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Drought conditions in Canada at June 30, 2018. (Agr.gc.ca)

Drought’s effects linger on Prairies

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News July 27, 2018

CNS Canada — After a dry growing season last year in Western Canada, effects of the drought are still evident with news that most livestock producers won’t be doing a second cut of hay. “Pastures and hay fields didn’t get the moisture that they needed to really recharge over that winter period and get a

Manitoba’s hay crop has rebounded, but not fully recovered, from a slow start to the season.

Forages, Livestock

Spring forage woes linger for first cut

Producers were glad to see forage jump in June, but many first-cut reports are still coming up short

By Alexis Stockford June 22, 2018

Manitoba’s first forage cut is still showing the signs of a slow start this spring. The Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association observed lower alfalfa yields compared to last year in some regions. John McGregor, co-ordinator for the MFGA Green Gold program, says stands in eastern Manitoba were three inches shorter on average, coming in at

Crops, Forages

Amid trade uncertainties, Linamar builds up ag unit

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News June 13, 2018

CNS Canada — When Linamar announced it was purchasing MacDon Industries at the end of last year, there was trade uncertainty for Canada. Since then, the issues have ballooned, but Linamar isn’t panicking. “We’re trying to look past (the trade uncertainty) a little bit because there’s a lot going on there and we don’t know

Over the weekend alfalfa has grown 2 inches in most fields and all fields are now in the early to late flowering stage.

Forages, Local news

Alfalfa in early to late-flowering stage

Forage and grassland conditions for Eastern/Interlake and Western/Central Manitoba as of June 11

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association June 13, 2018

This is the final report for the Green Gold program for 2018. With all fields now flowering quality has dropped very quickly. There are no samples for the Interlake for this report. Green Gold Report for Eastern/Interlake, June 11 Green Gold Report for Western/Central, June 11 This is the final release for the 2018 Optimum

Forages, Local news

Plenty of good quality hay predicted for EastMan

Forage and grassland conditions for Western/Central Manitoba and Eastern/Interlake as of June 6 and June 7

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association June 11, 2018

Western/Central areas continue to see some very good growth. Over the past 7 days RFV’s were trending down at approx. 5 pts./day. With today’s results we see a slight upwards movement in RFV’s. Hay Day for the Eastern area is predicted to be June 10th. With a lot of cutting happening due to the crop

Forages, Local news

‘Hay Day’ arrives for forage growers in WestMan

Forage and grassland conditions for Western/Central Manitoba as of June 6

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association June 6, 2018

Alfalfa is advancing very quickly in most of the West/Central area and is at or getting close to the optimum stage for dairy quality forage. Reports this morning still has alfalfa growing at a rate of one inch per day or more. Green Gold Report for Western/Central, June 4 This is the fifth release for

This field in the East Interlake has advanced to the flowering stage.

Forages, Local news

Hay day a mere days away for EastMan

Forage and grassland conditions for Eastern Manitoba/Interlake as of June 4

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association June 5, 2018

With cool weather since May 31, there has been a slowing in some of the alfalfa fields in the East. With the return of warm weather Hay Day should be June 10th for the Eastern area. RFV have increased is some fields as the plants tend to put out more leaves than stem. With the

A mixed grass/alfalfa field gets its first cut in EastMan.

Crops, Forages, Local news

Rain relief brings good news for forage crops

The initial dour outlook for forage is looking brighter now that the dry spell has broken

By Alexis Stockford June 5, 2018

Forage growers are seeing a glimmer of hope for the first time this season, with stands jumping from the recent rains. Some areas broke 10 millimetres of cumulated monthly rainfall for the first time in the last week of May. Brandon counted just over 55 millimetres through May and June as of June 3, while

Some fields in eastern Manitoba are showing signs of alfalfa weevil damage.

Forages, Local news

Fair weather sees good forage growth, alfalfa weevils on the scene

Forage and grassland conditions for Eastern Manitoba/Interlake and Western Manitoba/Central as of May 30 – 31

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association June 4, 2018

Fields in the Western area received some welcome rains with reports in the 2 inch range as of May 30. Central Manitoba reported only trace amounts of precipitation. Fields in Southeast Manitoba received around 7 mm while the Interlake received as much as 14 mm. Fields in the East that saw 3-4 inches of growth

Forages, Local news

Rain, warm temperatures spur good alfalfa growth

Forage and grassland conditions for Eastern Manitoba/Interlake as of May 24

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association May 28, 2018

Fields throughout the southeast experienced very little winter kill even though soil temperature in the southeast were getting down to the critical temperatures of -12 C. This may in part be due to were the weather stations are located and that many of the fields in the area had considerable stubble left from last fall.

Daily Network News

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Forages

Drought’s effects linger on Prairies

Spring forage woes linger for first cut

Amid trade uncertainties, Linamar builds up ag unit

Alfalfa in early to late-flowering stage

Plenty of good quality hay predicted for EastMan

‘Hay Day’ arrives for forage growers in WestMan

Hay day a mere days away for EastMan

Rain relief brings good news for forage crops

Fair weather sees good forage growth, alfalfa weevils on the scene

Rain, warm temperatures spur good alfalfa growth

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