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STARS celebrated 30 years in operation in May. The program began  in Calgary in 1985.

Stranded on an island for a good cause

STARS Rescue on the Island event will soon see a number of well-known Manitoba community members left on an isolated island until they can earn their way home

By Jennifer Paige September 4, 2015

Elm Creek producer Colin Penner will leave his tractor cab mid-harvest to be dropped on a remote island hoping he gets enough support from the agricultural community to get home. “It’s not every day you get to participate in a phenomenal fundraiser like this. It does make me nervous to be away during our busy

Weather, Weather Vane

Warm weather returns to the Prairies late next week

Issued: Monday, August 31, 2015 – Covering: September 2 – September 9, 2015

By Daniel Bezte September 3, 2015

Last week’s forecast once again played out fairly close to what was predicted, but with a couple of timing issues. For example, the cold front forecasted for last Sunday was a little slow and didn’t push through until Monday morning. This forecast period is going to start off on the warm side, with high temperatures

Weather

El Niño and its impact on our weather

By Daniel Bezte August 24, 2015

Last weekend, while we were waiting for the Riding Mountain Triathlon to start, a thunderstorm rolled through the region, forcing everyone to run for shelter. Two weather-related story ideas came to me while waiting for the storm to move out and the race to begin. The first I’ve already talked about in the past: safety

Beef cattle, Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Major operations aggressively bid feeder cattle

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen August 23, 2015

The feeder cattle market in a world of its own but has a fair amount of new information — mostly negative — to digest as the fall run moves into full steam. Despite the upcoming uncertainty, western Canadian yearling prices were $4 to $8 above last week on very strong buying interest from larger operations;

Oilseeds, Opinion

Editorial: We might need 100-bushel canola

By John Morriss August 10, 2015

The Canola 100 Agri-Prize for the first to achieve 100-bushel canola makes for an interesting challenge. Despite a favourable lingering PR image as the “Cinderella crop,” a look at the numbers suggests canola is showing signs of middle age. A few patches in a good growing year might even approach 80 to 90 bushels now,

Neal Gutterson (r), head of biotech for DuPont Pioneer says new tools are speeding up the crop improvement process.

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Corn and soybeans headed north and west

DuPont Pioneer is among a number of companies that see huge  growth potential on the western Prairies

By Laura Rance-Unger July 30, 2015

Earlier-maturing varieties of corn and soybeans rolling out across the Canadian Prairies will provide new cash crop options and contribute to more sustainable rotations, a senior official with DuPont Pioneer said here last week. While it is widely acknowledged that farmers are squeezing their canola rotations too tightly, setting the stage for a rise in

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

VIDEO: More corn and soybeans coming to the Prairies

By Laura Rance-Unger July 30, 2015

In an interview with Manitoba Co-operator editor Laura Rance at Ag in Motion in Saskatoon, DuPont Pioneer vice-president Neal Gutterson discusses plans for breeding corn and soybean varieties that can be grown across Western Canada, as well as for hybrid wheat and use of biologicals for insect and disease control.

Somerset-area organic farmer Jeremiah Evans is impressed with the weed control he’s getting with a new U.K.-made in-row cultivator.

Crops, Local news

Precision tillage offers new option for organic weed control

Frustrated with lack of weed control, organic farmer Jeremiah Evans has  tried a U.K.-made in-row cultivator and he’s impressed with the results

By Lorraine Stevenson July 23, 2015

Jeremiah Evans has a new high-tech hand helping him control weeds on his organic farm. Last fall the Somerset-area farmer took delivery of a custom-built U.K.-manufactured Garford Robocrop in-row cultivator, which uses special software to identify and target weeds, leaving the crop behind. After seeing what it could do to his wild oats, thistle and

The Keystone Agriculture Producers held its general council meeting on July 8 in Brandon.

Crops, Local news

Condition of rural roads a major concern at KAP meeting

KAP members say rural road conditions are unacceptable and look to lobby for improvements

By Jennifer Paige July 17, 2015

Keystone Agriculture Producers debated who should take the title of Manitoba’s worst road as producers gathered here for a general council meeting July 8 and compared notes on the province’s crumbling rural roadways. Improving rural infrastructure was clearly a top priority to the province’s producers following a discussion over resolutions at the KAP general council

Crops, Opinion

Editorial: The green world’s breadbasket?

By Laura Rance-Unger July 13, 2015

Jeff Rubin, the former chief economist for CIBC World Markets turned bestselling author, knows all about adaptation. His first book, Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller grabbed international attention with predictions that world oil prices would climb to more than $200 a barrel by 2012, forcing a rethink of almost

Daily Network News

Canadian alpacas impress American judge at Agribition

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as traders gauge China purchases

U.S. livestock: Futures rally ahead of U.S. Thanksgiving

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