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- Epigenetics startup brings new insights to dairy herd performanceby Lilian Schaer on May 15, 2026 at 5:06 pm
A new epigenetic testing pilot in Manitoba is helping dairy farmers optimize herd health and productivity by looking at how genes respond to the environment.
- Companies make big bet on camelinaby Robert Arnason on May 15, 2026 at 4:41 pm
WINNIPEG — For much of the 2010s, camelina was promoted as the next “Cinderella” crop on the Prairies. The oilseed, which resembles canola, would become popular with growers and would be seeded on hundreds of thousands of acres, said camelina advocates. Then, oil and meal from the seed would be sold into multiple markets, including Read more
- Cropping for profit over production using regenerative agricultureby Janelle Rudolph on May 15, 2026 at 3:48 pm
Shifting the outlook from high production goals to increased farm profit has changed the outcomes for Michael Ferguson, a fourth-generation farmer near Melfort, Sask.
- Recycled human, animal waste could fill most fertilizer needs: studyby Don Norman on May 15, 2026 at 2:42 pm
Researchers have found nutrients recovered from human and livestock waste could, on paper, replace all of American agriculture’s nitrogen needs and about half of its phosphorus.
- What to consider before changing your rotationby Don Norman on May 15, 2026 at 2:17 pm
Research suggests more diverse rotations can compete on profitability, but making a change on the farm involves more than just the numbers.