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Kane Manitoba’s Most Popular Wheat Variety In 2009

By Allan Dawson August 20, 2009

“I think the real story behind it is its parents. It’s (Kane) a cross between Domain and McKenzie.” – TODD HYRA A new upstart variety has finally pushed AC Barrie from its throne after 10 years as Manitoba’s most popular Red Spring wheat. Manitoba farmers planted 468,770 acres of Kane last spring, versus 418,839 acres

Opinion

Policy Shifts Can Be Penny-Wise But Dollar Foolish

By Daryll E. Ray August 6, 2009

The 1996 Farm Bill’s elimination of the grain storage program, coupled with the elimination of an acreage management program, increased the cost to taxpayers for farm programs by an average of $5.7 billion a year. During the debate over the 1996 Farm Bill, the proponents for eliminating a government stock program argued that the traditional

News

Producer confidentiality becomes a concern

By Ron Friesen August 6, 2009

Manitoba farmers worry the confidentiality of their environmental farm plans may be at risk, now that the provincial government has taken over administering the program. The Farm Stewardship Association of Manitoba (FSAM) will no longer administer environmental farm plans (EFPs), following transfer of the program to the province under the Growing Forward agreement. FSAM will

Cereals, News, Oilseeds

Excess Moisture Claims Are Up This Year

By Allan Dawson June 25, 2009

Manitoba crop insurance officials were bracing for unseeded area claims covering up to one million acres as the June 20 deadline passed last weekend. Although the final tally won’t be known until the claims are processed, the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation is anticipating about 2,100 claims covering nearly 10 per cent of Manitoba’s 9.2 million

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Crops Hit By June 6 Frost

By Allan Dawson June 11, 2009

“In one field the odd plant was dead and the next quarter over the field was completely dead.” – anastasia KuBinec Frost early June 6 caused another spring flood in Manitoba – of crop insurance claims. Temperatures dipped below zero in many regions during the wee hours of June 6. But the lowest temperatures were

News

Floodway Makes Upstream Flooding Worse, Valley Farmers Say

By Ron Friesen June 4, 2009

“We’re a holding pond for Winnipeg.” – LORNE HAMBLIN Thick, gooey mud squishes under Lorne Hamblin’s rubber boots as he slogs through a field which should be sprouting green shoots. Instead, it’s a sea of heavy muck caused by retreating flood water and made worse by an inch of rain the day before. Hamblin stops,

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

The Worst Winter In Years Was Hard On Winter Wheat Too

By Allan Dawson May 14, 2009

“If (soybeans) can live off the nitrogen in the soil they will because it does cost the plant energy to make its own nodules.” – BRUCE BROLLEY Provincial officials have two pieces of advice if you are cons ider ing tearing up and seeding something else into that sad-looking winter wheat field this spring. First,

Crops, News

Alta. Boosts AgriInsurance Benefits For 2009

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 9, 2009

Increased benefits for unseeded acreage and reseeding, plus coverage for a couple of additional crops, are among the changes planned for Alberta’s crop production insurance in 2009. AgriInsurance, as crop insurance has been dubbed as part of the federal/provincial Growing Forward framework, is offered in Alberta through the province’s Agriculture Financial Services Corp. (AFSC). For

News

U. S. Farm-Cut Fight Far From Over

By Charles Abbott April 9, 2009

The fight to cut U. S. farm subsidies is just beginning in Congress despite a committee vote against a $250,000-a-year cap on payments, a limit supported by the White House, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says. “Let’s see where things end up,” Vilsack said during an interview with Reuters March 27. He said deficit hawks in

Crops, Livestock

Land Rental — Making It Fair For Both Parties

By Grant Palmer April 9, 2009

Securing rented land with the right agreement is an important part of farm planning. The approaching crop season should have farmers thinking about production plans, marketing strategies and the inputs they require to get the crop in the ground and growing. They should also be thinking about the rental contract, legal documents and an acceptable

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Tag Archives crop insurance

Kane Manitoba’s Most Popular Wheat Variety In 2009

Policy Shifts Can Be Penny-Wise But Dollar Foolish

Producer confidentiality becomes a concern

Excess Moisture Claims Are Up This Year

Crops Hit By June 6 Frost

Floodway Makes Upstream Flooding Worse, Valley Farmers Say

The Worst Winter In Years Was Hard On Winter Wheat Too

Alta. Boosts AgriInsurance Benefits For 2009

U. S. Farm-Cut Fight Far From Over

Land Rental — Making It Fair For Both Parties

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