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Manitoba Crop Report

In this week's crop report, Manitoba Agriculture says saturated soils and waterlogged fields are common in the southwest region from Brandon northward.
 
Fusarium risk maps indicate extreme risk for FHB development in cereals across much of the province.
 
Hay and forage yields have been below normal to date, while rains are expected to improve hay and pasture regrowth for a second cut in most of the province.
 
Widespread spraying for grasshoppers is ongoing. Armyworms are noted in fall rye, spring cereals, and perennial rye grass. Insecticide applications are ongoing.
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How the corn-soy diet transformed swine nutrition

Video: How the corn-soy diet transformed swine nutrition

At the 2026 ASAS Midwest Section meeting, Dr. Robert Easter, professor emeritus of swine nutrition at the University of Illinois, spoke at the U.S. Soy sponsored Swine Application Symposium, offering a historical perspective on one of the most important developments in modern pig production: the corn-soybean meal diet. What today is considered a foundational feeding strategy was not always obvious or even accepted.