Just like Ag in Motion, agricultural innovation has blossomed, boomed and spread in many directions. That was obvious at the Ag in Motion Innovation Awards Monday night, in which a rich crop of innovative agricultural products were judged by a crowd of creators and manufacturers. “The pace of change has accelerated,” said Richelle Andreas of […] Read more
Producers can achieve maximum use from their vaccines
Cattle producers spend a lot of time deciding which vaccine to use, getting the timing right and applying it the correct way. However, In order to get maximum efficiency out of the vaccines, we also need to look after them right up until the time of injection. Much has been written on this, but several […] Read more
Biologicals no silver bullet
WINNIPEG — Biological products have been touted as replacements for synthetic chemistry and fertilizer in crop production, but that may be a false promise. According to one pitch, if farmers add biological X to the soil, they can cut nitrogen rates by 15 pounds per acre. According to another, biological Y can control a fungus […] Read more
Drought recovery ‘remarkable’
WINNIPEG — The change in drought conditions across the Prairies has been “remarkable,” says an agro-climate specialist with Agriculture Canada. Last October, most of Western Canada was in some form of drought, and a large region of western Saskatchewan and southern Alberta was in an extreme or exceptional drought. As of June 30, the situation […] Read more
Moisture welcome, but some areas receive too much
A western Sask., farmer says a moisture probe in one of his canola fields has indicated saturation every day since June 2
REGINA — The 2024 growing season for many Prairie farmers is characterized by the old saying, it never rains but it pours. Most of Manitoba has received far beyond 100 per cent of normal rainfall, leading to unseeded acres and flooded crops. Saskatchewan’s most recent crop report highlighted crop flooding in low lying areas and […] Read more
Pork action double-edged sword for Brazil
Country would benefit if China took anti-dumping measures against EU, but competition could increase in other markets
SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) — China’s potential imposition of anti-dumping measures on European Union pork imports, a disastrous scenario for the bloc, could benefit Brazil’s exporters but also affect the country’s ability to compete elsewhere, analysts and industry sources said. Chinese companies have asked for an anti-dumping probe into pork imports from the European Union, […] Read more
Beef imports from Britain jump 177 percent
WINNIPEG — Beef imports from the United Kingdom are up 177 percent in the first four months of 2024. Canada imported $10.2 million worth of beef from Jan. 1 until the end of April. That’s a significant increase from the same period in 2023, when beef imports from Britain were $3.7 million. If the pace […] Read more
Clone-derived meat sparks discourse
Glacier FarmMedia – The idea of sourcing meat from cloned animals is making waves in Canada. On May 25, Health Canada closed consultations on a proposed policy change for cloned animal products, which are those from animals conceived through somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) and their offspring. The transfer involves replacing the nucleus of an […] Read more
Long-range weather forecasts prove unreliable
Why do we do it? Why do we listen to all the long-range weather forecasts over the winter that try to predict what the growing season will be like, when year after year they prove themselves to be largely useless? In 2021, the Prairies had an epic drought and this year has seen an abnormally […] Read more
Drive into the history of Man.’s literary history
A road trip that stops at the birthplaces of some of the province’s most beloved stories is worth considering this summer
From Nellie McClung to Margaret Laurence, rural Manitoba has been home to many notable authors. Often, the author’s background has influenced the topics they write about and where they place their stories. Day trippers this summer can get a taste of local literary culture by visiting the setting for novels or places where their writers […] Read more
