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Livestock & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
WEBFor the week ending September 7, Western Canadian yearling markets traded steady to $5/cwt higher in Alberta but steady to $6/cwt lower in Saskatchewan and Manitoba compared to seven days earlier. Major feedlots in Alberta appear to be focusing on local cattle. The calf market is in price discovery mode with prices quoted $10/cwt higher to …
A long and interesting history for Hutterites in Manitoba
WEBAug 10, 2016 · The late Selma Maendel was recently the first Hutterite inducted into the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame for her many long-standing contributions to agriculture in the province. Among other things she was a popular columnist for this publication, developed the Field History Manager software to computerize field record-keeping and worked with the medical industry to understand the genetic ...
Articles by Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm - Manitoba Co-operator
WEBBy Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 30, 2024. Combining in Alberta reached 20 per cent complete as of Aug. 27, according to the latest provincial crop report issued Aug. 30. The harvest was eight points ahead of the five-year average. Also, nine per cent of Alberta’s crops have been swathed and 70 per cent remain standing.
A ‘found generation’ of farmers - Manitoba Co-operator
WEBNov 17, 2023 · Geralyn graduated from Red River College’s Creative Communications program in 2019 and was previously a reporter for The Carillon in Steinbach. Geralyn is also a published author of science fiction and fantasy novels. In 2021, 2.8 per cent of Canada’s farm population was Indigenous – First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
HEAR research gets major funding - Manitoba Co-operator
WEBPublished: October 23, 2013. News. A University of Manitoba research team has received one of the largest-ever federal research grants to develop high-erucic acid rapeseed (HEAR). The team led by former Miami farm boy and now U of M professor, Rob Duncan will receive $3.885 million over five years to develop improved HEAR cultivars.
The rail lockout: How did we get here? - Manitoba Co-operator
WEBAug 16, 2024 · In the days since August 9, panic began setting in within the agricultural industry. The country has never seen a labour dispute that resulted in a strike or lockout from both of Canada’s rail companies. With harvest ramping up, a suspension of rail services would be disastrous for the industry. To pressure the minister to follow CN’s ...
Crop Report & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
WEBSeeding pace picks up across agro-Manitoba. Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 3 (week 19) By Manitoba Agriculture May 14, 2024. Rapid seeding has progressed across the province this past week and is now at 30 per cent complete. Producers have focused on planting corn (60 per cent complete), cereals (58 per cent complete) and peas (72 per cent complete).
Arborg Farmer Developing Rice Of The Prairies With Oat Variety
WEBApr 2, 2009 · He’d discovered a variety, which in his words, “had way more potential than pig feed.”. This is AC Gehl, a value-added hulless oat variety developed by Vern Burrows, a research scientist emeritus at Agriculture Canada. Sigvaldason was so impressed with it, and keen to explore its potential uses, he bought the variety last year.
Cover crop survey reveals risks and benefits - Manitoba Co-operator
WEBNov 30, 2021 · The survey showed a full 102,500 acres were put under cover crops with a little over half, 55 per cent, grown during “shoulder season” — post-harvest to the next seeding — while the remaining 45 per cent were grown full season. The majority of cover crop growers, 62 per cent of them, were cattle farmers, principally beef cattle, while ...