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Crops, Forages, Reuters

Women players drop legal battle over World Cup turf

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters –– Players who had begun legal action over the use of artificial surfaces at this year’s Women’s World Cup have dropped their case, their lawyers said on Wednesday. A group of elite women’s players had sued FIFA and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA), arguing that artificial turf surfaces for the tournament, which takes place […] Read more
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Crops, Forages, Soybeans, Weather

Manitoba to boost insurance coverage on pedigreed soybeans

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Increased coverage for pedigreed soybeans is among the changes planned for Manitoba’s provincial crop insurance program for the 2015 growing season. Soybeans are expected to be the largest pedigreed seed crop in Manitoba this year, the province said in a release, and the increased coverage is expected to reflect the “additional cost” of producing the […] Read more
Ron Pidskalny, executive director of the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association, has resigned after one year in the position, recognizing the association is short of funds. Photo: Allan Dawson
Crops, Forages

Canadian Forage and Grassland Association short of funds, and a manager

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Reading Time: 2 minutes The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA) set up five years ago to help Canada’s struggling forage and grassland industry is struggling itself, but vows to carry on despite a shortage of funds and the resignation of its executive director, Ron Pidskalny. “Nobody is saying we’re going to have to shut it down,” CFGA chair […] Read more
Crops, Forages, Reuters

Women will not boycott World Cup over artificial turf

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Toronto | Reuters — There are no plans to boycott next year’s Women’s World Cup but players will proceed with a gender discrimination lawsuit against FIFA if forced to play on artificial turf, one of the complainants said on Thursday. Reigning FIFA player of the year Nadine Angerer, who is among over 40 international women […] Read more
Sustainability on the hoof
Features, Forages, Livestock

Sustainability on the hoof

Across Canada, livestock must be part of a healthy agriculture

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Forages and livestock can not only help you manage your soil for sustainability, they can also help you manage the evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds, says Martin Entz, professor of natural systems agriculture at the University of Manitoba. No-till farming has come a long way and has brought a lot of change to agriculture. But there’s […] Read more
Crops, Forages, Hay, Markets

Volatile forage market seen keeping alfalfa prices high

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Volatility on the forage market has driven alfalfa prices to all-time highs in Western Canada and it doesn’t appear they’re going to come down anytime soon, an industry expert says. The high prices can be chalked up to a few reasons, according to Ed Shaw, owner of Carstairs, Alta.-based International Quality Forage […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Beef Cattle, Livestock, Pasture, Weather

West’s ranchers sending cattle out to pasture early

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — The late spring has prompted many Prairie cattle owners to put their animals on pasture weeks ahead of schedule, according to three industry watchers. “They are probably three weeks early (in Alberta) compared to when they should be turning them out,” said forage specialist Barry Yaremcio at the provincial Ag-Info Centre at […] Read more

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