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U. S. Wheat Farmers Struggle With Low-Protein Crop

By Julie Ingwersen September 24, 2009

Farmers in the northern U. S. Plains are harvesting a bin-busting spring wheat crop, but much of it has a lower-than-normal protein content, which lowers its value, industry experts said. “We have one of the lowest average protein contents that we’ve had in the spring wheat crop in years,” said Mike Krueger, president of the

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Comments From Our Weathernet

September 17, 2009

Harvest continues. Most of the early wheat and barley are off, with some early canola in the bin. An early frost is still a concern for the beans and corn. – Miami, Sept. 10 How quickly we forget the dreary summer we had. It has been beautiful for the last week with highs in the

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New Winter Wheat Varieties Coming Soon

By Pam De Rocquigny September 10, 2009

Long-Term Yield Data & Variety Description Table Site Years Tested Resistance to: Relative Winter Hardiness CDC Falcon 100 60 0 26 VG G G F CDC Raptor 98 55 + 4 29 VG VG G G Radiant~ 96 37 + 7 30 VG VP VP VG CDC Ptarmigan 104 20 + 3 34 F P

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Linear Grain Will Handle CWB Crops

By Allan Dawson September 3, 2009

Carman-headquartered Linear Grain will soon be handling Canadian Wheat Board crops, giving farmers another delivery option. “We’re slowly increasing our storage capacity to better serve our customers,” Linear grain merchant Ryan McKnight said in an interview Aug. 27. “We’ve bought another 10 big bins increasing our (grain storage) capacity by about 1,600 metric tonnes.” To

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Crop Report – for Sep. 3, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture September 3, 2009

SOUTHWEST Harvesting of winter cereals continues across the region with reports of average to above-average yields and good quality; weather permitting, most growers should complete harvest of those crops by the end of the week. Barley and wheat harvests have also started with average yields and good quality reported. Desiccation and swathing of spring cereals

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Crop Report – for Aug. 27, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture August 27, 2009

SOUTHWEST Rainfall accumulations ranged from 10 mm in the Melita area to 60 mm in the northern areas of the region. Winter wheat harvest continued, as most producers were harvesting before the rain on the weekend. North of Highway 1, most producers have desiccated winter wheat but very little harvesting has been done. Yields to

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Crop Report – for Aug. 20, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture August 20, 2009

SOUTHWEST REGION The region received 20 to 50 mm of rainfall over the past week. An area around Miniota and Brandon reported severe crop damage by hail, along with some property damage. Early-seeded cereal crops are starting to turn and the late-seeded crops are in the heavy dough stage. Harvest of winter wheat and fall

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Frost Threatens Late-Developing Prairie Grain Crop

By Ron Friesen August 6, 2009

The threat of an early and devastat ing frost hangs over the western Canadian grain industry as anxious farmers hope for warm weather in August to ripen seriously delayed crops. Nearly all of the Prairie grain region has experienced much below-normal temperatures so far this growing season, putting crops two to three weeks behind their

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Winter Cereals Manitoba Seeks Members’ Input On Research

By Allan Dawson May 21, 2009

“Winter wheat producers realize they’ve got to move ahead and that varieties are few and far between.” – JAKE DAVIDSON Winter Cereals Manitoba (WCM) has $180,000 in the bank and wants its members’ advice on how best to spend it. WCM president and Birtle-area farmer Garth Butcher got some feedback during the association’s second annual

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Crop Report – for May. 7, 2009

By Manitoba Crop Report May 7, 2009

SOUTHWEST REGION Precipitation was minimal over the past week and temperatures remained cool. The majority of winter cereal crops have been fertilized. A few fields were seeded to peas and wheat but the majority is still too wet for field operations. Warm, dry weather conditions are needed to help improve field conditions. Pastures have started

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