Chris Sumner stepped down as executive director of the Manitoba Pulse Growers Association (MPGA) June 1 to be news director for Golden West Radio’s two stations in Winkler, CKMW and The Eagle. Sumner star ted with the MPGA in February 2008. Sumner began his career in radio in 2000, becoming Golden West Radio’s farm broadcaster
Sumner Leaves Manitoba Pulse Growers Association
New Filter Removes P From Water
“It’s affordable to point where we think individual farmers could run it.” – ROBERT GERVAIS When farmer and longtime conservationist Gordon Orchard first heard about a relatively simple process for removing dissolved phosphorus from water he thought it was too good to be true. After all, there’s no disputing there’s too much of it in
Feds Kick In $1 Million For New Short Line
“We’ve already created three or four new jobs with this venture. That’s why the federal government saw it as a real fit for them.” – KEVIN FRIESEN The Boundary Trails Railway Company (BTRC) received $1 million from the federal government June 8 through its recession-fighting Community Adjustment fund. “We’ve already created three or four new
Cool Spring Delays “Hay Day”
Historic Relative Feed Value of 1st Cut Alfalfa -Steinbach RFV (NIR) 300 280 260 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 14-May 21-May 28-May 4-Jun 11-Jun Avg 95-08 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 18-Jun 25-Jun “Hay Day” – the day alfalfa should be cut to capture its peak feed value – is June 18 in
Consider Cutting Frost-Damaged Alfalfa
Cutting the frozen alfalfa clears the way for new regrowth, especially from the crowns making for a better second cut.” – GLENN FRIESEN Farmers with frost-damaged alfalfa should consider mowing if more than 30 per cent of stem tops are wilted or show signs of frost damage and the crop is more than 10 inches
West-Can Compensation Falls Short
“Unfortunately the CGC payment protection program does not guarantee 100 per cent payment. So producers need to take steps to protect themselves on their own.” – REMI GOSSELIN The fact that farmers owed money by West-Can Agra will not be fully compensated underscores the need for farmers to seek payment upon their grain’s delivery, the
How Early Can You Spray Roundup Ready Soybeans?
It’s safe to apply glyphosate to Roundup Ready soybeans as early as the late cotyledon stage when the first unifoliate starts to appear, says Bruce Brolley, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiative’s (MAFRI) pulse crop specialist. Warm weather over the weekend gave weeds a jump on slowly emerging soybeans. With rain in this week’s forecast,
Winterkill Takes A Toll On Alfalfa Stands
Some of Manitoba’s alfalfa stands took a beating this year, not unlike a lot of winter wheat crops. In some areas half of the stands were 80 per cent killed, said Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives’ forage specialist Glenn Friesen. Alfalfa stands two years old ideally should have 30 stems per square foot. That
Late Spring Dampens Forecast
“… the milling wheat quality side is very, very tight this year despite some increased carry-in because of the potential for quality damage here.” – BrUcE BUrnETT Unless there’s a miracle, western Canadian farmers will harvest a much smaller crop this year compared to last and the five-year average, according to the Canadian Wheat Board’s
Man. farmers working against June deadlines
The deadline for filing penalty-free excess moisture claims for unseeded acres in Manitoba is June 22. The final deadline, with a penalty of up to $500, is June 30. Farmers who fail to file by June 30 are ineligible for excess moisture coverage, according to Craig Thomson, Manitoba Agricultural Service Corp.’s (MASC) vice-president of insurance