The Western Winter Wheat Initiative is working to boost winter wheat yields. “We really want to push the yield on these new varieties,” says Ken Gross, an agronomist with Ducks Unlimited Canada and the Western Winter Wheat Initiative. “These new varieties have more yield potential. And we really want to push the yield on these
Yield-boosting winter wheat research
Winter wheat already has a yield advantage but researchers think they could go even higher
New winter wheat varieties for Manitoba farmers
Ken Gross is especially excited about AAC Gateway and he says more are coming
There are great new winter wheats available to Manitoba farmers and more in the pipeline, says Ken Gross, an agronomist with Ducks Unlimited Canada and the Western Winter Wheat Initiative. “(AAC) Gateway is my new favourite and I really like the way it looks,” Gross told the Crop Talk Westman webinar Aug. 31. “It has
Grain system pulled out all the stops for 2015-16
Grain monitor Mark Hemmes says this could be the new normal
Canada’s grain-handling and transportation system showed just what it’s capable of in the past crop year. “It was kind of like a logistical utopia,” Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corporation, the firm hired by the federal government to track grain-handling and transportation statistics, said in an interview Aug. 31. “The whole system worked really well
A ‘clean’ harvest key to smooth trade
Take precautions against pesticide residues and naturally occurring toxins in grain
As farmers harvest this year’s crop they’re also being reminded that the eyes — and analytic testing equipment — of the world are on them like never before. Making sure they’re dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s during this critical time will help protect markets, avoid trade disputes and prevent lawsuits. “There is more
KAP, APAS seek meeting with Garneau
Consultations on amending the transportation act end Sept. 16 and farm leaders say the minister needs to hear directly from farmers
When the then newly elected Liberal government promised further consultation on changes to the Canada Transportation Act, farm groups reacted with relief. Now that relief is turning to frustration and worry. Neither the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP), Manitoba’s general farm organization, nor the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, have met with Transport Minister Marc Garneau,
Pea growers hit by crop disease and bad weather
Manitoba Agriculture’s Dennis Lange has some advice on disease prevention and harvesting
Manitoba pea growers are getting a reminder of why they backed away from the crop in the first place. Field peas, once popular in the Red River Valley, declined in the area due to disease brought on by wet weather. However, plantings jumped this year due to attractive prices. The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC)
Another record for insured plantings of soybeans in Manitoba
A prediction that soybeans could challenge canola for top spot doesn't look so far fetched now
In 2013, grain market analyst Bruce Burnett predicted in five years Manitoba farmers would be planting just as many soybeans as canola. The intentionally provocative forecast was made to underscore how the combination of a warmer climate, improved soybean varieties and favourable returns can influence farmers’ planting decisions. But new soybean-planting records have been set
Manitoba’s insured acres of CPS wheat grow exponentially
SeCan’s new AAC Penhold accounted for 99 per cent of the increase
Canada Prairie Spring (CPS) wheat has not been popular in Manitoba because of disease issues, but this year insured acres jumped a staggering 1,419 per cent. That translates into an extra 55,547 acres — small compared to insured winter wheat (134,307) and feed wheat (374,131) acres, but it’s a huge jump when compared to last
Manitoba’s soybeans progressing well
Dennis Lange says by early September most fields will be mature enough to avoid yield loss from frost, although quality could be reduced
Manitoba’s soybean crop is looking good, Dennis Lange, Manitoba Agriculture’s industry development specialist for pulses, said Aug. 17, during the CropTalk Westman webinar. “From what I am seeing right now we will probably be somewhere around that 35- to 38-bushels-per-acre average,” Lange said. “They are looking pretty good. We’ve had good rains. The rains we’ve
Soil test right after the combine
The tradition has been to sample for soil nutrients later in the fall, but there are compelling reasons to go sooner than later
It’s been the accepted wisdom to soil test as late as possible in the fall, but one soil test lab says it might pay to go earlier. Agvise Laboratories, that has soil-testing labs in North Dakota and Minnesota and a large stable of Canadian customers, told growers in a recent email it may be a