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Winnipeg pioneered scientific tractor testing in the early part of the 20th century. Seen here is a Flour City tractor on a drawbar test.
Country Crossroads

When Manitoba set the standard for tractors

A forgotten Manitoba competition tested early tractors for prospective buyers


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Little known today, either in Manitoba or outside the province, the Winnipeg Light Agricultural Motor Contests were on the cutting edge of the new technology of the tractor. In fact, the tractor was so new in 1908 that the word tractor had not even been invented. The Winnipeg contests were the first effort to scientifically
(Peggy Greb photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Hogs, Livestock

Field testing underway on Canadian PED vaccine

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Field testing is underway and a corporate partner on board for development of a made-in-Saskatchewan vaccine to protect pigs against porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED). The University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) said Monday its prototype vaccine, first announced last year, has moved into field testing in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Manitoba
Study digs deep into state of cow herd
Livestock

Study digs deep into state of cow herd

Five-year project generating hard data on topics such as antibiotic use, trace minerals, and Johne’s disease

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Cattle in Western Canada tend to be deficient in copper, have a low incidence of Johne’s disease, and cow-calf producers don’t use antibiotics excessively. Those are three of the findings from the cattle health network, a five-year project begun in 2012, and based on the National Animal Health Monitoring System in the U.S. “This year
moose in canola field
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Moose on the move from forests to farmland

Sloughs provide shelter from the heat and fields provide good grub

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A four-year University of Saskatchewan study has tracked the migration of moose from northern boreal forests to farmlands farther south. “Thirty years ago, seeing moose in the farmland of Saskatchewan would have been very rare but over time they have expanded to these new areas,” said Ryan Brook, a wildlife biologist with the university’s department
Biology professor, Christy Morrissey says a new facility to research bird health could pay human dividends.
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Bird’s eye view of human health

A University of Saskatchewan facility will let researchers study bird health and the environment with possible human benefits

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Just like the canary in the coal mine, wild birds can tell us a lot about our environment and how it could affect human health. University of Saskatchewan biology professor, Christy Morrissey says watching birds for problems could help locate issues that may affect human health, one of the driving forces behind a new research
A horse lift designed at the University of Saskatchewan is giving injured horses a second chance.
Did you know?, Livestock

Uplifting events for horses

A new collaborative invention from a multidisciplinary research team at the University of Saskatchewan promises new hope for injured horses

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A research team from the University of Saskatchewan is hoping to improve the outcome for horses suffering from fractures or other musculoskeletal problems. Hundreds of horses are fatally injured and euthanized every year in North America due to racetrack injuries. But even horses that are used for pleasure riding can break a leg. After a
Veterinarians are getting a better picture of what goes on in a horse’s gut by using high-tech tools from the world of human medicine.
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Camera pill to unveil secrets of horse’s gut

A University of Saskatchewan team is using an endoscopy capsule 
to research the workings of the equine GI tract

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Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan are using a tiny camera to learn more about the long, winding and mysterious gut of a horse. “Whenever I talk to students about the horse abdomen, I put up a picture of a horse and put a big question mark in the middle,” said veterinary researcher Julia Montgomery,
Brian Hayward believes a handshake is just as important as a trade deal in developing new markets.
Markets, News

CETA opens the door to new relationships

Glacier FarmMedia Special Report: Once the deal is ratified the real market development work begins

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Glacier FarmMedia assembled a team of reporters from its network of publications, which includes the Manitoba Co-operator, to examine the implications of Canada’s new trade deal with the European Union on Canadian agriculture and food processing. In coming weeks, watch for a series of articles that zero in on the challenge Canadian agriculture faces turning
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Canadian Wheat Board Alliance lobbies Ottawa

The alliance wants single-desk marketing 
for wheat reinstated

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The Canadian Wheat Board Alliance (CWBA) members say they got a good hearing from Liberal government MPs, including a couple of cabinet ministers, when they lobbied in Ottawa recently to restore the Canadian Wheat Board. “No one said no (to the idea),” CWBA spokesman and Swan River, Man., farmer Ken Sigurdson said in an interview

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