Carney hails warmer ties with China, Xi’s leadership

Carney hails warmer ties with China, Xi’s leadership

Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed on Thursday Canada’s improving ties with China as well as the leadership of President Xi Jinping. In a ‘roadmap’ agreement signed on Thursday, Canada and China committed to “maintaining open channels of communication” to resolve issues on trade in agricultural products like canola.

University of Manitoba Agronomist, Yvonne Lawley discusses flea beetle suppression using cover crops at U of M field day in Carman. Photo: Don Norman

Cereal cover crops show mixed flea beetle protection

Fall rye and oat nurse crops show promise for reducing damage, however, current research notes it's not yet a reliable field-scale tool

Reading Time: 4 minutes University of Manitoba researchers are testing if planting fall rye and oat nurse crops help growers reduce damage without hurting yield.