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Two proposed bylaws will be discussed at the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association’s annual meeting Feb. 11, 2016, says association executive director Brent VanKoughnet. One deals with checkoffs and the other advance voting for director elections.

Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association considers bylaw changes

Three of the association’s six director positions are also up for election

By Allan Dawson November 23, 2015

Two proposed bylaw changes will be considered at the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) annual meeting Feb. 11, 2016 during the Crop Connect conference at the Victoria Inn in Winnipeg. One bylaw deals with checkoffs and the other with director elections, association executive director Brent VanKoughnet said in an interview Nov. 12. Information

Martin Entz speaks about organic soybeans near Carman.

Crops, Oilseeds

Higher seeding rate needed for organic soybeans

Transitioning to organic soybeans is possible with strategic planning

By Shannon VanRaes August 10, 2015

It’s a simple question, one that Martin Entz hopes producers will seriously consider. “Why not grow organic soybeans?” he asked producers gathered at the Ian N. Morrison research farm near Carman late last month for the Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers’ annual SMART Day. “Something farmers are always looking for is on-farm diversification, so we’ve

Cereals

Winter Cereals Manitoba announces wheat project funding

Part of a $2.2-million, four-year initiative across the Prairies

By Winter Cereals Manitoba Release April 6, 2015

Winter Cereals Manitoba Inc. (WCMI) has announced an investment of $125,000 in 11 winter wheat-related research and development projects. They are part of an overall program with investment from all funding partners being $2.2 million over four years, including $1 million in matched funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) under the Growing Forward 2

Harpinder S. Randhawa, current soft white breeder at AAFC, received the  Seed of the Year award on behalf of Sadash Sadasivaiah, who passed away in 2005. It was presented by award co-chair Todd Hyra.

Cereals, Local news

AC Andrew receives Seed of the Year West award

Award includes a $4,000 scholarship to a student in plant breeding or genetics

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 13, 2015

AC Andrew, a soft white spring wheat variety developed by the late Sadash Sadasivaiah at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Lethbridge Research Centre, has been selected as the 2014-15 winner of the Seed of the Year West award. “AC Andrew was a major breakthrough in terms of grain yield in the soft white spring wheat,” Harpinder

Crops, Local news

Manitoba corn acres sit tight

More corn producers are requesting returns of their checkoff dollars,  but so far research remains unaffected 

By Shannon VanRaes February 27, 2015

Corn acres in Manitoba aren’t expected to grow this year, partly because of a lack of risk management tools, according to the Manitoba Corn Growers Association. “The coverage that most corn producers have is maybe 50 to 60 per cent of their cost of production,” said association president Myron Krahn. “In a risk management strategy,

Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association director David Rourke says it will do most of its research on joint projects with other provinces.

News

Giving farmers a role in variety development

Should farmers just provide a little assistance, or form their own breeding company?

By Allan Dawson February 24, 2015

What role should farmers play in developing new wheat and barley varieties? It’s a question Western Canada’s cereal groups are tackling together, says Brent VanKoughnet, a consultant working with the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA), one of the groups involved in the project. Directors and staff from eight organizations, with some funding and

Crops

CN Rail over, CP under 2013-14 Maximum Revenue Entitlement

The railways moved 38.76 million tonnes of western grain to export ports — the most ever since 2000-01 

By Allan Dawson January 9, 2015

It cost western Canadian grain farmers, on average, $33.69 a tonne to ship grain by rail during the 2013-14 crop year, down 30 cents a tonne from the crop year before. And, as was the case in 2012-13, one railway was slightly over and the other slightly under the statutory Maximum Revenue Entitlement (MRE), also

Local news

New dean of Agriculture and Food Sciences appointed at U of M

Dr. Karin Wittenberg begins a three-year term effective Jan. 1, 2015

By University of Manitoba December 22, 2014

Dr. Karin Wittenberg has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Manitoba. She begins a three-year term effective January 1, 2015. A professor in the Department of Animal Science, Wittenberg has served as Acting Dean of the Faculty since July 2014. Prior to this position, she led

Crops, News

New provincial wheat and barley groups pledge to co-operate

There's agreement collaboration will make farmers' checkoff dollars stretch further

By Allan Dawson November 14, 2014

Western Canada’s new provincial wheat and barley organizations agree their best path forward is co-operating to make the best use of farmers’ checkoff dollars — but that doesn’t mean there won’t be some bumps in the road. Some were evident during a panel discussion at the Interprovincial Seed Growers meeting in Winnipeg Nov. 5 when

Crops, Local news

Immediate priorities identified for new wheat and barley organizations

One is deciding if farmers should own their own plant-breeding company

By Allan Dawson November 13, 2014

There are two pressing issues the West’s new provincial wheat and barley organizations need to address soon, a Manitoba consultant working for the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) says. One is prepare for the July 17, 2017 end of the temporary western Canadian wheat and barley checkoff for funding research and market development,

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures rise on expectations of tight supplies

U.S. grains: Chicago soybeans fall, but achieve first annual gain in three years

ICE Canada Weekly: Canola unlikely to have a good start to 2026

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