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Salinity issues turn field edges in southwestern Manitoba white this spring.

Plan now for a salty spring

Manitoba’s dry conditions have done little to beat back salinity in areas prone to the issue

By Alexis Stockford May 5, 2021

Snow wasn’t the only white creeping across Manitoba’s fields this spring, and unlike snow, this white stuff won’t be melting away. High salinity is not a surprising topic for provincial soil specialist Marla Riekman, given the province’s still-dry conditions and the rise in salinity questions she’s fielded from producers in the last few years. Salinity

Livestock, Markets

Klassen: Cattle producers facing drought-like conditions

By GFM Network News, Jerry Klassen May 4, 2021

Alberta packers were buying fed cattle on a dressed basis in the range of $262-$265 delivered this past week. Using a 60 per cent grading, the live price would be in the range of $157-$159. If a feedlot booked the bulk of its feed grains earlier in winter, feeding margins are now hovering in positive

Crop Report, Crops, News

Dry, cool soils see slow start to seeding in agro-Manitoba

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for April 27

By Manitoba Agriculture April 27, 2021

Southwest Region Scattered rain and snow over the past two weeks in the Southwest region brought some moisture to replenish the seedbed. Overall seedbed moisture conditions are optimum in much of the Southwest, but good rains are needed to replenish soil profile. Overwinter snow and runoff was below normal, with average winter temperatures 2 to

Producers need to think about how to manage during a drought to keep the most productive and valuable cows in the herd.

Livestock, News

Keep your cow herd productive during drought

Recent precipitation might help, but the region remains in a dry cycle so far this season

By North Dakota State University April 27, 2021

Much of the northern plains has been in a long-term drought trend for the past several years, and already the season has been off to a dry start. While producers are familiar with drought, being prepared to develop or modify management plans in anticipation of the many challenges ahead is critical. With breeding season approaching,

Crops, Markets

Prairie cash wheat: Bids soar after weather events

U.S. May wheat futures up on week

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News April 17, 2021

MarketsFarm — Cash bids for Prairie wheat jumped as wintry weather made its way across the Prairies and U.S. northern Plains during the week ending Thursday. Wheat futures in the U.S. rose due to spillover from soybeans. However, a stronger Canadian dollar tempered Prairie wheat prices. Manitoba and Saskatchewan, as well as Montana, North Dakota

Crops, Weather

Prairies hit hard by drought

Parts of south-central, southwestern Manitoba among driest

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News April 10, 2021

MarketsFarm — A new nationwide drought map released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Canadian Drought Monitor (CDM) shows just how dry conditions are in the Prairies, especially in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Areas in southern Manitoba and southern Saskatchewan have experienced at least six months of drought conditions, according to CDM’s drought assessment as of March

Percentage of average precipitation in Western Canada for the 90 days ending April 5, 2021. (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada map)

Crops, Forages, Weather

Manitoba forage, grassland growers burned by drought

By Adam Peleshaty, GFM Network News April 9, 2021

MarketsFarm — An ongoing lack of precipitation, which is showing no signs of letting up in the coming months according to weather forecasts, is already causing problems for Manitoba’s forage and grasslands. Growers in the province have had to deal with three straight years with lower-than-normal precipitation. In 2019, multiple rural municipalities in Manitoba’s Parkland

Little snow remained on fields near Brandon by mid-March.

Weather

Warm, dry March – and April and May?

Extended forecasts are always a bit tricky, but many models seem to be lining up

By Daniel Bezte April 6, 2021

After one of the coldest Februarys in a long time, most of us were hoping for a really nice March, and for most regions Mother Nature did not disappoint. In fact, across the eastern Prairies, March ended up as much above average as February was below average. Let us dig into the weather stats and

Farmit Manitoba

Beavers unlikely inspiration in drought mitigation

‘Biomimicry’ brought the Coen farm back from the edge of a water disaster

By Geralyn Wichers March 9, 2021

If you look closely at a Coen family photograph taken over 100 years ago, you’ll spot a well in the back corner of the picture. It’s hand-dug, about 20 feet deep — all it took to find drinkable water in 1914. Today, the farm’s wells are 180 feet deep. Takota Coen told his audience at

CBOT March 2021 corn with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn tops US$5 for first time since 2014

'Water deficit' in Argentina draws interest

By Christopher Walljasper, GFM Network News January 7, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean and corn futures climbed to fresh 6-1/2 year highs on Wednesday, as worries about dry weather hurting Argentine crops attracted speculative buyers, analysts said. Wheat futures fell on a lack of fresh supportive news and an upturn in the dollar, which tends to make U.S. grains less competitive globally.

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle extend gains on improving cash prices, packer demand

U.S. grains: Soy futures slide on China demand doubts

Spain probes whether swine fever outbreak was caused by lab leak

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