Insights and Stories of Don Norman

Aster yellows rare but potentially costly Manitoba Ag Days speaker says

Jan. 21, 2025 at 4:34 pm CST

Aster yellows might be rare, but it can be expensive. The last big outbreak cost Prairie canola growers $400 million in yield losses, Trevor Wist of AAFC told Manitoba Ag Days 2025.

Mustard growers need ‘canola level’ crop protection

Nov. 4, 2024 at 11:49 am CST

By Don Norman

(Left to right) Elaine Sopiwnyk, vice-president of technical services at Cereals Canada, with Cereals Canada chief executive officer Dean Dias and Winnipeg South MP Terry Duguid at the Cereals Canada pasta lab in Winnipeg Oct. 15. PHOTO: DON NORMAN

Federal funds announced for Cereals Canada

Oct. 15, 2024 at 3:23 pm CDT

By Don Norman

Federal government intervenes to end rail lockout with binding arbitration

Aug. 22, 2024 at 4:55 pm CDT

By Don Norman

Canada’s railways grind to a halt

Aug. 22, 2024 at 9:02 am CDT

By Don Norman

Time runs out for a negotiated settlement for Canada’s railway labour dispute

Aug. 21, 2024 at 12:55 pm CDT

Deadline for lockout set by Canada's major railways expires just after midnight tonight, and the reality of what that means to the agriculture sector is settling in.

By Don Norman

The rail lockout: How did we get here?

Aug. 16, 2024 at 6:07 pm CDT

In the days since August 9, panic has begun setting in within the agricultural industry. The country has never seen a labour dispute that resulted in a strike or lockout from both of Canada’s rail companies. With harvest ramping up, a suspension of rail services would be disastrous for the industry.

By Don Norman

Agriculture groups campaign against rail strike

Aug. 15, 2024 at 4:36 pm CDT

Pulse Canada has organized a letter writing campaign to push the government to halt the looming labour stoppage at Canada's railways.

By Don Norman

Kyle Gibson of AGI3 outside his company's booth at Ag in Motion. Photo: Don Norman

‘Precision’ insurance on offer for farmers

Jul. 30, 2024 at 1:30 am CDT

Company says individual insurance breaks coverage into different profiles, even within the same farm, making for a more tailored business risk management option.

By Don Norman

Company promises instant plant tissue sample results

Jul. 19, 2024 at 10:40 am CDT

ATP Nutrition, which made headlines last year with their Nutriscan portable soil lab, has upgraded the system to scan nutrients in the leaf tissue of plants.

By Don Norman

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