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Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for September 8
Farmers faced a ‘double whammy’ of extreme weather and the pandemic this year, according to the group Farmers for Climate Solutions
China's increased purchases of U.S. soybeans bode well for canola values
They may be more evident this year as a dry August forces them higher into the canopy
insects Flea beetles may be more evident this yearas a dry August forces them higher into the canopy
Some Manitoba farmers have been spraying for flea beetles a little later than they’re used to, but experts say this year’s jump in late-summer flea beetle sightings shouldn’t automatically sound the alarm. “Canola can handle a fair amount of flea beetles late in the season,” according to an Aug. 19 crop pest report from the
Lentil supply picture 'extremely tight'
Canola estimate at lower end of trade predictions
PROGRAM | Manitoba farmers weigh in on issues with AgriStability
The way some Manitoba farmers see it, they’d be better off if AgriStability didn’t exist. “AgriStability has never been there for cattle producers or grain producers, and definitely not there for the mixed producers,” said Mitch Janssens, who farms near Boissevain. Earlier this month, Ag Minister Blaine Pedersen said the program, long under fire from
