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Manitoba Beef president sees better times ahead

Cattle values haven’t kept pace with producers’ rising costs

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm July 15, 2022

There was no doubt a recovery for Manitoba’s cattle industry after last year’s drought was going to take time. While there are still plenty of challenges among cattle producers, including high grain prices and record amounts of precipitation since last winter, Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) president Tyler Fulton is looking ahead. “The drop in corn

A Canada-wide map of drought conditions. Photo credit: Canadian Drought Monitor

Crops, Weather

Drought conditions remain in Alberta, Saskatchewan

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News, Marketsfarm July 13, 2022

MarketsFarm — After copious amounts of precipitation alleviated the most severe drought conditions in Saskatchewan and Alberta, there were still some areas dealing with extreme dryness entering July, according to the Canadian Drought Monitor. At the end of June, only 22 per cent of the Prairie region was classified in the Abnormally Dry (D0) to

Crop Report, Crops, News

Crop conditions swiftly advance, heavy rains damage crops

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 10, July 12, 2022

By Manitoba Agriculture July 12, 2022

Overview Crops have advanced rapidly across all parts of Manitoba this past week, faster than many agronomists had expected. Rapidly growing crops have hastened crop flowering, and cereal and canola fungicide application is well underway. Warm temperatures, high humidity, and rain in recent days has increased the risk for fusarium head blight and sclerotinia disease

Severe weather in the form of heavy rains and large hail hit some areas in rural Manitoba. Photo: iStock/Getty Images Plus

Crops, Weather

Extreme weather in Manitoba slows planting progress

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News June 29, 2022

MarketsFarm – Little progress was made in planting whatever acres remained in Manitoba as extreme weather made its way through the province for the week ended June 26. Provincial seeding progress sat at 93 per cent at a time of year when plantings would be complete, according to the Manitoba Crop Report released on June

Seeding progression in 2022 compared to previous years.

Crop Report, Crops, News

Seeding progress at 93 per cent, extreme weather still a factor

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 8, June 28, 2022

By Manitoba Agriculture June 28, 2022

Overview A number of fields in the Southwest region were seeded post-June 20th, leading to a small increase in planted acres. Some of these areas were low spots that could now be seeded, but most have been seeded via a floater, to either canola or greenfeed/cover crop. Severe weather and heavy rains have damaged crops

Crops, Markets

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Rain falls on most of the province

By Adam Peleshaty – MarketsFarm, GFM Network News June 23, 2022

MarketsFarm – Rain fell on all growing regions of Saskatchewan during the week ended June 20 improving growing conditions, according to the province’s weekly crop report released on June 23. Most areas received at least 20 millimetres of rain during the week, with the communities of Prince Albert, Nipawin, Spiritwood and Kindersley all getting more

“If you don’t have a program that addresses the events specifically, then it can sometimes be a blunt tool to address it.” – Tyler Fulton.

Livestock, News

BRM programs a poor fit for challenged livestock sector

With so much extreme weather, is it time to change the approach to the livestock sector’s safety net

By Alexis Stockford June 23, 2022

This time, it was April when disaster struck. Calves were dropping across the province. Livestock operations, bitten hard by the 2021 drought, were urgently waiting for pastures to green. Nobody needed a half-metre of snow, enough precipitation to send parts of the province under water and extended power outages. In the aftermath, producers began to

Weather

Saskatchewan shores up disaster program for bigger farms

Program extends PDAP aid to higher-revenue farm businesses

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News June 22, 2022

Saskatchewan farmers whose operations took damage from storms in April, but whose gross revenues overtopped the maximum for disaster assistance, will now be able to get in on that program. The province on June 16 announced “supplemental relief” via the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program to help farmers who didn’t qualify under PDAP’s usual eligibility rules.

Crop Report, Crops, News

Seeding in Manitoba 91 per cent complete, severe flea beetle pressure in canola

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 7, June 21, 2022

By Manitoba Agriculture June 21, 2022

Overview A final push to finish seeding this past week brought a small increase in planted acres. Significant amounts of reseeded canola occurred from severe flea beetle damage, and crusting and flooding to a lesser extent. Extreme heat brought on severe thunderstorms in large parts of the Southwest, Northwest, and Interlake regions over the weekend

Hay Day is the estimated day that alfalfa will reach a Relative Feed Value (RFV) of 170.

Forages, News

Optimum cutting dates for alfalfa

MFGA Green Gold Reports for June 15

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association June 18, 2022

Western On the fields that received heavy amounts of rain, the bottom leaves are starting to rot and become yellow. The RFV gained 18 points over 48 hours. The optimum cutting date is June 20. The MFGA thanks Jeremy Dueck, Jacques Saquet, Luke Muir, Gerry Gourley, Keith DeVries, and Jean Borne for this year’s contributions.

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Hay

Manitoba Beef president sees better times ahead

Drought conditions remain in Alberta, Saskatchewan

Crop conditions swiftly advance, heavy rains damage crops

Extreme weather in Manitoba slows planting progress

Seeding progress at 93 per cent, extreme weather still a factor

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Rain falls on most of the province

BRM programs a poor fit for challenged livestock sector

Saskatchewan shores up disaster program for bigger farms

Seeding in Manitoba 91 per cent complete, severe flea beetle pressure in canola

Optimum cutting dates for alfalfa

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