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Manitoba Crop Report: 2018 season summary

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for October 29

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Southwest Region Weather conditions were dry and seedbed was very dry especially in southern parts of the region. Dry conditions in most of the region during July and August. Rainfall and below than normal temperatures in September and early October cause the significant delay in harvest and no major benefit to crops as most of
Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Dry weather, sunshine help push harvest progress

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for October 22

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Southwest Region Nice weather towards the end of week/over weekend, with minor showers on Friday night that stopped harvesting on Saturday. Harvest progress is increasing each day, with overall harvest at 85 per cent done. South of highway #1 90 per cent and North is 80 per cent done. Click here for the Crop Weather
Farmers need to call crop insurance before destroying crops, even if they don’t think they are in a claim position because the yield counts as part of a farmer’s long-term average, resulting in higher crop insurance coverage.
Crops, Local news

No rush to crop insurance yet

Before destroying a crop be sure to contact MASC even if you don’t expect a payout

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Farmers should contact their crop insurance representative before destroying unharvested crops — even if they don’t expect to qualify for a payment, a Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation official says. David Van Deynze, MASC’s vice-president of insurance operations, said if the crop is badly degraded, or impractical to harvest, adjusters will still estimate the yield that
Protein Industries Canada chair Frank Hart told the ‘Thought Leader’s Summit’ in Winnipeg Oct. 3 the new ‘supercluster’ created to make Canadian plant protein a leader on world markets is close to operational.
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Protein Industries Canada lays out ambitious plans

Its goal is making Canada the world’s preferred source for plant-based protein

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Like the weather, everybody talks about ‘value added’ in Western Canada, but nobody does anything about it. Until now. Protein Industries Canada (PIC) says it’s going to make Western Canada a global leader in plant protein as an ingredient in human food and livestock feed. With world population on the rise both are in increasing
Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Cold, wet conditions slow harvest, livestock culling begins

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for October 15

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Southwest Region Colder and wet conditions prevented harvest progress for the past week.  Friday was dry enough for harvesting and fieldwork to start, but snow and rain came in the afternoon.  Snow on the weekend and very cold temperatures most of the nights.  Temperature reported down to -14C on some nights.  Day temperature was also
Pulse foods are healthy, economical and readily available from local producers.
Recipe Swap

Do you include pulse foods on your menu?

You should, these foods are high in both protein and fibre

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Mom, I made lentil soup and it’s pretty good,” read the text message from my son. I smiled as I read the message from my formerly finicky 23-year-old son. “I made a ton by accident, though,” he added. I chuckled as I visualized my tall son stirring a giant pot of soup with a huge
Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Little harvest progress, snowfall causes lodging in standing crops

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for October 9

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Southwest Region Unseasonally cool and wet weather swept the region with rain and snow, precipitation amounts between 10 to 45mm.  Soils also still cooling and are at 5C. Northern parts of the region got more moisture as compared to southern parts. Wasagaming had 45mm, Newdale, Shoal Lake and Oakburn areas had 25mm. Air temperatures were

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