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In this photo of a wilt-affected plant’s stem at harvest, black microsclerotia can be seen just below the surface layer. (Gov.mb.ca/agriculture)

Verticillium wilt makes jump to Canadian canola

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 6, 2015

A Manitoba canola field has been confirmed as the first in North America with Verticillium wilt, a fungal disease well known to northern Europe’s canola and vegetable growers. With no seed treatments or foliar fungicides yet registered against it — and with no resistant canola varieties available — the disease, if here to stay, may […] Read more

looking at grain underneath a magnifying glass

Livestock, Nutrition

Are mycotoxins hiding in your feed supply?

By John McKinnon December 10, 2014

When it comes to feed quality, we usually think in terms of nutritional properties such as energy, protein or mineral content. There are, however, other feed characteristics that have an impact on quality, one of which is mycotoxin contamination. Depending on crop type, environment, location, harvest and storage management, there are a wide variety of […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Weather

Manitoba corn quality better than expected

By Terryn Shiells November 25, 2014

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s corn growers weren’t sure what they’d find when they combined their fields this fall due to unfavourable growing conditions, but overall quality was better than expected. “We were worried going in that it would be a lighter crop because of the frost in September,” said Morgan Cott, agronomist with the Manitoba […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Man. farmers to get compensation for swamped land

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 19, 2014

Farmers around southern Manitoba’s Portage Diversion whose fields were submerged by the province’s flood-control efforts this summer can expect some compensation. The province on Wednesday pledged up to $1.15 million to compensate growers following last summer’s use of the Portage Diversion to help regulate water flow and protect rural and urban residents along the Assiniboine […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery, Weather

Man. cattle producers get AgriRecovery feed assistance

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 12, 2014

Eligible livestock producers in parts of Manitoba excessively soaked during the growing season will get federal/provincial backing to buy and haul feed and forage. The federal and provincial governments on Wednesday announced AgriRecovery funding for what they call the 2014 Canada-Manitoba Forage Shortfall and Transportation Assistance Initiative. The program will offer support worth up to […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Manitoba extends fertilizer application window

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 7, 2014

Manitoba crop producers who’d hoped to apply manure or fertilizers to their fields now have a couple of extra days before the province’s annual winter ban takes effect. Manitoba’s conservation and water stewardship department announced Friday it will delay the start of the annual provincewide winter nutrient application ban until Wednesday (Nov. 12). Soil temperatures […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Weather

Cheap grain could shore up any Man. forage shortages

By Phil Franz-Warkentin October 28, 2014

CNS Canada — Excessive moisture in some parts of Manitoba over the past few months has led to localized forage shortages heading into the winter. However, ample feed grain supplies are expected to help supplement any lack of forages. Manitoba’s Interlake region was particularly hard hit by moisture in 2014. Water levels on both Lake […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Soybeans

Man. soybeans likely to sit in storage until new year

By Dave Sims October 23, 2014

CNS Canada — The bulk of Manitoba’s soybean crop may be off the field but isn’t likely headed to market anytime soon, according to an analyst. Local elevators are filling up “incredibly fast” with crops such as wheat and oats, “so soybeans may or may not have bin space at some of these elevators,” said […] Read more

Features

Direct-marketed grass-fed beef fuelled their expansion

By Debbie Furber September 12, 2014

Building a beef farm from scratch takes a lot of grit during the best of times. Starting up in hard times calls for that and for confidence in the future. Richard and Kristy-layne Carr have plenty of both. Not bound by tradition, they went into business with 30 cows on a quarter of land near […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

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Verticillium wilt makes jump to Canadian canola

Are mycotoxins hiding in your feed supply?

Manitoba corn quality better than expected

Man. farmers to get compensation for swamped land

Man. cattle producers get AgriRecovery feed assistance

Manitoba extends fertilizer application window

Cheap grain could shore up any Man. forage shortages

Man. soybeans likely to sit in storage until new year

Direct-marketed grass-fed beef fuelled their expansion

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