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Off-label glyphosate applications can be costly

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Farmers are increasingly going “off label” applying higher rates of glyphosate to their Roundup Ready canola at a later crop stage than recommended, a survey commissioned by Monsanto Canada reveals. As a result farmers are losing three bushels an acre, Monsanto Canada said in a recent new release citing its own research. “The symptoms of
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Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees for 2013

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4-H leaders have become the second group 
to be recognized since the award 
was established in 1976

The province’s 4-H leaders are among the distinguished Manitobans being inducted into the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2013. This year’s inductees also include Charlie Froebe of Carman, Wilf (Butch) Harder of Lowe Farm, Herbert and Helen Kletke of Teulon, John W. Kuhl of Winkler and Vern McNair of Winnipeg. This is only the
Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

Commodity groups may band together to hold mega-meeting

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Annual meetings of commodity groups could soon be more convenient and worthwhile for Manitoba farmers if a proposal for a joint meeting is accepted. “I’m really excited about this,” said Ernie Sirski, a director with the Manitoba Canola Growers Association. The idea would be to have one large event held over several days. Groups would
Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Unexpected stocks of U.S. soybeans pressure canola

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Canola values on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform moved lower during the week ended April 5, with declines a function of chart-related speculative liquidation orders as well as the downward price action experienced in the CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean complex. The continued declines seen in Malaysian palm oil and European rapeseed futures
Crops, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

A sample options strategy for soybeans

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We recently had the privilege of co-presenting with the CME Group at their CBOT Grain Options Workshop during the annual Wild Oats Grainworld conference in Winnipeg. Here’s an overview of that event including what is risk, what is risk management and a straightforward strategy you can use to protect yourself against falling grain prices. What
Crops, Oilseeds, Weather

Winter storms bring relief to much of U.S. drought area

washington / reuters / Drought-stricken U.S. farmers were given good news by private weather forecaster AccuWeather. A series of winter storms, which have continued into March, are positive for spring seeding from the Plains to the East Coast, AccuWeather said in its 2013 U.S. spring weather outlook. “Compared to last year, for the season as
Crops, Oilseeds

Spraying off label reduces yield and costs farmers money

Survey work conducted in 2012 by Stratus Agri-Marketing Inc. for Monsanto Canada shows the farmer practice of spraying off label is becoming more common. The Stratus research results — compiled from online surveys with over 1,700 farmers — confirm 45 per cent of farmers sprayed above label rates, up eight percentage points from 2011. The
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Wheat is hot, oats are not as farmers load up for spring seeding

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There is renewed interest in spring wheat, but growers are worried about the state of winter wheat already in the ground

Seed growers across Manitoba say wheat sales are up this year, while oats and barley are moving more slowly. “Our area is showing a renewed interest in spring wheat with some new lines that performed well in 2012 and better pricing relative to other cereal options,” said Craig Riddell of Warren-based Riddell Seed Company. “In

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