A cabbage seed pod weevil crawls over a canola flower. Photo: Abi Benson/Manitoba Agriculture

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Manitoba sees cabbage seed pod weevil surge

Cabbage seed pod weevil has crossed into true canola pest territory in Manitoba this year, following years of minimal population counts

Cabbage seed pod weevil has crossed into true canola pest territory in Manitoba this year, following years of minimal population counts





Breen Neeser talks to Nigel Buffone at Ag in Motion

Farmers Business Network to open Manitoba facility

A new agricultural chemical distribution centre in Brandon will be one of two that Farmers Business Network plans to build on the Prairies

A new agricultural chemical distribution centre in Brandon will be one of two that Farmers Business Network plans to build on the Prairies.

Steve Froese says the PhiBer drone service trailer can managed four drones. Photo: John Greig

VIDEO: PhiBer drone carrier wins ag tech innovation award

PhiBer Manufacturing was honoured at Ag in Motion for their Dash Carrier trailer, featuring space to land, recharge and refill four drones

PhiBer Manufacturing’s Dash Carrier trailer can land, recharge and refill four drones. The Manitoba company won the ag tech innovation at Ag in Motion 2025.


3D Rendering of a tornado into withered corn field next to utility poles
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Types of tornado mimics

What spin like a tornadoes, but aren’t tornadoes? A number of weather phenomenon fit the description

Not everything with spinning winds on the Canadian Prairies is a tornado. From dust devils to cold-core funnel clouds, there are a number of weather phenomenon that fit the description.

Grain pools in a farmer's hands.
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New rules for organic farming on the table

Canada’s organic farmers have until July 29 to comment on new organic standards that would open the door to products like municipally derived struvite fertilizer, but would also crack down on lapses in organic management

Canada’s organic farmers have until July 29 to comment on new standards that would allow permit more products, but also crack down on organic management lapses.


Male farmer collecting fresh, heirloom chicken eggs from the straw. Photo: Debby Lowe/iStock/Getty Images

Supply management schism still dividing agriculture

Bill C-202, which sought to protect supply management on trade just like its pre-election predecessor, wound up pitting Canadian farmer against Canadian farmer

Bill C-202 wound up pitting farmer against farmer for political reasons at a time when an unwritten law of Canadian politics remains very much in effect anyway.

Research shows feeding extra lysine to pregnant gilts increases milk-producing tissue by 44 per cent.
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First-time pig mothers may need more lysine

Lysine feed recommendations may fall short for gilt pregnancies when it comes to making sure the mother pig can produce as much milk for her piglets as possible

Lysine feed recommendations may fall short for gilt pregnancies when it comes to making sure the mother pig can produce as much milk for her piglets as possible