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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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Finding a Balance of Innovation and Regulation - Dr. Peter Facchini

Video: Finding a Balance of Innovation and Regulation - Dr. Peter Facchini

Regulations help markets and industry exist on level playing fields, keeping consumers safe and innovation from going too far. However, incredibly strict regulations can stunt innovation and cause entire industries to wither away. Dr. Peter James Facchini brings his perspective on how existing regulations have slowed the advancement of medical developments within Canada. Given the international concern of opium poppy’s illicit potential, Health Canada must abide by this global policy. But with modern technology pushing the development of many pharmaceuticals to being grown via fermentation, is it time to reconsider the rules?

Dr. Peter James Facchini leads research into the metabolic biochemistry in opium poppy at the University of Calgary. For more than 30 years, his work has contributed to the increased availability of benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthetic genes to assist in the creation of morphine for pharmaceutical use. Dr. Facchini completed his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Biological Sciences at the University of Toronto before completing Postdoctoral Fellowships in Biochemistry at the University of Kentucky in 1992 & Université de Montréal in 1995.