t provide a solution

By Ken Sigurdson May 7, 2018

Allan Dawson, in the April 12 edition (Putting a price tag on the grain backlog), continues to defend a false narrative of ‘blame the railways.’ The information provided by Ken Larsen in his National Farmer’s Union op-ed on March 22 was confirmed by a highly respected journalist for the Western Producer, Brian Cross, who noted

Ancient wheat varieties, like this spelt crop seen here in the field, have garnered plenty of consumer attention recently. The CDC has just released breeder seed for four new hulled varieties.

Cereals, Crops

Go to hull

The latest releases from the Crop Development Centre at the U of S bring back something long gone from most wheat varieties

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 18, 2018

When most of us think of a wheat kernel, we think of the familiar smooth seed with an indentation on one side. But this is actually a relatively recent development, coinciding with the introduction of high-yielding bread and durum varieties that we’re all familiar with, roughly in the early 1900s. The earliest wheats were hulled,

Animal science professor Red Williams, shown here in 2000 touring the old University of Saskatchewan barn with University of Wyoming research scientist Mary Humstone, died March 26 at age 93. (Usask.ca)

Livestock

Animal science professor Red Williams, 93

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 30, 2018

Memorial services will be held “at a later date” for renowned Prairie animal science professor Charles “Red” Williams, who died Monday at age 93 leaving a legacy of work in livestock care and ag extension. Williams, born in Regina and raised on farms in Saskatchewan and Alberta, served in the Second World War on the

Canadian canary seed producers have new options for their crop.

Did you know?, News

Canary seed sees human opportunities

From food to cosmetics, approval for human use is important for this crop

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 26, 2018

Canary seed isn’t just for the birds anymore. It was approved for human consumption by Health Canada in 2016 and while few are feasting on it yet, it represents a market opportunity for Canadian growers, who produce 65 per cent of global canary seed. Elsayed Abdelaal, of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)’s Guelph Research and

Lowe Farm farmer Butch Harder told the seed growers’ meeting he opposes additional royalties for cereal breeders, calling the plan a “seed tax.”

Crops, News

The ‘value capture’ conundrum

A proposal to better compensate cereal breeders will almost certainly cost farmers more  either when they buy seed or when they deliver grain to the elevator

By Allan Dawson March 2, 2018

Some call it a cereals ‘seed tax’ while others say it’s an investment in improved varieties. Either way, Canadian farmers face paying more for new varieties, or when they deliver the crop, if one of two proposed new “value capture” models is implemented by the federal government in 2019. “We want Canada to continue to

Cattle at Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives chow down on standing corn at the Brookdale research farm.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Making the most of corn grazing during a cold Manitoba winter

A late-December cold snap didn’t seem to set back corn-grazed cattle much

By Alexis Stockford January 23, 2018

Manitobans may feel like they’ve been living in a deep freeze, but some of the province’s cattle have weathered the cold among the cornstalks. That’s no small feat, as the last days of 2017 dropped to -35 C with wind chills approaching -50 C. Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives (MBFI) near Brookdale winters its animals

Daily Network News

Canadian trade tribunal to examine imports of frozen, canned vegetables

Pay more attention to South American corn

Board appointments hint Richardson Int. may rejoin canola council

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