In Manitoba the potential for major canola yield losses due to sclerotinia exists every year with weather being the main driver. Farmers will soon have to decide whether to apply a prophylactic fungicide or not. “The (sclerotinia) inoculum is always there (in Manitoba) so the part of the disease triangle to consider is the environment
Decision time on sclerotinia control in canola not far off
There’s lots to consider, including the value of the crop and the disease risk
VIDEO: When should you roll soybeans?
Tips from Dennis Lange, pulse crop specialist with Manitoba Agriculture
Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson heads into the field with Dennis Lange, provincial pulse crop specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, to get a quick refresher on the when, why and how of rolling soybeans.
Timely rains for some, but hail for others
A more general rain was in the forecast for this week at press time which could address moisture shortfalls
Some Manitoba farmers got the rain they were praying for last weekend, some didn’t get enough and a few unfortunately also received hail. The good news is a more general rain was in the forecast at press time June 12 and the hail, although devastating for a few farmers, was believed to be isolated. “We’ve
CN Rail set grain-shipping records September to April
Longer manifest trains and increased rail and shipper efficiency are paying off, CN says
[Updated: June 8, 2017] It’s been a record-breaking year for grain movement on CN Rail during the 2016-17 crop year, even with a slow start in August. “Once we hit September it was full blast,” David Przednowek, CN’s director of grain marketing, said in an interview May 17. “Each individual month from September all the
CN Rail says it’s fully meeting grain shipper demand
Most weeks this crop year CN Rail has delivered more than 90 per cent of the cars grain companies ordered, according to Ag Transport Coalition’s (ATC) weekly reports. That’s pretty good service, says Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association and one of the ATC’s members. David Przednowek, CN Rail’s director of
What’s in your field?
Planting a pair of tighty whities can help you find out
Doug Wilton is curious about how much soil “wildlife” is in his fields. That’s why the Roland-area farmer is participating in the “soilyourundies” demonstration launched during Soil Conservation Week in April. “The Soil Conservation Council (of Canada) decided this would be something kind of fun and exciting and different to do in order to bring
Consultations sought on grading U.S. wheat imports
Grain industry consultations are needed before the Canada Grain Act is amended to allow imported U.S. wheat to receive a Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) grade, the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commssion says. “(W)e need to have public consultations to figure out the consequences of adding more American grain to our system,” Sask Wheat chair Bill Gehl
Praying for rain in central Manitoba
Early seeded cereal crops are generally looking good, but dry soils have prompted some farmers to reseed canola
Farmers around Miami have been hoping for rain for several weeks and it’s the same story across much of south-central Manitoba. One local farmer said Wednesday he was knifing more canola seed into fields where much of his earlier seeded canola germinated but then died because it was too dry. Record temperatures exceeding 34 C
Western farmers benefit from grain-handling efficiency gains
Basis levels are closer to normal, indicating more competition and fewer system constraints, says U of M ag economist Derek Brewin
Western Canadian grain farmers saw the gap between the export price and their price narrow in 2015-16, reaping the benefits of an efficient and competitive grain-handling and transportation system (GHTS). Despite 2015’s near-record 64.7-million-tonne crop, there was no repeat of a grain shipping backlog that followed record production in 2013, Derek Brewin, a University of
Railway costing review risks, benefits
A review was a Liberal election promise but the government hasn’t announced one despite proposed changes to the maximum revenue entitlement
A University of Manitoba agriculture economist warns regulations cutting how much the railways are allowed to earn hauling grain could discourage them from investing to be more efficient. “I don’t know if you want to mess with the system too much,” Derek Brewin said in an interview May 23. “They’ve (western farmers) got a competitive