Nov 15 to 30: Gauging cover crop benefits

Are you cover crop curious? During a Manitoba Organic Alliance workshop this summer, Virginia Janzen, a graduate student with the University of Manitoba, spoke with attendees about measuring cover crop performance using a ‘cover crop triangle,’ and the importance of having a cover crop strategy that takes you from start to finish.


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A high-flying concept unites with AI

“I actually believe that the introduction of AI on the farm is going to be as big a jump as going from the horse to the tractor.” Daniel McCann, CEO of Precision AI, made this bold statement about artificial intelligence (AI) at the Ag in Motion farm show this past summer. But what dramatic shift […] Read more



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A ‘UFO’ inside your grain bin

Abbreviating a product name down to that of a mysterious airborne anomaly is bound to grab your attention, but there’s nothing out-of-this-world about a product that’s easy to use. The User Friendly Option, or ‘UFO,’ from S3 Air Systems is a lightweight, vertical aeration system that’s designed to provide four times more airflow than traditional […] Read more


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Taking stock of your soil’s health

Soil health is on the minds of many producers these days, and for good reason – if you aren’t monitoring the health of your soil, whatever you expect to get from it may not offer the results you’d like. At a workshop hosted by Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives earlier this summer, Abbey Wick, a […] Read more

Nov 1 to 15: New crop protection products, canola hybrids on the horizon

At Ag in Motion this past summer, BASF unveiled new developments in crop protection and canola hybrids for 2023. Prairie growers will be keen to learn that herbicide resistance remains a high priority for the company, and what the new Invigor hybrids have to offer farmers. Watch it here in our latest video.



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Is your water supply helping or hurting your tank mix?

Weed control in fields can be a challenge for growers in some years due to multiple factors, but have you considered the water you use in your tank mix as one of them? At the 2022 Crop Diagnostic School, Kim Brown-Livingston with Manitoba Agriculture stressed the importance of testing your water supply before mixing herbicides, […] Read more



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Is your livestock water supply up to the test?

Good quality water is essential to raising a healthy herd, but if your water supply became toxic, any number of health issues can crop up. At Ag in Motion this past summer, Rikki Wilson, livestock and feed extension specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, looked at some of the livestock water issues that if […] Read more