Manitoba farmers making good seeding progress

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 15, 2017

Manitoba Agriculture – Some rainfall received in most regions but at very low levels, only delaying seeding operations by a few hours to a day. All regions report good seeding progress made during the week with warmer temperatures and improving seedbed conditions. Approximately 50 to 60 per cent of seeding is done in Manitoba with


(WSask.ca)

Saskatchewan to tap farm leaders for drainage board

Representatives from four Saskatchewan farmer organizations will sit on a new provincial advisory board on farm drainage policy. The provincial government on Tuesday announced the creation of two advisory boards: a policy development board and technical review board. Specific members haven’t yet been named to either board, but the province said the policy advisory board



Weather cooperates, drying fields, improving seeding progress

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 8, 2017

Manitoba Agriculture – Warm, dry and windy weather conditions prevailed across the province allowing for favourable drying of soil surface. More and more fields are accessible for field work and seeding operations to progress. Planting of cereal grains advanced the most. Field peas, canola and corn are also being planted. Many areas continue to report soil

Jon Neutens. (Supplied photo)

Glacier Media strengthens weather, ag technology team

Glacier Media, a leading Canadian business information news, insights and data supplier, has appointed Jonathan Neutens as president of its Weather Innovations Consulting (WIN) group. Neutens, who has more than 20 years experience in North America’s agribusiness sector, will lead the team at WIN to scale its business in the ag technology space, building on the existing


Seeding underway in many parts of Manitoba

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 1, 2017

Manitoba Agriculture – Favourable weather and field conditions have allowed seeding operations to get underway in many areas of Manitoba. Provincially, it is estimated that less than five per cent of the 2017 crop has been seeded. No meaningful precipitation received during the past week and soil surface conditions are drying nicely across the province.

(AFSC.ca)

Alberta recruits new board for AFSC

Alberta’s provincial government has named a new board of directors to its farm financing and crop insurance agency, to replace the board it fired last year. Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier on Thursday announced the appointment of a new eight-member board for the provincial Agriculture Financial Services Corp., (AFSC), which has been handled by an interim



A rail car from SGCC’s fleet. (Dave Bedard photo)

Saskatchewan budget seen as costly touch for farms

Saskatchewan’s general farm organization is consulting its farmer members on less-discussed features of last month’s provincial budget, while warning them to brace for impact from new budget-related costs. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan last Monday wrapped up its latest round of spring district meetings, at all six of which APAS general manager Duane Haave