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Seeding 80 per cent complete, rain needed for germination and crop growth

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 22

By Manitoba Agriculture May 22, 2018

Seeding operations continue across Manitoba. Provincially, seeding progress estimated at 80 per cent complete. Winter injury resulted in some reseeding of winter wheat in the Central, Eastern, and Interlake regions. Dry conditions have resulted in slow growth and difficulties assessing injury. Precipitation variable throughout the province, with most areas in the Central and Eastern regions

News, Other

Transport modernization on hold

Liberals and Conservatives blame each other for latest transport bill delay

By Alex Binkley May 18, 2018

Liberals and Conservatives were quick to blame each other May 11 for the latest snafu in getting the transport modernization bill passed into law. Anxious farm groups will now have to wait until May 22 at the earliest for action. Read more: Grain groups rip lawmakers over derailed transport bill The Senate sent the bill back

Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Prairie grain prices start to soften

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News May 17, 2018

CNS Canada — After a winter with tight supplies leading to a feed grain price rally in Western Canada, prices are starting to back off. “It’s been breaking free a little bit. Kind of surprisingly this year it took till seeding time to see that happen. We’ve seen markets rally right up till May,” said

Kate Storey, Manitoba Organic Alliance chair, seen here at the MOA annual meeting last October, says a recent report is hopeful for Manitoba’s organic industry.

Crops, Local news

Organic acres up, farmer numbers stable

The Prairie Organic Grain Initiative says a survey shows lots of new organic acres, but just a handful of new organic farmers

By Alexis Stockford May 17, 2018

Manitoba and Saskatchewan couldn’t match Alberta’s explosion of new organic producers in 2016, but local experts say their gains have been in acres, not farms. Alberta gained 82 certified producers (counting livestock operations) from 2015-16, according to the 2016 Organic Agriculture in the Prairies report. Saskatchewan and Manitoba, meanwhile, only added 16 producers each. Acres,

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Seeding more than half complete, some crops begin to emerge

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 14

By Manitoba Agriculture May 15, 2018

Provincially, seeding in Manitoba estimated to be 55 per cent complete. Cereals, peas, and some early seeded canola are starting to emerge. No significant precipitation was received; in the majority of the province soils are dry and precipitation is needed to aid in crop germination and emergence. Temperatures below 0 C reported throughout the province.

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Feeder market faces many headwinds

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen May 14, 2018

Compared to last week, western Canadian feeder cattle prices were relatively unchanged. Feedlot operators and order buyers were contending with a number of variables which resulted in a defensive tone. First, the Canadian dollar rallied late in the week, derailing any buying interest from south of the border. U.S. feeder cattle markets were also trading

Crops, Markets

Canola stocks comfortable, eyes on new crop

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin May 11, 2018

CNS Canada — Canadian canola stocks are rather large heading into the new growing season, but attention now is firmly on new-crop production. Statistics Canada on Friday pegged canola supplies in the country as of March 31 at 9.1 million tonnes, the second-largest on record for that time of year and about 1.1 million tonnes

Grain Markets, Markets

Seeding launch adds bearish influence to grain markets

Canola futures’ move to the U.S. shuts the lid on the WCE era

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 10, 2018

It was a bit of a mixed bag in the canola market during the week ended May 4, with old-crop months drifting lower and new-crop contracts steady to higher. Warm and dry weather across Western Canada allowed farmers to start making headway with spring seeding, with cereals and pulses the first to go in the

Crops, Local news

VIDEO: Spring seeding in the Interlake

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 9, 2018

Grainews machinery editor Scott Garvey heads out into a few fields in the Interlake north of Winnipeg to find out how seeding is progressing for farmers in the area and what they’re seeing in terms of soil moisture. Video editing by Greg Berg. This video first appeared on the Grainews website.

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Seeding underway into dry soils, rain needed soon after

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 7

By Manitoba Agriculture May 7, 2018

Soils are becoming dry. Rain is needed to aid in crop germination and emergence. Favourable weather and field conditions have allowed seeding operations to get underway in most areas of Manitoba. Spring cereals and peas are being seeded throughout the province; corn, canola, and soybeans are being seeded in the Central, Eastern, and Interlake regions.

Daily Network News

U.S. to seek more foreign tariff cuts, CUSMA improvements in 2026

Iran conflict drives up urea prices

Speculative net long position grows in canola

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