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The growing threat of verticillium stripe - Manitoba Co-operator
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Although solutions may seem distant, researchers are taking action. A project started in 2019 by Sheau-Fang Hwang and Stephen Strelkov with the University of Alberta was recently completed.The results established a connection between blackleg and verticillium, concluding that extra measures may be needed to control blackleg where verticillium is present.
National beef strategy measures gains - Manitoba Co-operator
WEBAug 28, 2024 · The reported gains come from an update of the 2020-24 national beef strategy, a road map backed by seven major national organizations: the Beef Cattle Research Council, Canada Beef, Canadian Beef Breeds Council, Canadian Cattle Association, National Cattle Feeders’ Association, Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef and Canadian Meat Council.
Steam engines alive and well in Manitoba - Manitoba Co-operator
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Danielle, husband Colin Farquhar, Max and Wesley, 5, had driven from Chilliwack, B.C., to camp on the grounds of the Manitoba Agricultural Museum for the annual Manitoba Thresherman’s Reunion at the end of July.
Pulse sector welcomes federal funds - Manitoba Co-operator
WEBFeb 26, 2024 · The funds from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada were announced Feb. 9 at the University of Manitoba by Winnipeg South-Centre MP Ben Carr on behalf of federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay. “This is going to be an extremely powerful catalyst for the growth of this industry, which has such an important presence here in the Prairie region of Canada,” said Carr.
Crop Report & Farming Articles - Manitoba Co-operator
WEBDespite the wet conditions, seeding progress was made throughout much of the province last week and is estimated to be 92 per cent complete. Spring cereals, peas, and grain corn are approximately 97 per cent complete.
Waterhemp digs deeper foothold in Manitoba
WEBAug 30, 2024 · As of last year, 20 rural municipalities in Manitoba were affected by waterhemp. This year, even more were added to online maps, according to Kim Brown, a weeds specialist with Manitoba Agriculture.
Research gets molecular on potash clumping - Manitoba Co …
WEBAug 15, 2024 · His clumping research launched in 2022. Zhang turned to the medical section of CLS. A micro-CT technique, done through the biomedical beam line of CLS’s Biomedical Imaging and Therapy Facility, allowed him to …
Return of the rust: Manitoba on guard against cereal leaf diseases
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Most rusts blow northward from states close to Manitoba, but an uncommon trajectory saw stripe rust spores fly into south-central Manitoba from the U.S. Pacific Northwest this spring, he said. “So far, the development of that disease has not been substantial. It may have been curbed somewhat by warmer temperatures later on.
From Peak to obsolete - Manitoba Co-operator
WEBJul 4, 2022 · 1950: Onions were harvested by hand in the late 1950s at Kroeker Farms. photo: Courtesy Wally Kroeker/Kroeker Farms Farmers sold directly to picklers and canneries, to grocers or at markets around the city.