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The good news, bad news scenario on hay

By Alexis Stockford August 5, 2022

For the first time in a long time, there’s hay in the field and lots of it. The problem has been getting to it. Tyler Fulton, president of Manitoba Beef Producers, says yields are some of the best he’s seen, but moisture has been a serious issue for putting up dry hay. “We’re struggling,” he[...]

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Hope for hay, despite late spring

By Alexis Stockford June 9, 2022

It’s been one of the latest starts on record for forage, but 2022 still has the potential to be the province’s first decent hay year since 2017. John McGregor, extension support with the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA), says the first alfalfa clippings of the year are now in for analysis. “It is slow[...]

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The ins and outs of late-season alfalfa

By North Dakota State University October 19, 2021

Due to the impacts of the drought, livestock producers throughout the region are in search of additional feed. “Some areas have received rain in late August and early September causing alfalfa fields to green up,” says Miranda Meehan, North Dakota State University Extension livestock environmental stewardship specialist. “Producers are asking what the risks and rewards[...]

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Manitoba Crop Report: More scattered rains across the province

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More scattered showers across Manitoba helped crops advance in their development during the week ended July 13, 2025.

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Pressure rising again on feed supply as first cut falls short

By Alexis Stockford July 19, 2019

Hay shortages still have a chokehold on Manitoba as producers take stock of their first cut. Rains gave much-needed relief to fields across southern Manitoba since the end of June, but it was largely too late for the forage crop. Top-tier stands this year only reach about 60 per cent of normal, according to John[...]

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Rain relief brings good news for forage crops

By Alexis Stockford June 5, 2018

Forage growers are seeing a glimmer of hope for the first time this season, with stands jumping from the recent rains. Some areas broke 10 millimetres of cumulated monthly rainfall for the first time in the last week of May. Brandon counted just over 55 millimetres through May and June as of June 3, while[...]

Forage association presents 2023 Leadership Award

November 30, 2023

The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA) presented its Leadership Award at its 14th Annual Conference on Nov. 29, in Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, to Dr. Dan Undersander of Wisconsin – the first non-Canadian to win this award. As well as being the keynote speaker at the conference, Undersander has worked as a forage[...]

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Green Gold Report for Central Region

By John McGregor, Manitoba Forage Council June 11, 2013

From Monday, June 3 to Thursday, June 6 we saw the alfalfa grow about two inches. Fields in the central area that are part of the Green Gold program are in the late vegetative stage and the RFV have started to decrease. Both the Arborg and Baldur site are close to Hay Day as the[...]

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Nip forage diseases at the bud

By Alexis Stockford January 10, 2018

Moisture is the enemy when it comes to forage diseases. For any farmer who has watched dark splotches appear on their low-laying alfalfa leaves or opened a bale only to find it spoiled, that will come as no surprise. Fungi are the culprits for most forage diseases, Linda Jewell, AAFC plant pathologist said during the[...]

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Recent frost damage to forage crops mostly minimal

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association May 24, 2016

Eastern Manitoba After the hard frost on May 16 there was some concern the crop may have been damaged. Looking at fields on the morning of May 19, although there was visible damage, the extent across the Green Gold fields was very minimal. The picture above is generally what was seen in most of the fields. There[...]

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U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

Alberta Crop Report: Rains in the south, dryness in the north

Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes

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The good news, bad news scenario on hay

Hope for hay, despite late spring

The ins and outs of late-season alfalfa

Manitoba Crop Report: More scattered rains across the province

Pressure rising again on feed supply as first cut falls short

Rain relief brings good news for forage crops

Forage association presents 2023 Leadership Award

Green Gold Report for Central Region

Nip forage diseases at the bud

Recent frost damage to forage crops mostly minimal

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