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Hayland north of Livelong, Sask. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Dry spring puts Sask. grass, hay in short supply

By GFM Network News, Lisa Guenther June 26, 2015

A dry, cool spring has checked pasture growth in Saskatchewan and a hay shortage is looming. The province’s latest crop report notes topsoil moisture in hay fields and pasture is rated 42 per cent short and 24 per cent very short. Crop district 7A, in west-central Saskatchewan, has the dubious distinction of being the driest

Cereals, Forages, Oilseeds

Manitoba crop insect and disease update

Conditions as of June 23, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development June 25, 2015

Summary Scout cereal crops for rusts, and consider whether fusarium is a risk. Insect feeding has been minimal in cereals, however watch for signs of feeding or larvae of cereal leaf beetle so we can assess levels of parasitism if these are present. In canola, flea beetles are becoming less of an issue as canola

Beef cattle, Forages

VIDEO: Good soil critical to producing good calves says Alberta cattle producer Doug Wray

By Allan Dawson June 24, 2015

Doug Wray, an Irricana, Alta., cow-calf producer and president of the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association, talked to Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson June 10 about his conversion from a mixed farm and the need for rain. Additional video footage provided by Laura Rance

Crops

WHO agency says insecticides lindane, DDT linked to cancer

By GFM Network News, Kate Kelland June 23, 2015

London | Reuters — The insecticide lindane, once widely used in agriculture and to treat human lice and scabies, causes cancer and has been specifically linked to non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) also said that DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) probably causes cancer, with scientific

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 8

Conditions as of June 21

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development June 22, 2015

Weekly Provincial Summary The good growing conditions are benefiting crops across Manitoba. Areas in the Northwest Region would benefit from additional precipitation as symptoms of moisture stress are evident in some fields. Herbicide applications continue. Fungicide applications are also on-going, largely in winter wheat and spring wheat crops, for management of leaf diseases and fusarium

Crops, Markets

Canada ratifies UPOV ’91 seed treaty

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 22, 2015

Canadian crop commodity groups are hailing the federal government’s move to ratify Canada’s participation in the international UPOV ’91 treaty as a signal the country is “open for national and international investment.” Canada’s representatives to the World Trade Organization, on Friday in Geneva, deposited the government’s “instrument of ratification” for the 1991 Act of the

Forages, Local news

High levels of alfalfa weevils reported in the Interlake, Dauphin

Forage and grassland conditions for Western/Interlake as of May 11, 2015

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association June 18, 2015

This is the final release for the Green Gold program assessing forage conditions in Manitoba. Click here for the Green Gold report for the Western/Interlake area as of June 15 The Green Gold program is now wound up for the 2015 year. The Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA) promotes the Green Gold program with the assistance

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 7

Conditions as of June 15

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development June 16, 2015

Weekly Provincial Summary Seeding operations in Manitoba are essentially complete for the 2015 season, with the exception of some greenfeed crops. Crops benefitted from the warmer temperatures over the past week and allowed producers to make good progress on weed control operations. Weed control, and fungicide applications where warranted, will remain a priority for producers

Forages, Local news

Alfalfa in the late bud to early flowering stage

Forage and grassland conditions for Eastern, Central Manitoba and Western/Interlake as of June 11

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association June 15, 2015

This is the latest release for the Green Gold program assessing forage conditions in Manitoba. Reports will be issued from various areas of the Province (Eastern, Central, Interlake, and Western) in the weeks and months ahead. Haying is in full swing in both the Eastern and Central areas. For the Interlake they are very close to starting

Farmland south of Turtleford benefited from recent rain. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Crops, Weather

Guenther: Rain drops in on NW Sask.

By GFM Network News, Lisa Guenther June 15, 2015

Farmers and ranchers in northwestern Saskatchewan received much-needed rain late last week and over the weekend. Tom Brown raises cattle and is a crop reporter for Saskatchewan Agriculture and the reeve for the Rural Municipality of Mervin. His farm at Turtleford, about 80 km east of Lloydminster, received 11 mm of rain on Thursday night,

Daily Network News

India, Japan canola crops to be steady in 2026/27 – USDA

ICE Weekly: Trade waits for canola to break out

Advance Payments Program interest free limit set at $250,000 for 2026

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