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Green Party Highlights Ag Agenda

The Green Party of Manitoba has laid out its agriculture platform heading into the September 10 provincial election.
 
Dr Martha Jo Willard is the Green Party candidate for Notre Dame.
 
"The goal is to preserve land and soil texture and make sure that the best farming practices are used based on evidence-based research," she said. "The goal in the policy platform is to maintain local farm ownership, organic farming, regenerative farming, to decrease pesticide use as much as humanly possible."
 
Other priorities for the Green Party include restoring wetlands, increasing the use of shelter belts and decreasing absentee land ownership.
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Effective Timing of Cotton Defoliation

Video: Effective Timing of Cotton Defoliation


Defoliation is the shedding of cotton leaves that naturally occurs when leaves become physiologically mature. In this video, PhytoGen Cotton Development Specialist Shawn Butler, Ph.D., goes through the methods to determine when to break the cotton bolls open and see if they are ready for the picker. Nodes above cracked boll (NACB) and sharp-knife technique are two methods for determining harvestability.