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P.E.I. potato growers, CFIA to draft plan for ‘pest-free places’

Plan would support movement of seed potatoes, feds say

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News September 9, 2023

A system of “pest-free places of production” (PFPP) is now on the drawing board for Prince Edward Island’s potato sector, following a meeting between federal and industry officials. Federal Agriculture Minister and P.E.I. MP Lawrence MacAulay on Friday reported meeting with staff and representatives of the P.E.I. Potato Board, to discuss next steps in the

Crops, Markets

U.S. food companies go deal hunting as pandemic growth fades

Twinkies maker Hostess exploring a sale

By Deborah Mary Sophia, GFM Network News September 9, 2023

Reuters — U.S. packaged food companies are set for a flurry of deals in a push to revamp their brand portfolios as their pandemic-era fortunes fade and benefits of price hikes start to taper off. Last month, Campbell Soup struck a $2.7 billion deal for Rao’s sauce maker Sovos Brands (all figures US$). Unilever bought

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Manitoba harvest ahead of five-year average, canola conditions seen mostly fair to good

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 17 (week 36)

By Manitoba Agriculture September 5, 2023

Overview Harvest progress sits at 37 per cent complete across the province, which is ahead of the 5-year average (31 per cent). Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is complete (100 per cent). Yield reports are averaging about 60 bu/acre for winter wheat and 70 bu/acre for fall rye. Harvest continues in spring cereal crops,

Bt-resistant European corn borer on a corn plant in Nova Scotia in 2018.

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Bt-resistant corn borer concern grows

Critical tools for controlling corn borer could be lost

By Matt McIntosh August 30, 2023

Glacier FarmMedia – Bt-resistant populations of European corn borer pose a significant risk to Canadian crop producers. With multiple resistance uncovered, it’s possible Bt-based control technologies will cease to work for the problem pest. Older and more environmentally costly methods of pest control – including repeated in-season insecticide applications – might make a comeback as a result.

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Winter wheat, fall rye harvest nears completion, waterhemp makes further inroads

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 16 (week 35)

By Manitoba Agriculture August 29, 2023

Harvest progress sits at 18 per cent complete across the province, which slightly lower than the 5-year average (23 per cent) harvest progress. Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is near completion, with 97 per cent of acres harvested. Early yield reports for winter wheat are averaging about 60 bu/acre and 70 bu/acre for fall

Photo: Oleksandr Yuchynskyi/iStock/Getty Images

Crops, Other

The do’s and don’ts of desiccation

As with all herbicide applications, follow the label, especially on application timing

By Don Norman August 25, 2023

It is time to think about desiccation and pre-harvest weed control. “We’ve had some really good, hot weather for harvesting, so it really hasn’t been a year that we’ve had to talk much about pre-harvest desiccation or pre-harvest weed management,” provincial weed extension specialist Kim Brown-Livingston says. “But the harvest has just begun, and we’ve

Summary of accumulated precipitation for Manitoba’s Agricultural Regions.

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Harvest progress hits double digits, majority of Manitoba soils seen dry

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 15 (week 34)

By Manitoba Agriculture August 22, 2023

Overview Harvest progress sits at 13 per cent complete across the province, which is on-par with the 5-year average harvest progress. Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is near completion, with 93 per cent of acres harvested. Early yield reports for winter wheat are averaging about 60 bu/acre and 70 bu/acre for fall rye. Harvest

File photo of Province House, home of the Prince Edward Island legislative assembly, in Charlottetown. (Benedek/iStock/Getty Images)

P.E.I. names new deputy ag minister

Gordon MacFadyen replaces Brian Matheson

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News August 18, 2023

Prince Edward Island’s Premier Dennis King has named a new top bureaucrat for the province’s agriculture ministry and others, to manage a fresh round of post-election ministerial mandate letters. Gordon MacFadyen, most recently executive director of fiscal management and assistant secretary to Treasury Board with the provincial finance department, was announced Aug. 8 as deputy

Table 3: Percentage Harvest Completion by Crop and Region to Aug. 15, 2023 (crops still unharvested, or negligible acres displayed as – or omitted from this table).

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Harvest in Manitoba at three per cent, wheat crop mostly fair to good

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 14 (week 33)

By Manitoba Agriculture August 15, 2023

Overview Harvest progress sits at 3 per cent complete across the province (table above), which is on-par with the 5-year average harvest progress. Winter wheat and fall rye harvest continues, with 67 per cent of acres harvested. Early yield reports for winter wheat are averaging about 60 bu/acre. Harvest has started in spring cereal crops,

Table 3: Spring Wheat Quality Rating by Region.

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Winter cereal harvests ramp up, quality seen mostly good

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 13 (week 32)

By Manitoba Agriculture August 8, 2023

Overview Harvesting of winter wheat and fall rye continued with about 60 and 30 per cent of acres combined, respectively. Early yield reports on winter wheat were averaging around 65 bu/acre. Spring cereal crops were in the intermediate to hard dough stage with the exception of very late seeded crops that were in soft dough.

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Potatoes

P.E.I. potato growers, CFIA to draft plan for ‘pest-free places’

U.S. food companies go deal hunting as pandemic growth fades

Manitoba harvest ahead of five-year average, canola conditions seen mostly fair to good

Bt-resistant corn borer concern grows

Winter wheat, fall rye harvest nears completion, waterhemp makes further inroads

The do’s and don’ts of desiccation

Harvest progress hits double digits, majority of Manitoba soils seen dry

P.E.I. names new deputy ag minister

Harvest in Manitoba at three per cent, wheat crop mostly fair to good

Winter cereal harvests ramp up, quality seen mostly good

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