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Seeding 80 per cent complete, rain needed for germination and crop growth

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 22

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Seeding operations continue across Manitoba. Provincially, seeding progress estimated at 80 per cent complete. Winter injury resulted in some reseeding of winter wheat in the Central, Eastern, and Interlake regions. Dry conditions have resulted in slow growth and difficulties assessing injury. Precipitation variable throughout the province, with most areas in the Central and Eastern regions
Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Seeding more than half complete, some crops begin to emerge

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 14

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Provincially, seeding in Manitoba estimated to be 55 per cent complete. Cereals, peas, and some early seeded canola are starting to emerge. No significant precipitation was received; in the majority of the province soils are dry and precipitation is needed to aid in crop germination and emergence. Temperatures below 0 C reported throughout the province.
Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Seeding underway into dry soils, rain needed soon after

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 7

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Soils are becoming dry. Rain is needed to aid in crop germination and emergence. Favourable weather and field conditions have allowed seeding operations to get underway in most areas of Manitoba. Spring cereals and peas are being seeded throughout the province; corn, canola, and soybeans are being seeded in the Central, Eastern, and Interlake regions.
Dr. Neil Gudmestad, of North Dakota State University, dives into the genetics of SHDI fungicide resistance during the 2018 Manitoba Potato Production Days.
Crops, News

Fungicide issues worse in U.S.

Boscalid and other early blight fungicides are facing down resistance in the U.S., but the issue hasn’t quite reached fever pitch in Manitoba

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It’s not time to panic on boscalid resistance, at least not north of the border. The U.S. potato industry, including potato producers directly south in North Dakota, have noted a substantial downturn in both boscalid fungicide efficiency and the wider group of SHDI fungicides in general, something that could rob them of one of their
Dr. Alison Nelson outlines her ongoing study on seed potato management and what it means for processing crops the next year during the 2018 Manitoba Potato Production Days in Brandon.
Crops, News

Warming seed potatoes had outsized effect on crop

Pre-seed storage may have more impact on processing crop than how the seed crop was managed in the field

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The quality of a potato harvest might have more to do with how seeds were stored than how they were treated in the field the previous year. Alison Nelson, agronomist and researcher at Carberry’s Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre, says warming up seed before planting may have more impact on a processing crop than most in-season
Potato beetle resistance brewing
Crops, News

Potato beetle resistance brewing

Potato producers are getting ready for their yearly fight with Colorado potato beetle, but in some places the products don’t work the way they used to

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The battle against Colorado potato beetle is becoming more difficult every season. It’s not a new problem. As early as 2014, producer groups were already warning that Colorado potato beetles were becoming increasingly resistant to neonicotinoids. Four years later, the problem has not gone away and, in some patches of the province, has arguably got
Dr. Bernie Zebarth of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada explores drone use during the 2018 Manitoba Potato Production Days in Brandon earlier this year.
Crops

Mapping a new frontier: Potatoes and precision agriculture

The root crop has a number of quirks that make it both a prime candidate for 
precision agriculture and a little different than other crops

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Potatoes may, in many ways, be the perfect candidate for precision agriculture. They’re a high-volume, high-value and high-input crop and the industry has already invested more than other sectors in soil and drainage mapping, variable rate technology and management zones, according to one agronomist who works closely with potato growers. Trevor Thornton’s Crop Care Consulting
Manitoba has more crop choices than many locations on the Prairies, which makes a more diverse crop rotation possible.
Crops

Building a ‘better’ crop rotation

Understand all the interactions within a rotation and their effect on yield

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Manitoba is a unique place to farm in the western Canadian Prairies. We enjoy a relatively long growing season, good rainfall (sometimes too much) and have the support of many industry partners, testing a wide range of crop types with adaptation to our climate. With all the crop options we have, a diverse crop rotation

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