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Rain needed to sustain crops, hay yields below normal

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for July 30

By Manitoba Agriculture July 30, 2018

Southwest Region Little to no rain over the past week in most of the southwest region. Areas close to Riding Mountain National Park such as Eden and Wasagaming received 15 to 26 mm. In general, most crops are looking good but require rain. Hot and dry weather is turning crops quickly. Winter wheat and fall

Crops

German farmers seek 1 billion euros in drought aid

By GFM Network News, Michael Hogan July 30, 2018

Hamburg | Reuters – Farmers in Germany need special aid of around 1 billion euros ($1.17 billion) because of damage to harvests caused by drought and heatwave, the head of German farming association DBV said on Monday. The aid should be paid to farmers who have lost 30 percent and more of their harvests, DBV

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UPL to buy crop chem firm Arysta

By GFM Network News, Gfm Staff July 30, 2018

Indian chemical manufacturer UPL has raised the financial backing for an all-cash deal to become what’s expected to be the world’s fifth biggest crop chemical firm. UPL on July 20 announced it will pay $4.2 billion to buy 100 per cent of Arysta LifeScience — the maker of Everest and Inferno herbicides, among other products

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Hot temps, rainfall sees crops quickly advance

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for July 23

By Manitoba Agriculture July 24, 2018

Southwest Region Normal to hot temperatures and variable rain events throughout week progressed crops rapidly. Subsoil moisture conditions have recharged with recent rains and provided crops with much needed moisture. Winter wheat and fall rye typically are at the soft to hard dough stage, with some very advanced fields ripening. Fusarium infected kernels in heads

Aphid numbers this year have been a fraction of what was seen in 2017.

Crops, News

Manitoba sees low aphid counts

Last year was a bad aphid year for a variety of crops, but few problems have been noted this season

By Alexis Stockford July 23, 2018

Last year’s aphid problems have become this year’s near absence. Farmers are not fighting with aphids this year, according to the province, a departure from last year when levels prompted insecticide applications in a wide variety of crops from wheat to canary seed. “We’ve got lots of people out looking for aphids and, in most

News

Trade war casualties? Across the line

Some Manitoba farm exports go almost exclusively to the U.S., raising questions about continued access as Donald Trump expands his global trade war

By Allan Dawson July 12, 2018

Manitoba farmers praying for good crops might do well to ask for divine intervention to keep their biggest customer — the United States. As U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war heats up, they could find their largest market for many of their products under fire. During the last five years (2013-17) this province’s agricultural

Imidacloprid, a neonic insecticide, has been targeted by Health Canada as an environmental threat to aquatic insects and pollinators.

Crops, News

Health Canada still on track for phasing out imidacloprid

A final decision is expected by December after a summer consultation

By Alex Binkley July 11, 2018

Cereal, speciality crop and fruit and vegetable growers are gearing up for a final attempt to convince Health Canada that eliminating most agricultural uses of the neonic insecticide imidacloprid is an environmental step backward. The department said May 31 that an updated pollinator assessment by the Pesticide Management Regulatory Agency found that while the risks

Tim Hortons to enter China

By GFM Network News July 11, 2018

Reuters — Canadian coffee-and-donut chain Tim Hortons will open 1,500 outlets in China over the next decade, capitalizing on a growing cafe culture in the world’s second-largest economy, the chain’s parent Restaurant Brands International said on Wednesday. Restaurant Brands shares rose almost three per cent after the company announced the Tim Hortons move into China

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Warm weather, rainfall advance crop development

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for July 9

By Manitoba Agriculture July 10, 2018

Southwest Region Heavy rains early in the week in parts of the Southwest. Newdale and Minnedosa received the highest amounts of 45 to 50 mm. Hot and dry weather during the remainder of the week advanced crop development, and may have resulted in some crop stress. Warm season crops are benefitting more from the warmer

Local news, News

KAP president Mazier resigns to seek Tory nomination

Dan Mazier to seek Conservative candidacy for Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa

By Allan Dawson July 7, 2018

Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Dan Mazier resigned his position Friday so he can seek the Conservative Party of Canada’s nomination for MP in the Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa in western Manitoba. “I would like to acknowledge my sincere appreciation to all the (KAP) staff, executive, board and the members of KAP who have offered support and

Daily Network News

Canadian agriculture must be seen as growth sector: Blois

Chicken, eggs benefit from demand for economical protein

Spain detects first swine fever cases outside initial Barcelona outbreak zone

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