Crop quality greater in western Manitoba

MarketsFarm – While the western parts of Manitoba are seeing healthy crops, the eastern and Interlake regions aren’t so fortunate, according to Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development. Crop ratings for both the southwest and northwest regions range from 50 to 75 per cent good to excellent, according to the province’s weekly crop report released on

Drought concerns persist, yield outlook sees downgrade

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for July 27

Southwest Region A warmer week again, with daytime temperatures up to 27 to 31 C; daily averages around 20 C. Minimum overnight temperatures ranged from 5 to 11 C. Some good rainfall in most of the region early in the week, rainfall amounts from 3 to 56 mm. Crop growth has improved with rain, though


Grain growers and livestock producers could help each other out, but time is short.

Call made for emergency livestock feed switches

Efforts are underway to get poor crops into the feed stream, but the clock is ticking

It’s time for Manitoba’s farmers to band together. That’s the message spread by livestock producers, as the province’s stubborn dry streak refuses to break and feed prospects become increasingly dire. Why it matters: Livestock producers say less than ideal annual crops could be the answer to avoiding a feed crisis, while also providing cash flow

How to switch your crop to alternate use

The AgriInsurance program provides flexibility for producers to put their crop to alternate use during the growing season. Alternate use means a change to the use of a crop from what was originally intended when planting in the spring. For example, if you indicated on your Seeded Acreage Report that you were growing oats for



Drought situation sees crop yield outlook diminish

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for July 20

Southwest Region Temperatures were hot most of the week, with daytime highs in the low 30 C range. Overnight lows ranged from 8 to 13 C, with average temperatures of 20 to 22.5 C. Crop growth has improved with rain, warmer temperatures, and high humidity. Rainfall ranged from 2 to 25 mm, with some areas


Soil

Corteva showcases offset program to farmers

U.S. farmers grill company on its pilot program. Plus — when will it come to Canada?

It doesn’t take a genius to see the math doesn’t add up, Corteva Agriscience rep Ben Gordon acknowledged during a webinar promoting its carbon offset program. Farmers have to do it for the soil health and long-term gain if they’re going to join, he said. It was U.S. farmers and ag-interested folk only on Corteva’s

Soil moisture continues to decline, crop, pasture conditions further deteriorate

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for July 13

Southwest Region Another hot and dry week in the southwest with no significant moisture. Showers were recorded in some areas, with Virden and Boissevain receiving 12 to 14 mm of rain. Highs for daytime temperatures ranged from 30 to close to 33 C this past week. Minimum overnight temperatures ranged from 4 to 8 C,


Spotlight on bacterial blight

Spotlight on bacterial blight

Winds last month are doing little to help with bacterial blight risk

Add bacterial blight to the problems Manitoba producers are fighting this year. Agronomists have noted blight issues in a number of crops, such as oats, dry beans, and some concern in peas, according to provincial crop pathologist David Kaminski. Why it matters: Producers misdiagnosing bacterial blight for something treatable by fungicide risk wasting time and