ATP Nutrition’s Nutriscan uses a near-infrared sensor to measure a range of macro- and micronutrients in plant tissue and delivers the results to an app on a user’s smartphone.
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Hand-held device detects nutrient deficiencies in leaf tissue
The Nutriscan device won Manitoba Ag Days’ Innovation Award earlier this year
Winning innovators recognized in Manitoba
A strong field resulted in additional runners-up at this year’s Innovation Showcase that was held during Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon
At the 2025 Manitoba Ag Days 15 exhibitors were given awards in the annual innovation showcase.
Premiums to drop
The provincial and federal governments unveiled the 2025 AgriInsurance program at Manitoba Ag Days.
The provincial and federal governments unveiled the 2025 AgriInsurance program at Manitoba Ag Days.
Man. producers welcome livestock insurance changes
Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp. introduces a new maximum value for calculating livestock predation claims
The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation will over double its maximum value when calculating predation claims this year
Businesses connect consumers with local food
A cattle ranch and a flour miller from Manitoba talk about their efforts to make local food more accessible for consumers
A panel of entrepreneurs spoke at Manitoba Ag Days about building businesses in rural Manitoba.
Man. ag services opens offices in Shoal Lake, Virden
Recently announced offices will once again extend the crown insurance corporation’s footprint west of Brandon
Two more western Manitoba communities will have Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) offices for in-person agricultural insurance service this summer: Shoal Lake and Virden.
Soybeans hit with iron deficiency chlorosis
IDC was a widespread issue in soybean last year as diminishing soil moisture left salts higher in the soil profile
IDC was a widespread issue in soybean last year as diminishing soil moisture left salts higher in the soil profile
Iron deficiency chlorosis was one widespread soybean issue in 2024, agronomists reported during a panel at Manitoba Ag Days 2025
Aster yellows rare but potentially costly Manitoba Ag Days speaker says
The last big outbreak is said to have cost Prairie canola growers $400 million in yield losses
Aster yellows might be rare, but it can be expensive. The last big outbreak cost Prairie canola growers $400 million in yield losses, Trevor Wist of AAFC told Manitoba Ag Days 2025.
Researchers scramble to understand verticillium in Canada
Disease is a relative newcomer to Canada and has been the subject of little research globally
Justine Cornelson of BrettYoung Seeds says verticillium is one reason Manitoba saw disappointing canola yields last year. The disease needs to be the subject of more research, since little has been done to date.
Canola oil demand expected to rise
Global supply is tightening as canola and sunflower production drops and palm oil output in Malaysia, Indonesia plateaus
BRANDON — Demand for canola oil looks strong in the short term and the longer term, says a market analyst from Germany. In the 2024-25 crop year, world supplies of sunflower seed and rapeseed (including canola) dropped about 13 million tonnes. Crushing of the two oilseeds will decline this year and palm oil output has […] Read more
