(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)

Sask. extends greenfeed seeding deadline

Livestock producers in parched areas of Saskatchewan now have until mid-month to seed insured acres to cereal greenfeed. The federal and provincial governments on Thursday announced an extension of Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp.’s deadline for seeding greenfeed to July 15, from June 30. Producers signed up for crop insurance will now be able to seed

The result of a severe thunderstorm on the afternoon of Saturday June 27 that hit near the Roseisle area west of Carman. Many fields in the area were destroyed or damaged by hail including this corn field south of Roseisle along PR 240.

VIDEO: MASC still assessing hail-damaged crops in Roseisle-Miami area

A hail storm damaged or destroyed some crops June 27

Crop insurance officials were still assessing the damage Monday caused by a vicious hail storm that hit the Roseisle-Miami area the afternoon of June 27. As of noon Monday the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) had received around 100 claims province-wide, David Van Deynze, MASC’s manager of claim services said in an interview. About half


Much of Manitoba’s reseeded canola is looking “impressive,” the Canola Council of Canada’s Angela Brackenreed said during the Westman webinar June 17.


Should crop insurance have a ‘do not seed before’ date?

This spring has prompted some to ask the question

There’s a crop insurance seeding deadline, so should there be restrictions on how early certain crops are planted? It’s a question some have put to the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC), following what started off as an early spring, but saw crop emergence delayed by cool soil temperatures, a snowstorm on the Victoria Day long

camelina

Camelina worth considering for reseeding if other options limited

Smart Earth Seeds is contracting production, but it must be delivered to either Chaplin or Gull Lake, Sask.

With one eye on the rain gauge and another on the calendar, some Manitoba farmers are wondering about late-seeding crop options. Smart Earth Seeds, a Saskatchewan company, says camelina, is one to consider. There’s a long list of crops, including wheat, barley, oats, flax and buckwheat that can be seeded as late as June 20


farm equipment seeding crops

Seeding 2015: The never-ending story

Close to a million Manitoba acres could get reseeded and 90 per cent of them were canola


What started as an early spring has turned into a reseeding frenzy as farmers race against crop insurance deadlines to reseed nearly a million acres damaged by a blizzard, frost, heavy rains and voracious flea beetles. “The May 30 frost was bad for two reasons. One, it was widespread. Two, it was later in the

(Manitoba Co-operator photo by Allan Dawson)

Manitoba corn crops likely unscathed

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s corn crop was nearly fully seeded ahead of crop insurance deadlines in late May, but frost events in Manitoba during the same time frame didn’t likely cause any damage. Parts of southwestern Manitoba saw a significant frost event on May 29 and 30, which killed off many canola crops and sparked


flooded farmer's field

Excess moisture might trigger more crop insurance claims than frost

Farmers and crop insurance adjusters expected to be in fields this week 
assessing crop damage caused by the Victoria long-weekend storm

Excessive moisture from the May 16-17 storm might result in more crop insurance claims than frost. “From our perspective the amount of rain and snow that came with this storm is probably as big a concern as the frost itself,” David Van Deynze, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation’s (MASC) manager of claim services said May 20.



A hand full of Canadian Cash

Streamlined cash advance program allows one-stop shopping

Grain and livestock farmers can get loans of up to $400,000, with the first $100,000 interest free

Canola farmers looking for a cash advance can now apply for it through the Manitoba Corn Growers Association if they like, or they can obtain a corn cash advance from the Canadian Canola Growers Association. Streamlining to the federal government’s Advance Payments Program means Manitoba farmers can now get cash advances for most crops with

a young corn crop growing in a field

Manitoba corn acres sit tight

More corn producers are requesting returns of their checkoff dollars, 
but so far research remains unaffected


Corn acres in Manitoba aren’t expected to grow this year, partly because of a lack of risk management tools, according to the Manitoba Corn Growers Association. “The coverage that most corn producers have is maybe 50 to 60 per cent of their cost of production,” said association president Myron Krahn. “In a risk management strategy,