WINNIPEG — Some farmers and producer groups would like the federal government to restore testing of non-fertilizer supplements to prove they work before the products are commercialized. That’s unlikely to happen, says a fertilizer expert who has been in the industry for decades. The federal government stopped regulating non-fertilizer supplements in 2013, and efficacy testing […] Read more
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NFU calls for efficacy testing of non-fertilizer supplements
WINNIPEG — The federal government should re-instate efficacy testing for non-fertilizer supplements, says the National Farmers Union. The current system, where it’s unknown if products work or not, is a cost and a risk for Canadian growers, the NFU says in a report published Oct. 21. “‘Farmer buy-and-try’ should no longer be the norm for […] Read more
Microbiome revolution proposed
WINNIPEG — The hyperbole around biologicals and what they can do for crop production sounds like 10 million crickets in a suburban backyard. There’s a lot of noise around biologicals, and for good reason. Soil contains millions of bacteria, fungi and other microbes that perform vital functions for plants. As a result, global agri-science firms […] Read more
Farm groups wrestle with feds over ag research
Ottawa’s focus on climate change mitigation puts it at odds with farmers who want to focus on ways to improve production
WINNIPEG — At nearly every farm and commodity group meeting this winter across Canada, a farmer in the crowd will make the same statement or ask a similar question. They will express frustrations with the federal government and its insistence that all research must consider greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. At the Manitoba Pulse & […] Read more
Biological nitrogen-fixing products fail test
WINNIPEG —Dave Franzen is a straight shooter. If he doesn’t know the answer, the North Dakota State University soil scientist will admit it. If he does, he’ll tell you. As an example, in the summer of 2022 researchers from land grant universities across the north-central United States studied commercially available, biological nitrogen-fixing products to see […] Read more
Soybean acres may soon stabilize in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — There’s an emerging consensus in Manitoba that soybean acres in the province could soon stabilize at around 1.5 to 1.9 million. A lot depends on the weather and markets, but representatives of the soy and pulse industry believe that nitrogen-fixing crops could become 25 percent of total acres in Manitoba. “We think there […] Read more
