2019 Pulse And Soybean Variety Guide Now Available

The 2019 Pulse and Soybean Variety Guide is now available.

 

Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers (MPSG) Production Specialist Cassandra Tkachuk was asked if we're seeing a change in varieties grown in Manitoba.

 

"It really depends on what the companies feel are the most important varieties to submit," she said. "Over the past few years, with the rise in soybean acres, we have seen an influx of more shorter season varieties and I would say that was less of the case this year. We've seen that for the past few years. More recently would be the Xtend varieties, so the herbicide tolerant soybean trial was largely dominated by Xtend varieties. I believe we had one Enlist variety this year and we will be seeing more Enlist varieties next year."

 

An online version of the guide is available on the MPSG website.

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.