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Provincial weed specialist Tammy Jones says leaving small patches of survivors can quickly result in a huge problem as new and highly competitive herbicide-resistant weeds have arrived.

Losing the war on weeds

Tammy Jones has been doing the math on where herbicide resistance is taking Manitoba farmers and the numbers are grim

By Gord Gilmour January 16, 2020

Tammy Jones spent four hours last summer wrestling with about 300 waterhemp plants in a Manitoba field, yanking them out of the ground by the roots and carrying them to the field edge for destruction. The provincial weed specialist was trying to demonstrate the value of controlling what might seem to be small patches of

Crops, News

A cover crop cocktail?

Pre-made mixes promise an easy jumping-off point on cover crops, but some worry that they increase the amount at risk

By Alexis Stockford January 9, 2020

Joe Gardiner of Clearwater has spent a lot of effort getting ahead of the curve on cover crops. His cover mixes can include up to 15 species in a season-long cover. He does relay cropping. He picks his seed to include a range of cool- and warm-season plants, legumes, forbs, broadleafs and grasses. He thinks

A mature wheat crop in southern Saskatchewan, on Sept. 2, 2018.

News

Year in review: Cereal royalty discussions expected to resume soon

Seed industry had hoped issue would be settled by now

By Allan Dawson December 26, 2019

Prairie farmers will be talking about cereal royalties again this year. When public discussions on collecting more royalties from farmers to help fund new cereal varieties started in November 2018 the federal government targeted the spring of 2019 to report on farmer feedback on the seed industry’s two proposed options. But farmer opposition to both

While Canadian agribusinesses have already successfully started to find new customers, markets for major crops such as wheat, canola, soy and pulses face "barriers to further diversification."

Markets, News

Crop exporters face growing competition

Diversifying Canada’s customer base won’t be easy, FCC says in new report

By Alex Binkley December 16, 2019

Canada’s agri-food sector is highly dependent on export markets and efforts to diversify the existing customer base won’t be easy in the coming years because of growing competition, says a new report from Farm Credit Canada. While Canada stands in fifth place among the current agri-food exporting nations and has ambitious plans to move closer to first, it’s

Canola in swath near Starbuck, Man. on Aug. 10, 2019. (MarketsFarm photo by Glen Hallick)

Crops, Markets, Weather

StatsCan report puts canola production at lowest since 2015

By GFM Network News December 6, 2019

MarketsFarm — Data from Statistics Canada’s production of principal field crops report, released Friday morning, will likely be supportive of canola values, put pressure on barley, and keep wheat prices steady. In the report, canola production across Canada decreased by 8.3 per cent nationally to 18.6 million tonnes, compared to 2018 production volumes. The decreased

Crops, Markets

Trade’s crop estimates vary ahead of StatsCan report

By GFM Network News December 4, 2019

MarketsFarm — Barley and canola production expectations vary ahead of Statistics Canada’s production of principal field crops report, due out Friday. In September, the federal agency estimated Canada’s barley production to total just less than 10 million tonnes, two million higher than the final count for the 2018-19 growing year. However, some trade estimates are

Start stretching feed early in the season to make sure you’re not managing a late-winter crisis, extension staff say.

Livestock, News

Shortage of livestock feed leads to balancing act

Cattle can eat anything from potatoes to grain byproducts, but coming up with the right nutrition for the right price is the challenge

By Alexis Stockford November 26, 2019

It’s been a dismal weather year from start to finish — but at least there will be plenty of feed grain. That’s the searching for a silver lining thought among Manitoba livestock producers facing yet another year of scrimping and culling to get their cattle through the winter. Stressed pastures, silage harvest difficulties, extended feeding

CBOT December 2019 oats with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy, corn fall as hopes fade for China trade deal this year

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen November 20, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell to a two-month low and soybean futures hit a seven-week low on Wednesday on fading expectations for a U.S.-China trade deal before the end of the year, analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures closed modestly higher on technical buying and concerns about this week’s decline

MASC’s David Van Deynze says the corporation’s goal is to get crop insurance payments to farmers quickly to help with their cash flow, following harvest delays.

Crops, News

MASC wants payments to farmers out quickly to aid cash flow

That means some payments will be advanced before claims are settled

By Allan Dawson November 8, 2019

Getting crop insurance payments out quickly to eligible Manitoba farmers is a top priority for the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) in the wake of the most challenging harvest in years. That includes, where applicable, advancing claim payments to farmers who still have unharvested crop and crop insurance claims haven’t been finalized, David Van Deynze, MASC’s vice-president of

Crop Report, News, Weather

Manitoba harvest estimated 89 per cent complete

FINAL of 2019: Manitoba Crop Report for November 5

By Manitoba Agriculture November 5, 2019

Southwest Region Intermittent snow flurries, mixed precipitation, and cold and cloudy weather has slowed harvest progress. Some snow accumulations creating small snowbanks in windrows and field edges is postponing harvest until melted. North of PTH 45, producers are reporting snow on swaths did not melt and are waiting for good weather conditions to finish harvest.

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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