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This field of soybeans was still green on Sept. 23, 2013 and would’ve been damaged if there had been frost then, says Manitoba Agriculture pulse specialist Dennis Lange. While the farmers grew early-maturing varieties a cool summer and lots of rain delayed crop maturity. One of these years some of Manitoba’s soybeans will be damaged by a fall frost and likely slow the pace of soybean expansion, he said.
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Three million acres of Manitoba soybeans by 2022?

Continued growth is possible, even probable, but there will be other factors 
weighing in against continued runaway growth

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If the trendline continues soybean acres in Manitoba could easily top three million acres in just five more years — but don’t necessarily bet the farm on it. That’s the message Manitoba Agriculture pulse crops specialist Dennis Lange brought to the recent Manitoba Agronomists’ Conference on Dec. 14 at the University of Manitoba. He foresees
Crops, Oilseeds

Agronomy will be key to growing soybean acreage

As the crop becomes a major feature of Manitoba fields, there will also be more challenges popping up for growers

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If soybean acres continue to rise as expected, farmers are going to have to be vigilant, Dennis Lange said. “Rotation, rotation, rotation (is) very important,” he said. In the early years farmers didn’t see a yield reduction seeding soybeans on soybean stubble. But crop insurance data shows between 2008 and 2012 planting back-to-back soybeans resulted
Not all Manitoba soybeans are in the bin yet, but once they are it’s expected the provincial average yield will set a new record.
Crops, Local news

Record provincial soybean yield on horizon

As of Oct. 13 an estimated 70 to 75 per cent of Manitoba soybeans had been harvested

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When Manitoba’s soybean harvest is all safely in the bin the average yield is expected to be above the 10-year average and will probably set a record. “Overall, fields have been pretty good this year provincially,” Dennis Lange, Manitoba Agriculture’s pulse specialist, said Oct. 13 in an interview. “We are probably looking maybe at 40
Fall frost can cut soybean yields and reduce quality, but fortunately this year most Manitoba soybean fields are now mature enough that frost would do little damage, says Manitoba Agriculture’s pulse specialist Dennis Lange.
Crops, Local news

Soybeans mostly safe from frost now

Manitoba Agriculture pulse specialist Dennis Lange has advice on harvesting weedy soybean fields

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Soybean yields are now largely locked in — but quality could still take a hit for future frosts. Dennis Lange, Manitoba Agriculture pulse crop specialist, says this progress is readily apparent in the province’s record 1.6 million acres of soybeans. “This year driving around the countryside you are seeing lots of varieties started to dry
Light frost but little to no soybean damage
Crops, Local news, Oilseeds

Light frost but little to no soybean damage

Good growing conditions allowed the crop to escape damage, but it underlines the importance of the right variety

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Temperatures hovered at or just below freezing across much of the province both Sept. 13 or 14, but apart from a few clipped leaves, there was little damage to soybeans. Soybean producers are always worried about an early frost with the long-season heat-loving crop, but this time the crop had advanced enough to prevent damage,
Wet weather has resulted in some Manitoba field peas being infected with mycosphaerella blight this year, says Dennis Lange, Manitoba Agriculture’s industry development specialist for pulses.
Crops

Pea growers hit by crop disease and bad weather

Manitoba Agriculture’s Dennis Lange has some advice on disease prevention and harvesting


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Manitoba pea growers are getting a reminder of why they backed away from the crop in the first place. Field peas, once popular in the Red River Valley, declined in the area due to disease brought on by wet weather. However, plantings jumped this year due to attractive prices. The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC)
Manitoba’s soybeans progressing well
Crops, Local news

Manitoba’s soybeans progressing well

Dennis Lange says by early September most fields will be mature enough to avoid yield loss from frost, although quality could be reduced

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Manitoba’s soybean crop is looking good, Dennis Lange, Manitoba Agriculture’s industry development specialist for pulses, said Aug. 17, during the CropTalk Westman webinar. “From what I am seeing right now we will probably be somewhere around that 35- to 38-bushels-per-acre average,” Lange said. “They are looking pretty good. We’ve had good rains. The rains we’ve
Growers are warned to be careful about planting edible beans on fields that have recently been used to grow soybeans. The two don’t mix in the market.
Crops, Pulses

Edible bean acres down but yields have increased

When planting edible beans, keep a close eye on volunteer soybeans

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When it comes to crop rotations, putting distance between soybeans and edible beans is serious business. Speaking as part of Manitoba Agriculture’s CropTalk Eastman webinar last week, development specialist Dennis Lange said soybeans can still appear as prevalent volunteers years after they were last grown in a particular field. “What we’ve been finding is that
This soybean plant is regrowing after being frozen.
Crops

Get your soybeans in soon or face higher frost risk in fall

In Manitoba soybeans should ideally be in the ground by the end of May

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Time is running out for Manitoba farmers to seed soybeans. “You still have some time to get them in, but I like to see soybeans in the ground in May and that gives you enough time for the plants to mature and reduce the risk (of damage from) a fall frost,” Dennis Lange, the Manitoba
This soybean plant is regrowing after being frozen.
Crops, Oilseeds

Manitoba soybeans OK after hard frost

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Manitoba soybean growers dodged a bullet May 13 and 14 when much of southern Manitoba experienced a hard frost, because so few soybeans were out of the ground, according to Dennis Lange, a pulse crop specialist with the Manitoba Department of Agricuture. “We can see temperatures as low as -2 C and they (soybeans) can

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