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Warmth seen as welcome relief for Manitoba forages

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News May 26, 2015

CNS Canada –– A recent wave of warm temperatures is just what’s needed to boost the development of forage crops in Manitoba, which have been slowed due to recent weather, according to two industry experts. “Just within the past week plants are starting to develop, we’re hoping that with the heat they’re forecasting, the crops

Forages, Local news

Green Gold forage report looks at ‘worst-case’ scenario for frost damage

Forage and grassland conditions for Central Manitoba

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association May 22, 2015

This is the fourth 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. The report below is the most recent forage conditions for Central Manitoba. Click on the applicable link below: Green Gold Report for Central Manitoba,

Forages, Local news

Green Gold Report sees alfalfa plants covered in ice crystals

Forage and grassland conditions for Eastern Manitoba

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association May 21, 2015

This is the third 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. The report below is the most recent forage conditions for Eastern Manitoba. Click on the applicable link below: Green Gold Report for

Forages, Livestock

Big bales don’t cut it when it comes to horse hay

Horse industry buys more forage than any other livestock sector, but buyers have exacting criteria

By Jennifer Blair, Jennifer Paige May 20, 2015

You could call horse hay buyers the ‘big-little’ customers in the forage business. They are big buyers, but they typically prefer little packages. “The horse industry purchases more forage than any other sector in agriculture,” said Les Burwash, manager of horse programs for Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. “I’m not saying we use more —

measuring forage crop height with a ruler

Forages, Local news

Green Gold Report looks at choosing your optimum cutting time for forage

Forage and grassland conditions for Central and Eastern Manitoba

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association May 19, 2015

This is the second 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. The reports below are the most recent forage conditions for Eastern and Central Manitoba. Click on the applicable link below: Green

Forages, Local news

Green Gold Report forage conditions see light frost damage on alfalfa

Forage and grassland conditions for Eastern Manitoba as of May 11, 2015

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association May 13, 2015

This is the first 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. Click here to view or download the full report. For more information email John McGregor, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association Extension

Crops, Local news

Program aims for best time to take first alfalfa cut

Twice weekly reports will be emailed out, including in the Manitoba Co-operator’s Daily News

By Allan Dawson May 12, 2015

Determining the optimum time to take the first cut of alfalfa is as simple as subscribing to an email, thanks to the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association’s (MFGA) Green Gold Program. Starting in mid-May, 15 to 20 alfalfa fields across Manitoba will be sampled twice a week and the relative feed value (RFV) calculated by

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

Salford to buy applicator maker Valmar

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 6, 2015

Prairie manufacturing firm Valmar Airflo, known for its farm-, commercial- and research-grade granular applicator systems, is under new ownership. Valmar, set up in 1977 at Elie, Man. by farm mechanic, crop duster and inventor Charlie Balmer, has been sold to Ontario seeding and tillage equipment firm Salford Group for an undisclosed sum. Valmar will continue

Crops, Local news

KAP GM is confident hiring a membership co-ordinator will pay off

Membership revenue is important, but so is broad farmer representation, says James Battershill

By Allan Dawson May 6, 2015

Membership, and the revenue that comes with it, are the lifeblood of any organization, but for the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) it’s more than just the money. “It’s really what drives our credibility as an organization,” KAP’s general manager James Battershill told delegates attending KAP’s spring General Council meeting April 16. “KAP has always been

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Forages

Warmth seen as welcome relief for Manitoba forages

Green Gold forage report looks at ‘worst-case’ scenario for frost damage

Green Gold Report sees alfalfa plants covered in ice crystals

Big bales don’t cut it when it comes to horse hay

Green Gold Report looks at choosing your optimum cutting time for forage

Green Gold Report forage conditions see light frost damage on alfalfa

Program aims for best time to take first alfalfa cut

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 2

Salford to buy applicator maker Valmar

KAP GM is confident hiring a membership co-ordinator will pay off

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