Biodiversity tool maps ecosystem services - Manitoba Co-operator
Sep 10, 2024 · The data comes courtesy of a new tool in the organization’s conservation toolbox. The Prairie Biodiversity Mapping and Assessment computer program features an interactive map that displays biodiversity by area, along with a module that predicts how changes to those biodiversity levels would affect the landscape.
Welcome back – again – to Manitoba Ag Days - Manitoba Co …
Jan 9, 2023 · But then another wave of pandemic hit, with its own set of crippling restrictions, and the show was closed for another year. “It was a heart-breaker for our whole group, particularly to our management team, because of the amount of work and prep that had gone into it,” said Brad Crammond, innovation showcase chair.
Farmers attend malting academy - Manitoba Co-operator
Dec 12, 2023 · CMBTC managing director Peter Watts discusses international beer markets. photo: Don Norman The one-and-a-half-day Malt Academy for Producers is a more laid-back version of the longer academy programs offered.
Latest Farming News, Videos, Weather - Manitoba Co-operator
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Fertilizer efficiency calculator launched - Manitoba Co-operator
Jan 20, 2023 · The department launched the digital tool on Jan. 17 during Manitoba Ag Days. “Our government recognizes producers face historically high fertilizer prices, highly variable grain prices, increased focus on environmental impacts of fertilizer use and the need to integrate, recalibrate and optimize all these variables in order to maintain farm profitability,” Ag Minister Derek Johnson said.
Egg farming for all to see - Manitoba Co-operator
May 5, 2023 · The Manitoba Egg Farmers have officially unveiled their new Learning and Research Centre at the University of Manitoba’s Glenlea Research Station. The farm group hosted a grand opening for the centre in late April. It is Canada’s first public egg research, education and training facility.
Big changes for deer hunters - Manitoba Co-operator
Oct 28, 2022 · Gabrielle Leo with her first deer. Women’s participation in deer hunting has grown in the last few years. photo: Tim Sopuck CWD has been present in eastern Saskatchewan for at least two decades, so Manitoba’s CWD surveillance program has focused on our western border.
Bringing egg farming into public view - Manitoba Co-operator
Jul 19, 2022 · A new, high-tech egg-laying research centre is on the horizon for the University of Manitoba’s Glenlea Research Station. The 4,500 laying-hen barn is expected to be a world-class facility outfitted with cutting-edge scientific testing equipment.
Manitoba Beef and Forages joins Smart Farm network
Feb 14, 2023 · The research and demonstration farm turns to a number of technologies that might be of interest, including rumen monitoring, weather stations, GPS collars and video to gather information on cow behaviour, water bowl sensors that measure water level and temperature in the winter, feed sensors that monitor intake, automatic gates and smart ear tags to monitor reproductive cycles.
AgriRecovery announced for honey sector - Manitoba Co-operator
Jul 4, 2023 · “It’s not just the cash, it’s the recognition of our importance and the place we play within agriculture.” – Ian Steppler. photo: Laura Rance The 2021-22 winter was “unprecedented,” noted provincial Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson during the AgriRecovery announcement, adding that the honeybee industry is “a critical component of Manitoba’s economy.”