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Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 5

Conditions as of May 31, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development June 2, 2015

Weekly Provincial Summary Provincially, seeding progress in Manitoba is estimated at 93 per cent complete. Many areas in Manitoba recorded below freezing temperatures on Saturday, May 30. Frost injury symptoms are evident. Crop growth and final plant stands are being assessed. The level of crop damage will depend on the stage of crop development, minimum

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 3

Conditions as of May 18, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development May 19, 2015

Weekly Provincial Summary Provincially, seeding progress in Manitoba is estimated at 72 per cent complete. By region, seeding is 70 per cent complete in the Southwest Region, 70 per cent complete in the Northwest Region, 70 to 85 per cent complete in the Central Region, 75 per cent complete in the Eastern Region and 55 to 65

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 2

Conditions as of May 10, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development May 11, 2015

Weekly Provincial Summary Seeding progress in Manitoba is estimated at 55 per cent complete. Seeding is 40 to 50 per cent complete in the Southwest Region, 35 to 40 per cent complete in the Northwest Region, 70 to 80 per cent complete in the Central Region, 70 per cent complete in the Eastern Region and

Crops, Markets

Flaxseed acres likely to top official estimates

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin May 8, 2015

CNS Canada — The relative strength in flaxseed bids, recent uncertainty in other cropping options and a general need to mitigate risk could see a few more acres sway towards the oilseed in Western Canada this spring, according to some market watchers. Statistics Canada recently forecast flaxseed plantings for 2015-16 at 1.63 million acres, which

Crops, Oilseeds

Farmers urged to plant certified flaxseed

The Flax Council of Canada says  the goal of removing Triffid from the system is getting closer

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 31, 2015

If seeding flax this spring buy certified seed. That’s the message from the Flax Council of Canada. Certified seed is free of Triffid, the genetically modified flax found in Canadian flax exports in 2009. Even though only trace amounts were found, the contamination disrupted Canadian flax exports to the European Union — one of Canada’s

Cereals, Crops, National news, Oilseeds

FP Genetics unveils CWRS Certified Seed Profit Guarantee

The company is confident its new wheats will outperform bin-run varieties

By Allan Dawson November 4, 2014

FP Genetics is so confident one of its new Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheats is more profitable than older varieties grown from bin-run seed, it’s guaranteeing it. “We’ve developed a program that allows a grower to upgrade their wheat genetics at no risk to them,” FP Genetics CEO Rod Merryweather said in a news

Crops, Oilseeds

FLAX: Making a comeback, but seed is tight

Canada’s flax industry is slowly recovering from the damage  caused by contamination from CDC Triffid

By Allan Dawson May 16, 2014

Flax is back in farmers’ good books this spring, so much so that many flax dealers have sold right out of seed. Five years after traces of genetically modified CDC Triffid flax were discovered in Canadian flax exports to Europe, Statistics Canada predicts Canadian farmers will seed 1.7 million acres of the blue-flowered oilseed this

Crops, Oilseeds

Flaxseed supplies expected to be tight

More farmers are turning to the crop

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 30, 2014

Farmers hoping to sow flax this spring might have trouble locating seed, the Manitoba Flax Growers Association says in a release. “Several seed growers and retailers are reporting they are sold out or near sold out of certified seed, though there are still supplies available of the most common varieties,” the release says. Flax acres

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Strong outlook for organic grain prices, panel says

Imports are keeping processor margins away from the brink, says panel

By Daniel Winters April 11, 2014

While conventional farmers fume about rail delays and falling prices, the organic sector is worried that supply shortages and sky-high prices may derail future growth. “I think most people know that in the market today, demand outstrips supply and that’s why we have the prices that we do,” said Ken Sabatier, a buyer for Grower’s

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Ag Canada drops flax breeding for agronomy research

The Manitoba Flax Growers Association says more research is needed to increase flax yields

By Allan Dawson March 6, 2014

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is getting out of the flax-breeding business so it can focus more on research to boost farmers’ flax yields. “We maintained our staff in the flax area to transition from breeding to agronomy and pathology,” George Clayton, AAFC’s acting director general for the Prairie/Boreal Plain Ecozone, said in an interview

Daily Network News

Canadian alpacas impress American judge at Agribition

U.S. grains: Chicago grains firm as traders gauge China purchases

U.S. livestock: Futures rally ahead of U.S. Thanksgiving

Flax

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 5

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 3

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 2

Flaxseed acres likely to top official estimates

Farmers urged to plant certified flaxseed

FP Genetics unveils CWRS Certified Seed Profit Guarantee

FLAX: Making a comeback, but seed is tight

Flaxseed supplies expected to be tight

Strong outlook for organic grain prices, panel says

Ag Canada drops flax breeding for agronomy research

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