This will be a quick look at some of the new technologies that could impact Canadian Agriculture in profound ways over the next few years. Through Scott’s involvement in an ag tech investment firm he sees hundreds of new ag start-ups from across the globe each year. Scott will highlight some of the trends, breakthroughs, quirky ideas, and amazing opportunities that could be possible for farmers in the near future.
2023
Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. is a leader in the development of Canada’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Industry. Azure’s vision is to utilize Canadian skill sets and agricultural resources to produce low carbon fuels which will allow the aviation industry to meet its CO2 emission reduction goals and targets. Doug will discuss what sustainable aviation fuel is, how it is produced and why Manitoba was the jurisdiction of choice. Azure intends to leverage Canadian skill sets to position Canada as a world leader in sustainable aviation fuel. Join Doug to learn what this means for agricultural producers.
Canola is an essential crop in the Canadian Prairies, and the short harvest window adds to the pressure of covering acres at the same time as minimizing losses. Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute recently studied factors which influence combine losses to help guide machine setups in canola, including new technologies such as auto-adjustment. Charley and Lorne will discuss the results of the survey with the goal to help minimize crop losses.
Join Erik as he discusses MNP’s unique process to sell shares of farming corporations, helping sellers maximize after-tax proceeds. As farming continues to become more complex and the scale of farming operations increases, MNP has developed a sale process to meet these challenges and maximize value.
In order to address growing season challenges, applied research efforts are critical to rapidly changing and challenging crop production systems. Collaboration plays an important role in linking upstream innovation to downstream adoptions and true partnerships are all about connecting the right people with the right information to manage the challenges. Join Dr. Singh as he shares how applied research and farmer partnership can better align strategic thinking and adoption of new agricultural production technologies and practices on farms.
The crop specialists on this panel will dig deeper into the pests that affect crops, especially when conditions were more severe as it was in 2022. Weeds, diseases and insects plague crops every year to some extent but recent conditions will have effects that carry over for many years. How can we prepare for the long lasting effects? This panel of experts will raise some of those issues and hopefully give you an edge in 2023. Come prepared to have your questions answered.
Resistant Weeds – Kochia, Waterhemp, Wild Oats … Kim Brown-Livingston, MB Agriculture @GovMBAg
Herbicide resistant weeds continue to increase across our province. New threats like waterhemp and Palmer amaranth add to the number of herbicide resistance weeds that farmers have to deal with. Having resistant weeds in your fields requires more complex and integrated weed management strategies in order to maintain sustainable and profitable farms.
Flea beetles, grasshoppers and aphids: Biggest insect concern in crops in 2022 John Gavloski Manitoba Agriculture @GovMbAg
Flea beetles have become a chronic problem for canola growers, and are very difficult to manage. Grasshoppers have been a concern over the past few years in many crops. Aphids were a concern in crops such as cereals, pea and soybeans last year. Many of our crop-feeding aphids move into Manitoba from the south and populations can be highly variable from year to year. This presentation will discuss some of our main insect concerns from 2022, with scouting and management tips.
2:45 PM Diseased Crops? Looking Back & Looking Ahead David Kaminski, Manitoba Agriculture @GovMbAg
Manitoba’s 2022 growing season was unlike the previous three. After drought, excessive, often torrential, rainfall delayed seeding and flooded crops at various stages of development. On the plus side, rains replenished soil moisture reserves. How did these conditions affect the prevalence and severity of diseases in annual crops? We’ll review some crop diseases that reared their ugly heads again, some that were less evident, and others that are still emerging and growing concerns. Have you got a crystal ball? – what diseases might we expect in 2023? We’ll explore the probabilities of the diseases for which we can prepare, regardless of the weather we foresee.
