It’s getting late for seeding canola, but there’s still time. Farmers in canola area 1 (see map above) are eligible for full crop insurance coverage until June 15 and reduced coverage if seeding between June 16 and 20. The deadlines in area 2 are June 10 for full coverage and between June 11 and 15
Five tips when seeding canola late
Anastasia Kubinec's advice on how to get your crop to mature five or six days earlier
Later canola seeding could mean less flea beetle damage
In addition to flea beetles, farmers should be scouting for cutworms, wireworms and grasshoppers
Flea beetles are munching on Manitoba canola crops but a provincial entomologist says the damage may look worse than it is. If there’s more than 25 per cent feeding damage after the canola crop has been planted for at least three weeks, an insecticide application could be economic, John Gavloski said in a Manitoba Agriculture,
Southwestern Manitoba farmers hard-pressed to finish on time
Some have barely started and it just keeps raining
Some Manitoba fields are so wet it’s unlikely farmers will get them seeded by the June 20 crop insurance deadline, say industry officials. The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) won’t know for sure until seeded acreage reports are tabulated later in the season, but officials are predicting unseeded acres will be higher this year than
Making broadcast seeding work for you
Incorporation is a prerequisite to getting crop insurance coverage, as well as crop establishment that is equal to or greater than the farmer’s coverage
If you’re broadcast seeding it’s probably because the soil is too wet to permit conventional planting. But ironically, you’ll need more rain to germinate that broadcasted crop because of poor seed-to-soil contact. “Rainfall is important after because if the seed is on the soil surface you’ll need the rain to get it going,” Lionel Kaskiw,
More changes coming to Canadian Grain Commission
What won’t change is protecting the ‘Canada brand’ through mandatory outward inspection, says Elwin Hermanson
The Canadian Grain Commission is looking for more ways to streamline its operations without compromising Canada’s reputation for high-quality exports, its chief commissioner says. Elwin Hermanson said that may bring changes to how services like inspections prior to export are delivered, but not the end result for customers. “Our minister has been very clear and
Authority herbicides now registered for soybeans in Western Canada
When tank mixed with glyphosate soybean growers can get immediate and residual weed control and delay glyphosate-resistant weeds
Authority herbicides are now registered for conventional and Roundup Ready soybeans, giving Manitoba farmers the option for residual weed control and another tool to delay the onset of glyphosate-tolerant weeds, including kochia. Authority (sulfentrazone) can be tank mixed with glyphosate and applied pre-plant surface or pre-emergent surface to control kochia, lamb’s quarters, red root pigweed
Tips for when soybean seeding runs late
Consider boosting your seeding rate to help offset the negative effects of delayed seeding
When seeding soybeans later in the season farmers should consider increasing their seeding rate to bolster yields, a Manitoba Pulse Growers Association production specialist says. Kristen Podolsky said in an interview getting canopy closure by the first week of July is key to getting good soybean yields. “Soybean flowering is triggered by day length. As
Canola growers take on the railways
A second level-of-service complaint has been filed
A second legal complaint has been filed alleging the railways provided inadequate grain-shipping service this crop year. And more might be coming. The Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) filed a level-of-service complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) May 26, accusing both Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways of failing to fulfil their common carrier
Corn, soybean, sunflower seeding deadlines loom
No extensions are planned, says the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation
The crop insurance eligibility clock is ticking away as farmers scramble to get their acres sown before the deadlines for full coverage pass. Time has all but run out for grain corn and soybean acres. Depending on what part of Manitoba you’re in, the deadline for planting corn and soybeans and still get full coverage
Get on controlling foxtail barley early
The weed is becoming more prevalent in the southwest
Foxtail barley is getting worse in southwest Manitoba and it’s best controlled before seeding, says Lionel Kaskiw, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development’s farm production specialist in Souris. “It seems to be a weed that has taken over since 2011 in some fields and producers are having some issues on how to control it,” Kaskiw
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