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Provincial seeding progress is about four per cent complete and slightly behind the 5-Year average of nine per cent for week 18.

Seeding progress delayed by recent rainfall

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 2 (week 18)

By Manitoba Agriculture May 7, 2024

Seeding progress across the province has been delayed with recent rains and currently sits at approximately 4 per cent of the acres being seeded. Producers have begun seeding spring wheat, barley, oats, and corn. The Central region is most advanced with approximately 12 per cent of each of the major cereals planted. Weeds are quickly

Seeding progression in 2024 compared to previous years.

Crop Report, Crops, News

Seeding kicks off in Manitoba

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 1 (week 17)

By Manitoba Agriculture April 30, 2024

Seeding progress across the province has just begun with approximately 2 per cent of the acres being seeded. Producers have begun seeding spring wheat, barley, oats, and corn. The Central region is most advanced with approximately 10 per cent of each of the major cereals planted. Corn planting is approximately 1 per cent complete. Cereals

EU lawmakers back Ukraine food import extension, with curbs

By Philip Blenkinsop, Reuters April 23, 2024

The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to back a year-long extension to tariff-free trade for Ukrainian farm produce, while introducing new curbs on the level of imports to assuage protesting EU farmers.

Deoxynivalenol is produced by fusarium, evidenced here in these heads of wheat.

Cereals, Crops, Other

Cold plasma tapped as grain mycotoxin solution

The fourth state of matter (in its cold form) could be coming to a malt house or barn near you

By Alexis Kienlen April 17, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian researchers are harnessing a high-tech concept to decontaminate grain. They’re using cold plasma, which is created by electrical discharge in a low-pressure gas. One of the most common uses is in florescent lighting, which creates light with little heat. Cold plasma is the fourth state of matter, alongside solid, liquid and

Wheat exports in Ukraine this season have included 14.2 million tonnes of wheat, 19.5 million tonnes of corn and 1.97 million tonnes of barley.

Markets, News

Ukraine sows 852,100 ha to 2024 crops as of April 5, ministry says

By Reuters April 11, 2024

All Ukrainian regions have started 2024 sowing and had seeded 852,100 hectares of spring crops as of April 5, the country’s agriculture ministry said. Farmers have also started planting sunflowers, sugar beets and soybeans. The sowing area includes 118,300 hectares of spring wheat, 543,200 of spring barley, 119,000 of peas and 62,400 of oats. The

News

You’re ready to roll for spring. Is your financial strategy?

By Don Norman April 2, 2024

SPRING Farmers face tighter margins as commodity prices plunge and input costs hold firm

Commodity prices are at least a third lower than last year and input prices are stubbornly high, so farmers will need a spring strategy to squeeze every dollar from every acre, experts warn. “There’s going to be pressure on the margins for pretty much most of the crops that we grow in Manitoba and across

EU envoys strike new deal on Ukraine food imports

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 27, 2024

Ambassadors from European Union countries reached a revised deal on Wednesday to extend tariff-free food imports from Ukraine - with restrictions - after some states complained the original agreement risked destabilizing the bloc's agricultural markets.

French farmers drive their tractors on a highway as they protest over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, grievances shared by farmers across Europe, in Longvilliers, near Paris, France, January 29, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

France leads push for greater Ukraine import curbs as farmers protest

Destabilized markets could erode public supports for Kyiv, French agriculture minister says

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 26, 2024

France said on Tuesday that it and a group of other EU countries were pushing for greater curbs on imports of food products from Ukraine to prevent the destabilization of EU agricultural markets.

Canola acres are estimated at anywhere from 21 million to 22.7 million, which compares with 22.1 million acres in 2023.

Grain Markets, Markets

Crop plans, grain markets countdown to spring

Expert’s Radar: Recent snowfall eases some moisture worries as thoughts turn to spring

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 18, 2024

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, according to the old saying that alludes to the idea that storms early in the month are often followed by milder spring weather as the calendar turns to April. Much of Western Canada welcomed snow in early March and the moisture eased some

Crops, Markets

Canadian canola acres to dip in 2024, wheat steady: StatCan

Lower prices, moisture concerns cited; moisture has since improved somewhat

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin March 11, 2024

Canadian farmers intend to seed less canola in 2024 compared to the previous year, while overall wheat area should hold relatively steady, according to the latest Statistics Canada survey results released March 11.

Daily Network News

How we’re tracking avian flu’s toll on wildlife across North America

Case IH reveals new Optum tractor at Agritechnica 2025

B.C. ostriches culled, CFIA confirms

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