Insights and Stories of Miranda Leybourne

Oct. 4, 2024 at 10:26 am CDT

Attention to fall weed control is needed as harvest nears its end. Speaking during a Manitoba Agriculture webinar Sept. 25, provincial weed specialist Kim Brown singled out weeds that thrive in salinity, which concerned many producers this spring. Kochia is perhaps the most infamous weed threat on that list. A […]

By Miranda Leybourne

Sep. 27, 2024 at 10:15 am CDT

Fighting off volunteer canola in your soybean crop begins with added effort to keep your non-volunteer canola from escaping the back of the combine the year before. While there’s already been a lot of work done on the matters of volunteer canola issues and canola harvest loss, recent research from the University […]

By Miranda Leybourne

Aug. 28, 2024 at 3:30 pm CDT

It’s the first of its kind in North America, it brings fresh meat to consumers in the portions they choose, and it’s happening on Main Street in Russell, Manitoba. The E Butchery on Main, created by Nerbas Bros. Angus, brings direct consumer marketing and vending machines together for the ease […]

By Miranda Leybourne

Jul. 5, 2024 at 10:37 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia – Food is expensive in the rural North. In 2018, a litre of skim milk was worth $1.55 in Winnipeg and $2.23 in a northern Indigenous community with an all-weather road. Without the road, a resident would pay $2.65. It’s the same story for produce. Carrots cost $1.82 […]

By Miranda Leybourne

Jun. 13, 2024 at 3:19 pm CDT

The federal government has invested over $5 million into the barley sector, aimed at creating more resilient varieties that can handle climate change. Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay on June 12 announced $5,257,073 earmarked for the Canadian Barley Research Coalition. The funding echoes similar announcements for research clusters […]

By Miranda Leybourne