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Feed hazards lying in wait

By Geralyn Wichers August 5, 2021

Cattle producers are urged to get greenfeed and straw tested for potentially deadly nitrates this year. “Basically, we know there’s going to be nitrates in some of the feed. Especially cereal,” said Jo-Lene Gardiner, who works with the Border Agriculture Stewardship Association and is a cattle farmer in the Clearwater area. “It’s just been that[...]

Forages, News

Feed fears come into focus after poor first cut, flagging pasture

By Alexis Stockford July 15, 2021

Producers are seeing their fears realized with light hay cuts and pasture supplies once again running thin. With the exception of very localized patches of the southeast, which are seeing almost normal growth, most producers harvested 50 to 70 per cent of their normal forage in the first cut, according to John McGregor, hay expert[...]

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Manitoba's hay market up in the air

By Alexis Stockford April 16, 2021

Those watching the hay market are holding their breath, and keeping a close eye on the long-range forecast, as the clock starts ticking on the province’s potential forage harvest. Manitoba’s bone-dry start has had both forage experts and producers concerned the province may be in for another season like 2019 — when low yields and[...]

Forages, News

Weather divides first blush look at hay

By Alexis Stockford June 12, 2020

Hay producers have some hope that the last two years of difficulty are behind them, at least in the western part of the province. Initial reports suggest hay stands look promising in most of the province, although some frost damage was noted in the east as of the end of May. Why it matters: Manitoba’s[...]

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First cut hay harvest a mixed bag

By Alexis Stockford July 6, 2020

[UPDATED: July 7, 2020] There won’t be any bumper yields from Manitoba’s first hay cut and, despite storms that have left parts of Manitoba waterlogged last, not everywhere in the province has seen enough rain. June saw the province’s first hay harvests, although most fields cut by the third week of the month were either[...]

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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[...]

Forages, Local news

'Hay Day' arrives for forage growers in WestMan

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association June 6, 2018

Alfalfa is advancing very quickly in most of the West/Central area and is at or getting close to the optimum stage for dairy quality forage. Reports this morning still has alfalfa growing at a rate of one inch per day or more. Green Gold Report for Western/Central, June 4 This is the fifth release for[...]

Forages, Livestock

Forage forecast gets some good news

By Alexis Stockford June 7, 2019

The province got some of its first forage-friendly growing days in the last week of May, but it still may not be enough. This spring was another hard start for hay growers. Cold temperatures and lack of rainfall delayed alfalfa and pasture regrowth, leading the province’s forage experts to put out warnings against premature turnout.[...]

Beef cattle, Forages, Local news

Manitoba protein strategy looks for sustainability

By Alexis Stockford May 3, 2019

Manitoba isn’t going to just produce more protein, it’s also going to do it more sustainably. That’s one of the top goals of the provincial government’s much-heralded protein strategy, unveiled for consultation earlier this winter. The question that raises, of course, is what that buzzword is going to mean in practice. Pasture potential Carbon sequestration[...]

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

Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes

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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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Feed hazards lying in wait

Feed fears come into focus after poor first cut, flagging pasture

Manitoba's hay market up in the air

Weather divides first blush look at hay

First cut hay harvest a mixed bag

Manitoba Crop Report: More scattered rains across the province

Pressure rising again on feed supply as first cut falls short

'Hay Day' arrives for forage growers in WestMan

Forage forecast gets some good news

Manitoba protein strategy looks for sustainability

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