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The University of Manitoba’s Martin Entz, an agriculture professor and cropping systems specialist, suspects reduced tillage and organic production may not be mutually exclusive.
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Can organic no till work in the field?

Environmental benefit is part of organic market value, but organic weed management usually means tillage, commonly considered a black mark for soil health. Is there a middle ground?

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Hairy vetch may be the key to reducing tillage in organic farming, at least in the short term. Martin Entz, a professor and agriculture systems expert from the University of Manitoba has been looking at mulches for organic weed suppression, rather than the tillage typically used. “We found that when we used the right mulch,
Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Provincial harvest nearly complete, fall field work in progress

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for October 16 (FINAL)

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Harvest in Manitoba is nearing completion. Harvest of cereal crops, field peas, and canola is essentially complete. Soybean and flax harvest is close to complete, grain corn and sunflower harvest is ongoing. Germination and stand establishment of winter cereal crops is good; seeded acres are down across the province. Fall field work including tillage, soil
Manitoba farmers with crop still in the field have now experienced both ends of the moisture spectrum in a single season.
Crops

Formerly parched grain now fighting moisture after September rains

2017 will be remembered as a dry year, but the latest harvest is still fighting high moisture 
after a series of rains in September

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Manitoba’s early harvest was dry, but now a rash of rains has left producers fighting moisture and wondering when to give up on drying in the field. Francois Labelle, general manager for the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers, said most grain being harvested is several percentage points above safe storage since the dry spell broke.
Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Soybean harvest nears completion, sunflower harvest begins

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for October 10

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Minimal precipitation over much of the province allowed good harvest progress to be made in most parts of Manitoba. Canola and cereal harvest is complete in most areas, soybeans are nearing completion, and harvest of grain corn and sunflowers is just starting. Fall field work including post-harvest weed control, fall fertilizer applications, tillage, and soil
Don Rourke fields equipment questions during a field tour near Minto.
Crops, Local news

Rourke Farms explores organic equipment options

Rourke Farms near Minto put equipment options to the test this year as the farm started 
the process of becoming certified organic

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When Rourke Farms decided to go organic, it went all in, both in terms of acres and equipment. Over 4,000 acres of cropped land started the transition this year, while another third of that has been put to green manure and the farm’s fleet of tractors, seeders, cultivators and harrows has expanded as owners make
Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Canola harvests near completion, winter cereals emerging

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for October 2

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Previous wet conditions and rain over the weekend have slowed harvest progress. Winter wheat and fall rye are emerging with good establishment. Fall field work including fertilizer applications, tillage, soil testing, and drainage is on-going. Click here for the Crop Weather Report for the week ending October 1 Southwest Region Seasonal to above normal temperatures
Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Weather hinders harvest progress, soybeans matured in most cases

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for September 25

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Cool, wet weather occurred throughout the province, stalling harvest progress. When conditions allow, harvest will continue for spring cereals, canola, flax, edible beans, soybeans, potatoes, and silage corn. Harvest of cereals and canola is nearing completion. Fall field work, including tillage, baling of straw, and soil testing, is on-going. Click here for the Crop Weather Report
Barley south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

Feed barley market firms with weak production numbers

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CNS Canada — A 16.8 per cent drop in the size of Canada’s barley crop has given feed barley prices some support, according to an industry-watcher in Alberta. “The market is looking fairly strong,” said Allan Pirness of Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge. “It’s made things a little firmer for new-crop feed grain.” Wet weather

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