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Prairie Pest Monitoring Network launches website
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Prairie Pest Monitoring Network launches website

The resource will help farmers and agronomists scout and identify pests

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The Prairie Pest Monitoring Network (PPMN) has launched a new website. The PPMN is a Prairie-wide insect pest monitoring group that provides valuable information, predicts insect risks, monitors insect populations and offers information to growers and agronomists to help them scout for pests, time their scouting activities and to make decisions about using chemical controls. “We are really excited to be launching this new website,” said Meghan
Heavy rains battered parts of southwestern Manitoba in late June and early July, but so far that hasn’t meant a flood of crop insurance claims.
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Southwest storm generates few crop insurance claims so far

More could be filed once farmers have a better handle on their losses

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Heavy rains that struck parts of southwestern Manitoba June 28 to July 2 have resulted in just “a handful of crop insurance claims” as of July 9. “Nothing earth shattering,” David Koroscil, manager of claim services with the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC), said in an interview. “That might change in time.” Areas north of Brandon and
Delivering equipment demos directly to farmers from the field
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Delivering equipment demos directly to farmers from the field

Ag in Motion Special Event Feature

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From air seeders to UTVs, Ag in Motion Discovery Plus promises to give farmers a chance to check out the latest equipment options from the comfort of their home or office. “Our digital event will deliver a variety of equipment demonstrations directly to farmers from the field,” says Rob O’Connor, Ag in Motion show director.
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Federal committee sends BRM recommendations to Bibeau

The letter from the Commons agriculture committee trod on some familiar ground

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The parliamentary committee studying business risk management (BRM) programs has highlighted potential changes in a letter sent to Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. Chair of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, Liberal MP Pat Finnigan, wrote the letter in advance of the July 3 enrolment deadline for AgriStability so that Bibeau could work
Farm Credit Canada says despite headwinds, there are reasons for Manitoba farmers to be optimistic.
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Bright spots for Manitoba farmers: FCC

Despite the pandemic there are positives for Manitoba producers, the national ag lender says


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Profit margins for 2020 are projected to be tight for Manitoba farmers, but it’s not all doom and gloom, say officials with Farm Credit Canada (FCC). It’s hard to parse COVID-19’s impact on farmer expenses and revenues relative to other factors such as weather and commodity supply and demand, J.P. Gervais, FCC’s vice-president and chief
The council’s expected wheat carry-over for 2020-21 slipped 400,000 tonnes to 289.9 million, but that’s about 6.0 per cent higher than in 2019-20.
Grain Markets, News

International Grains Council raises several key projections

Total global carry-over for 2020-21 is now seen at 635 million tonnes

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In the latest monthly report from the International Grains Council (IGC) there were several increases in production and carry-over projections. The council released its report on June 25, predicting a 2.85 per cent increase in total global grain production from 2019-20 to 2.237 billion tonnes in 2020-21. Compared to the council’s May report, that’s a
Tammy Jones speaking to attendees during a Crop Diagnostic School session in 2019.
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Manitoba Agriculture weed specialist Tammy Jones changing jobs

Starting July 20 Jones is Corteva's technical sales agronomist for Manitoba

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Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development (MARD) is losing its weed specialist Tammy Jones. She took the job in January 2018 and her last day is July 17. Jones becomes Corteva’s technical sales agronomist for Manitoba July 20. Meanwhile, Anastasia Kubinec, MARD’s manager of Crop Industry Development, hopes the department will fill the position quickly. “Getting
A program distributing food – particularly perishables – to help feed Canadians who would otherwise not be fed is admirable.
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Opinion: Food recovery program should be permanent and expanded

The program isn’t a true win for farmers, but it’s better than food waste and total losses

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Now that we know more about how the Surplus Food Rescue program will work, there should be a recognition for its need beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was announced as part the federal pandemic response and comes with $50 million in funding to help move extra food to vulnerable Canadians. Now that details are available, there is clear indication the program
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France’s 2019-20 wheat exports hit record high after strong June

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Reuters – French soft wheat shipments outside the EU finished the season at a four-year high in June, helping overall 2019-20 exports to reach a record level, data from Thomson-Reuters subsidiary Refinitiv showed. Soft wheat exports to destinations outside the European Union totalled 1.17 million tonnes last month, an initial estimate based on Refinitiv loading

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