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Manitoba crops see excess moisture, cooler temperatures

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 10

By Manitoba Agriculture July 2, 2024

Fall rye stands are at the soft dough stage. Rapid advancement in winter cereal crop development continues and crop conditions are rated as good. Spring cereals continue to advance with earliest planted fields having moved into the flag leaf/head emergence stage. Soybean and dry bean crops are progressing at a slower pace given the cooler

Seeding progression in 2024 compared to previous years.

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Seeding progress in Manitoba passes 90 per cent mark

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 7

By Manitoba Agriculture June 11, 2024

Despite the wet conditions, seeding progress was made throughout much of the province last week and is estimated to be 92 per cent complete. Spring cereals, peas, and grain corn are approximately 97 per cent complete. Canola and soybean planting advanced, with 88 per cent of canola acres and 92 per cent of soybean acres

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Seeding progresses in Manitoba, despite wet conditions

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 6

By Manitoba Agriculture June 4, 2024

Despite the wet conditions, seeding progress was made throughout much of the province last week and is now estimated to be 83 per cent complete. Canola and soybean planting advanced, with 71 per cent of canola acres planted and 82 per cent of soybean acres planted. Spring cereals are estimated to be 87 to 94

Crop Report, Crops, News

Agro-Manitoba sees more precipitation, seeding progress behind five-year average

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 5 (week 21)

By Manitoba Agriculture May 28, 2024

Seeding progress has been observed in many areas of the province this past week and is now at 64 per cent complete. Producers have focused on planting corn (80 per cent complete), spring wheat (87 per cent complete) barley (79 per cent complete) and peas (96 per cent complete). Canola planting continues with 41 per

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Manitoba seeding progress nears halfway mark

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 22, 2024

Spring seeding in Manitoba neared the halfway mark during the week ended May 21, with 47 per cent of intended acres in the ground, according to the latest provincial crop report. That compares with 30 per cent the previous week and the five-year average of 52 per cent done.

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Seeding pace picks up across agro-Manitoba

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 3 (week 19)

By Manitoba Agriculture May 14, 2024

Rapid seeding has progressed across the province this past week and is now at 30 per cent complete. Producers have focused on planting corn (60 per cent complete), cereals (58 per cent complete) and peas (72 per cent complete). Canola planting has just started with 6 per cent of the acres being planted. Producers are

Provincial seeding progress is about four per cent complete and slightly behind the 5-Year average of nine per cent for week 18.

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Seeding progress delayed by recent rainfall

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 2 (week 18)

By Manitoba Agriculture May 7, 2024

Seeding progress across the province has been delayed with recent rains and currently sits at approximately 4 per cent of the acres being seeded. Producers have begun seeding spring wheat, barley, oats, and corn. The Central region is most advanced with approximately 12 per cent of each of the major cereals planted. Weeds are quickly

Verticillium wilt is the main culprit for potato early die complex.

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Early bird may dodge verticillium woes in potatoes

Pushing a problem field to the front of the planting queue may help limit infection

By Gord Leathers April 22, 2024

Verticillium wilt is a problem for a lot of crops in Manitoba, including canola, sunflowers and alfalfa. In potatoes, the fungus Verticillium dahlia is the main cause of potato early die complex. In a 2021 interview with the Co-operator, Mario Tenuta, University of Manitoba soil scientist and main investigator with the Canadian Potato Early Dying Network, suggested the condition

Wheat exports in Ukraine this season have included 14.2 million tonnes of wheat, 19.5 million tonnes of corn and 1.97 million tonnes of barley.

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Ukraine sows 852,100 ha to 2024 crops as of April 5, ministry says

By Reuters April 11, 2024

All Ukrainian regions have started 2024 sowing and had seeded 852,100 hectares of spring crops as of April 5, the country’s agriculture ministry said. Farmers have also started planting sunflowers, sugar beets and soybeans. The sowing area includes 118,300 hectares of spring wheat, 543,200 of spring barley, 119,000 of peas and 62,400 of oats. The

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VIDEO: Crops versus their pest insects

Grasshoppers, flea beetles and what other bugs to watch for in 2024

By Greg Berg January 24, 2024

No matter what crop you grow, producers have that unwilling relationship with pest insects. So as Manitoba growers head into this year’s growing season, which bugs should you prepare to deal with in your fields this year? Manitoba Agriculture entomologist John Gavloski spoke at St. Jean Farm Days on Jan. 10 to remind attendees which

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Manitoba crops see excess moisture, cooler temperatures

Seeding progress in Manitoba passes 90 per cent mark

Seeding progresses in Manitoba, despite wet conditions

Agro-Manitoba sees more precipitation, seeding progress behind five-year average

Manitoba seeding progress nears halfway mark

Seeding pace picks up across agro-Manitoba

Seeding progress delayed by recent rainfall

Early bird may dodge verticillium woes in potatoes

Ukraine sows 852,100 ha to 2024 crops as of April 5, ministry says

VIDEO: Crops versus their pest insects

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