The glyphosate resistant weed found in the Rural Municipality of Tache has already taken over fields in North Dakota
Waterhemp, a bothersome weed for growers in Iowa and Illinois, is now in Manitoba. The weed was found last fall in a soybean field southeast of Winnipeg. The discovery in the Rural Municipality of Tache may be the first detection of waterhemp in Western Canada. The finding wasn’t a shock because waterhemp has spread throughout […] Read moreTag Archives Manitoba Ag Days
Manitoba Ag Days 2017
The 40th annual edition of Manitoba Ag Days is on this week in Brandon. WP reporters are there covering all the action and you can find all their stories, along with any social media using the show’s hashtag – #AgDays17, collected below. Check back frequently as this page will be updated throughout the day while […] Read more
Robot tractor offered to public
Provoking spontaneous applause from a group of farmers is not an easy task, but Matt Reimer pulled it off Jan. 20 during a speech at Manitoba Ag Days. Last year, Reimer used basic knowledge of computer programming to build a robotic tractor on his farm near Killarney, Man. Reimer told a crowd of about 200 […] Read more
VIDEO: Do cold calculations before buying equipment
BRANDON —The costs and benefits of buying new equipment can vary dramatically depending on why it’s being bought. That’s why producers have to apply different math to their equipment-buying decisions that accounts for why they are thinking of buying something new, say Manitoba Agriculture farm management specialists. “Try to take the emotion out of it […] Read more
Manitoba Ag Days
Manitoba Ag Days kicks off this week, running Tuesday through Thursday January 19 to 21. Producers from across Canada and the central United States will gather in Brandon to take in the latest agricultural production expertise, technology, and equipment. Western Producer reporters will have daily coverage of the show, and you’ll be able to follow […] Read more
Manitoba Ag Days 2015
Manitoba Ag Days is underway for 2015 and Western Producer reporters are there covering all the action. Visit this page for all our ongoing coverage of the event – photos, videos and stories. This page will be updated throughout the day: #agdays15 Tweets Angela Brackenreed from the Canola Council of Canada talks to Ed White […] Read more
Prepare for price volatility: analyst
Poor U.S. moisture reserves | Crops will survive ‘rain shower to rain shower’ and roller-coaster markets will fray nerves, he warns
The market expects corn yields to bounce back this summer but Frayne Olson isn’t convinced, considering the extreme dryness in the western corn belt. “Given today’s prices, what do you have to assume about the size of crop to get those price levels? You have to have a very large corn crop … to get […] Read more
