Insights and Stories of Don Norman

Feb. 6, 2024 at 9:37 am CST

Farmers could win bragging rights and cash for community organizations in a new yield competition from Nutrien Ag Solutions.

By Don Norman

Jan. 19, 2024 at 11:07 am CST

Scouting for waterhemp is difficult but critical, Manitoba Agriculture weed specialist Kim Brown told producers during her presentation at St. Jean Farm Days Jan. 10. “You’re going to hear a lot about this in the next few years because this is just going to become a bigger and bigger problem, but I really […]

By Don Norman

Dec. 15, 2023 at 9:49 am CST

Broadly speaking, commercial vertical farming operations are humankind’s attempt to grow food under conditions more controllable than Mother Nature allows and with a minimum of wasted space. Many seem like sci-fi greenhouses: hydroponics, plants growing in stacks or up walls and high-tech sensor setups that seem straight out of the […]

By Don Norman

Nov. 14, 2023 at 2:53 pm CST

The federal government is putting up $9 million to drive the sustainable growth of Canada’s canola sector. The funding comes from the AgriScience Program—Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership and was announced today (Nov. 14) in Winnipeg by Lawrence MacAulay, the federal agriculture minister. “This new […]

By Don Norman

Nov. 10, 2023 at 9:34 am CST

A new-to-North-America wetland harvester could revolutionize the way wetlands are managed and provide cheap, sustainable fertilizer in the process, according to at least one watershed district that has tested the machine. “It definitely has the potential to be a game-changer for wetland maintenance, drain maintenance and biomass harvesting,” said Redboine […]

By Don Norman