Gene testing for blackleg race: How useful is it to the farmer really ...
Oct 10, 2024 · Blackleg race testing is one of the tools pitched to stay ahead of the fungus. The hope is that a farmer can identify exactly which races are present in the field and match them with resistance genes in a canola cultivar. The blackleg gene test has been available for years. The Manitoba Canola Growers Association includes it in its suite of ...
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION: A ‘found generation’ of farmers
Nov 17, 2023 · For more stories of Indigenous farming, food sovereignty, challenges and triumphs in the ongoing work of reconciliation, see our Truth and Reconciliation landing page. Saskatchewan municipalities sign deal with Arctic Gateway Group to connect Tisdale to Port of Churchill. In 2021, 2.8 per cent of Canada’s farm population was Indigenous ...
Will Manitoba’s shrinking beef footprint turn around?
Sep 23, 2024 · Statistics Canada reports that, from 2021 to 2022, the province dropped 7.7 per cent of its cattle on beef farms, down to 928,900 head. There’s been little sign of recovery since that historic drought year. Statistics Canada has reported fewer beef animals every year in Manitoba and, in 2024, only 882,600 beef cattle were reported.
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November 7, 2024. 2009 MACK TRI-DRIVE, MP8 485 HP, 18 spd, 292" frame, 69/20 a…. November 7, 2024. Manitoba Co-operator provides agriculture news, weather forecast and precipitation reports, stories about crop and livestock production to farmers in Manitoba.
Canada’s trade rep takes another blow with Port of Vancouver …
Sep 27, 2024 · Grain terminal worker strike at the Port of Vancouver is the second recent disruption to the grain transportation system and sparked concern over Canada’s perceived reliability as a trade partner.
Good work done on beef sustainability, but more left to do: …
Oct 1, 2024 · Canada’s beef industry has reduced its carbon footprint, but there’s always room for improvement, meat company researcher says. Canadian producers have done an excellent job of reducing the environmental footprint of beef production, but the work is not done, says a sustainability researcher with the world’s largest meat processing company.
Manitoba yields exceed expectations - Manitoba Co-operator
Oct 13, 2024 · Spring wheat has a large range, the province reported. With 96 per cent of spring wheat harvested, farmers report yields between 40 and 95 bu./acre. StatCan’s prediction is within the lower half of that range at 57.1 bu./acre. The 10-year average for spring wheat is 58. For canola, StatCan and Manitoba Agriculture are more closely aligned.
Western Manitoba Offers Glimpse Of History
Sep 30, 2010 · About 2-1/2 miles north of this spot, back on PR 577, is the tiny settlement of Olha, the site of St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, built in 1904. The first church in the area, it is recognizable by its Byzantine domes, called “banyas.”. A smaller building off to the side houses the church bells and the church is a designated ...
Editorial: Grain business consolidation and concentration
May 13, 2024 · Laura Rance grew up on a grain and livestock farm in southern Manitoba and has worked in agricultural journalism for more than 40 years. She is based in Carman, Man. The anti-competitive tentacles of this deal reach much deeper than a consolidation that makes two competitors into one. This is about who will shape the future of grain handling ...
Major Arctic char fish farm coming to Manitoba
Sep 23, 2024 · Canada’s largest aquaculture farm growing Arctic char is coming to the RM of Rockwood north of Winnipeg. Saphire Springs Inc.’s aquaculture and fish processing facility will take over the former Department of Fisheries and Oceans’ experimental fish hatchery. The farm is set to open in 2026 about 30 kilometres north of Manitoba’s capital.