A new website has joined the fight against invasive wild pigs in Canada, aiming to offer tools, information and resources to educate the public and offer them a way to report wild pig sightings.
New wild pig website launches in Canada
Parties unitedly condemn China tariffs on Canadian canola
China’s 75.8 per cent tariffs against Canadian canola seed called ‘unjustified,’ spark calls for immediate federal response from Canada’s Liberal government
China's 75.8 per cent tariffs against Canadian canola seed called 'unjustified' spark calls for immediate federal response from Canada's Liberal government.
Keep it clean on pre-harvest chemical use
Farmers urged to toe the line on pre-harvest pesticide application and market product restrictions to avoid grain marketing headaches
Canadian farmers urged to toe the line on pre-harvest pesticide application and market product restrictions to avoid grain marketing headaches.
Governments offer aid to drought-affected Manitoba livestock producers
Manitoba and the federal governement are teaming up to support Manitoba livestock producers who are being hit hard by drought conditions.
Six agriculture leaders named Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame
The six 2025 Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees range from long-serving farm policy makers to researchers and business leaders
The six 2025 Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees range from long-serving farm policy makers to researchers, agriculture advocates and food business leaders.
Maple Leaf Foods spin off approved
Shareholders voted in favour of Canada Packers Inc., which will cover the food company’s pork operations
Maple Leaf Foods shareholders approved with an overwhelming majority the food processing company's plan to spin off its pork operations to Canada Packers Inc.
Powdery scab a puzzling potato problem
Biosecurity, such as avoiding the use of manure from livestock that ate infected potatoes, is a must
Powdery scab, caused by Spongospora subterranea, thrives in cool, moist conditions and can significantly impact potato crops by forming lesions on tubers and galls on roots.
How potato pests find ways around insecticides
Resistance to insecticides is complicating pest control, prompting experts to advocate for integrated management strategies
Several mechanisms allow insects to survive pesticide applications — for example, metabolic resistance, in which the pest detoxifies the insecticide faster than a susceptible individual, or target-site resistance, in which the receptor sites affected by the pesticide are altered.
Control drainage costly, but beneficial
Tiling can improve soil conditions, accelerate warming, boost crop growth and reduce nutrient runoff
“…soil will be ready for germination much earlier [and] drained soil will be better than undrained fields.”
Iron deficiency chlorosis took toll on Manitoba soy
IDC was a widespread issue last year as diminishing soil moisture left salts higher in the soil profile
Manitoba’s soybean acres had a hard time with iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) in 2024. The province’s soils are usually rich in iron, but when there’s too much moisture, soluble salts, nitrates or calcium carbonates, the plant’s ability to get that iron is impeded.
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