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With harvest approaching, farmers will want to start thinking about pre-harvest intervals (PHI) before applying any pesticides and or fungicides to the crop.

The PHI refers to the minimum number of days between a pesticide application and swathing or straight combining of a crop and reflects the time required for pesticides to break down after being applied.

The Manitoba Canola Growers Association are looking for producer input to help shape the organization's future.

Since 1982, the organization has been farmer-funded and farmer-focused.

Over the years, MCGA has evolved to meet the changing needs of the industry and farmers.

Farmers are being asked to share their thoughts as the organization looks to the future.

When producers log onto the survey, there is a video to watch with an update on programming and the financial realities they are facing.

The survey closes August 11th.

Research finds agriculture waste could be transformed into biogas and fertilizer using bacteria-based techonology

Canadian farms could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while generating renewable energy by converting agricultural waste into biogas, a McGill University doctoral student says.

Anjaly Paul said anaerobic digestion could transform livestock manure and crop residues that would otherwise decompose in landfills into valuable resources.

A Saskatoon-based company has begun field trials of a replacement for granular peat inoculant.

Peat has been used for decades to inoculate crops such as peas and lentils and is a biological that provides consistent benefits, said Dave Greenshields, who founded Insight Plant Health in 2020.

However, customers are looking for a replacement, he told people attending a recent Canada-Saskatchewan Irrigation Diversification Centre field day.

Media Release - August 6, 2025

Spruce Woods voters can register or update their information until tomorrow to ensure they receive a voter information card in the mail.

Eligible voters who have not already received their card — or who received a card with out-of-date information — can register or update their information until Aug. 7. Voters who register or update their information during the revision period will be mailed a voter information card.

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Wednesday, August 6th Report: 

Arrest Warrant 

Some residents of Southern Manitoba have been noticing different trends this summer when it comes to insects. And the question has been asked whether our smoky conditions have played a role.

John Gavloski is an Entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture. He says studies have been done with biting flies and smoke. However, he cautions that the tricky part is that the impact of the smoke is very dependent on the intensity and the duration. 

"So, trying to make implications to what is happening in Southern Manitoba with the Northern Manitoba wildfires is very tricky," he says. 

The Manitoba Métis Federation is turning down Prime Minister Mark Carney's invitation to discuss his government's controversial major projects legislation, saying it won't attend the meeting alongside another Métis group it says has no reason to exist.

The federation, which represents Red River Métis, says Carney's decision to include the Métis Nation of Ontario in Thursday's meeting undermines the integrity of the gathering and puts the government's plans for major projects at risk.

The Winnipeg Goldeyes (31-44) suffered yet another one-run loss Tuesday evening, falling 5-4 to the Sioux Falls Canaries (43-33) in the second game of a four-game set at Sioux Falls Stadium.
 
Jordan Barth delivered the decisive blow in the bottom of the ninth, driving a double off the left field wall to bring home Matt Ruíz and send the Canaries faithful home happy.

Farmers and other stakeholders in the Ag industry have been attending Field Days with Manitoba Agriculture across the region, with today's taking place in Carberry with the Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre.  Yesterday, Field Day participants toured test plots in Roblin facilitated by the Parkland Crop Diversification Foundation.  Prior to these on July 30th, Arborg hosted their annual Field Day through the Prairie Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Group.