The Fence Post: Fall/Winter 2025

Coles Ag on November 3, 2025

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Download The Fence Post: Fall/Winter 2025 (pdf)

Table of Contents

 

  • Message from the Chair: Cheers to five years
  • Message from the CEO: MCA at five
  • What’s new at MCA 
  • Five Questions with Andrew Hector
  • Cover: Manitoba Crop Alliance at five
  • Research & Production
  • Market Development
  • Advocacy
  • Strategy

The Fence Post: Spring/Summer 2025

Coles Ag on May 5, 2025

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Download The Fence Post: Spring/Summer 2025 (pdf)

Table of Contents

 

  • Message from the Chair: Investing in the future of agriculture
  • Message from the CEO: From stone collector to CEO
  • What’s new at MCA 
  • Five Questions with Katherine Stanley
  • Cover: 100 years of excellence
  • Research & Production
  • Market Development
  • 2025 Annual Report Summary
  • Advocacy

The Focal Point: Winter 2025 Edition

Coles Ag on January 27, 2025

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Download The Focal Point Winter 2025 Edition (pdf)

 

Table of Contents

  • Meet a Researcher: GROW Barley lead strives to advance barley agronomy 
  • Bulking up: Exploring sunflower protein potential
  • Corn vs. the cold: Pushing the boundaries of early seeding and emergence
  • Need for speed: Accelerated breeding strategy for flax improvement
  • Under pressure: Researching solutions to soil compaction
  • Cutting-edge crops: Modernizing winter wheat production systems 
  • Research by the numbers

The Fence Post: Fall/Winter 2024

Coles Ag on November 4, 2024

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Download The Fence Post: Fall/Winter 2024 (pdf)

Table of Contents

 

  • Message from the Chair: Advocating for you
  • Message from the CEO: Investing in infrastructure
  • What’s new at MCA 
  • Five Questions with Ashley Ammeter
  • Cover: Keeping an eye on wellness
  • Strategy: Introducing our 2024-27 Strategic Plan
  • Advocacy
  • Research & Production
  • Market Development

The Fence Post: Spring/Summer 2024

Coles Ag on May 2, 2024

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Download The Fence Post: Spring/Summer 2024 (pdf)

Table of Contents

 

  • Message from the Chair: Get involved
  • Message from the CEO: A strategy beyond “continuing”
  • What’s new at MCA 
  • Five Questions with Morgan Cott
  • Cover: The not-so-secret ingredient
  • Advocacy
  • Research & Production
  • Market Development
  • 2024 Annual Report Summary
  • Economic Impact of Our Crops

The Focal Point: Winter 2024 Edition

Coles Ag on February 12, 2024

Welcome to the third edition of the Focal Point, Manitoba Crop Alliance’s (MCA) annual research magazine.
In just two and a half years, our research program has grown exponentially, with the addition of new projects in all crop types, as well as the development of our Whole Farm Research program.

The Fence Post: Fall/Winter 2023

Coles Ag on November 3, 2023

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Download The Fence Post: Fall/Winter 2023 (pdf)

Table of Contents

 

  • Message from the Chair: Science is science.
  • Message from the CEO: A “New Deal” for Canadian agriculture.
  • What’s new at MCA 
  • Five Questions with Lori-Ann Kaminski
  • Cover: Half a century of tasseling
  • Research & Production
  • Market Development
  • Advocacy
  • MCA Events 
  • Crop Profile Snapshots

The Fence Post: Spring/Summer 2023

mca2022dev on April 27, 2023

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Download The Fence Post: Spring/Summer 2023 (pdf)

Table of Contents

 

  • Message from the Chair: Farmers, it is time to become engaged.
  • Message from the CEO: Building our future on the dreams of the past.
  • What’s new at MCA 
  • Five Questions with Pam de Rocquigny
  • Cover:Crafted with care
  • 2023 Annual Report Summary
  • Research & Production
  • Market Development
  • Advocacy

The Focal Point: Winter 2023 Edition

mca2022dev on February 6, 2023

Welcome to the third edition of the Focal Point, Manitoba Crop Alliance’s (MCA) annual research magazine.
In just two and a half years, our research program has grown exponentially, with the addition of new projects in all crop types, as well as the development of our Whole Farm Research program.

The Fence Post: Fall/Winter 2022

mca2022dev on November 23, 2022

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Download The Fence Post: Fall/Winter 2022 (pdf)

Table of Contents

 

  • Message from the Chair: Farmers are resilient 
  • Message from the CEO: Celebrating two years working Stronger Together
  • What’s new at MCA 
  • Five Questions with Darcelle Graham 
  • MCA events 
  • You need people who care: Manitoba’s malt value chain is a labour of love from grain to glass
  • Plant innovation 
  • What is 4R Nutrient Stewardship? 
  • The basics of biologicals
  • Water world
  • A season of transition 
  • New marketing stream in the works for oilseed sunflowers 
  • Connecting consumers to our crops
  • Being a voice for Manitoba farmers
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