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Alfalfa hays: merging myth and reality

By Carol Shwetz November 10, 2012

One of the most misunderstood feedstuffs in the horse industry today is alfalfa hay. Its position in the feeding program of horses is both revered and spurned. To unravel its benefits and the harms it is necessary to understand the nutrient-rich profile of this hay. When understood, it is the overfeeding of alfalfa hay, not

Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

Scientists work to reduce bean diseases

By Allan Dawson August 21, 2012

Some of their work was displayed during the Manitoba Pulse Growers Association’s recent annual tour

Can the same technology that warms up leftover pizza control seed-borne diseases in beans? A University of Guelph master’s student is hoping to find out. Allison Friesen is testing microwaves on seed-borne diseases such as halo blight and common bacterial blight, two diseases that can cut into yields and quality. “She spent the winter with

Crops, News, Pulses

Pushing trade with Morocco

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 8, 2012

Moroccan pulse importers and Canadian pulse exporters are working to remove high tariffs that are restricting pulse trade. “Moroccan pulse importers and Canadian pulse exporters have a common view on the value of improved market access for pulse trade between Canada and Morocco,” said Gordon Bacon, CEO of Pulse Canada in a release. “We need

Crops, Dairy cattle, Forages, Livestock, News

Green Gold early-warning system advises on first-cut alfalfa timing

May 31, 2012

The Manitoba Forage Council’s Green Gold program, which provides a forecasting service for optimizing harvest times for first-cut alfalfa, will be keeping a close eye on the progress of this year’s crop, just as it has for the past 17 years. John McGregor, who gathers and tests alfalfa samples each spring under the program for

Crops, Forages, News

Organic forage seed a hot market

By Daniel Winters May 4, 2012

The market for organic forage seed is currently undersupplied and offers large and growing demand over the next few years. It’s such a good business, said Laura Telford, a MAFRI organic specialist, that even people who hate organic can’t resist its allure. In preparation for her presentation on marketing opportunities at the Portage Food Development

Crops, Forages, Livestock, News, Oilseeds

Organic forage seed growers: Working with Mother Nature to keepbugs and weeds in hand

By Daniel Winters April 30, 2012

Growers manage fertility and soil health with less tractor hours by growing perennial forage seed crops

Growing organic forage seed takes a different mindset. Larry Pollock, who has been farming organically since the 1990s on 600 acres north of Brandon, was part of a panel of experienced growers offering insights at a recent workshop hosted by Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. He sows 100 to 150 acres of alfalfa under

Crops, Dairy cattle, Forages, Livestock, News

Alberta firm records first alfalfa sale to China

March 24, 2012

Staff / Green Prairie International, a global wholesale supplier of quality forage products located in Alberta, has become the first Canadian company to ship alfalfa into the Chinese market. Twenty containers of Canadian alfalfa hay have been shipped to China and 40 more containers have been ordered; the total estimated $600,000, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz

Crops, Forages, News

Weeds helped save his farm

By Allan Dawson March 14, 2012

Weeds aren’t always a farmer’s enemy. Sometimes they’re an ally. Grant Rigby says weeds helped him tackle soil salinity on his farm near Killarney and led him into organic agriculture. “The fundamental reason I dropped herbicide spraying was to allow plants to live on those areas of the farm where the crops I planted were

Cereals, Crops, Forages, News, Weather

Lack of snow probably hasn’t hurt the winter wheat — yet

By Allan Dawson March 5, 2012

Everybody is talking about the lack of snow this winter, but like the weather, nobody can do much about it. The fields here are bare and it’s the same for much of southern Manitoba. That’s raising concerns about possible winterkill to crops such as alfalfa, winter wheat and strawberries. Snow is a good insulator. Fortunately

Crops, Grain Markets, News, Pulses

Domestic pulse processing touted

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 27, 2012

More processing is key to the long-term success of the pulse sector in Western Canada, the head of the country’s largest pulse trading company told attendees at Crop Week in Saskatoon. The pulse sector should be focused on producing food rather than a commodity, said Murad Al-Katib, president and CEO of of Alliance Grain Traders

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat futures climb on Black Sea tensions

Pulse weekly: Record Australian pulse crop expected

National Farmers’ Union proposes guaranteed basic income for farmers

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