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U.S. researchers hope canola plants will show how plants react to early drought stress.

Researchers eye canola for drought insight

Looking at the plants’ day and night cycles is shedding light on  how plants respond to moisture stress

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 12, 2017

Your canola crop could hold the key to understanding how plants react to drought stress. That’s according to researchers at Dartmouth University who are looking at how early drought stress affects brassica rapa. The research, recently published in the journal eLife, looks at the full day and night cycle of the plants to see how

Researchers at USC and Texas A&M University grew winter wheat in an arid area of Texas with reduced irrigation and found that the plants protect themselves by producing thick leaf wax.

Cereals, Did you know?, News

The key to drought-tolerant crops may be in the leaves

Leaf wax acts as the equivalent of ‘lip balm’ for plants,  protecting them from the harmful effects of drought

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 28, 2017

A new study suggests breeding plants with a thicker layer of leaf wax is the key to greater drought tolerance and growing crops in more arid regions. Sarah Feakins, a scientist at University of Southern California who has studied leaf wax in the context of climate change, teamed up recently with researchers at Texas A&M

Forages, Livestock

Manitoba counts the cost of dry conditions on hay harvest

Hayfields and pastures have welcomed early-August rains, but some regions are still in need of moisture, including central Manitoba

By Alexis Stockford August 21, 2017

This year’s hay harvest won’t match last year’s bumper crop, but there should still be enough to go around, an official with the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association says. “Last year, the hay yields were phenomenal. Every field did well,” chair Dave Koslowsky said. “This year, it’s a little bit more hit and miss but,

Crops, Weather

U.S. northern Plains ranchers welcome hay lottery

By GFM Network News, Theopolis Waters August 18, 2017

Reuters — Hundreds of livestock ranchers in the drought-stricken U.S. northern Plains are embracing what organizers say is the first lottery designed to provide some much-needed relief to their operations. The prize? Tons and tons of hay. Ranchers in North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana have been suffering through the region’s worst drought in 30

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Preparing for an uncertain future

By Laura Rance-Unger August 17, 2017

It’s a hot, dry summer on the Prairies, so much so that farmers farther west have started to harvest their cereal crops for livestock feed. A heat wave nicknamed “Lucifer” is scorching much of Europe this summer and climate change experts are suggesting these are a greater threat to human life in the short term

Forages, Livestock, Weather

Drought-related livestock tax deferral zones widen again

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff August 14, 2017

More ranchers in five provinces may now be able to defer some of their taxable income from their livestock sales in 2016 due to drought. The federal government on Aug. 4 announced its final list of drought-designated regions where the livestock tax deferral provision will be allowed for the 2016 tax year, and has included

Grain Markets, Markets

U.S. drought keeps Prairie wheat bids climbing

Wheat futures rallied on conditions in Montana and North Dakota

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 7, 2017

Hard red spring wheat bids in Western Canada continued to rise with the rallying U.S. futures during the week ended June 30, as drought conditions in North Dakota and Montana worsened. Depending on the location, average Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheat prices were up $33 to $37 per tonne across the Prairie provinces, according

Crops, Weather

Southern Saskatchewan dry, but Prairies mostly OK for now

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries July 6, 2017

CNS Canada — Dry conditions in southern Saskatchewan are cause for vigilance, but rain could still pull out a healthy harvest, according to a provincial soil and nutrient specialist. The area of concern lies within a triangle shape, with the northern tip at Saskatoon, one arm stretching southeast to Weyburn, Estevan and the U.S. border,

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. Plains drought highlights spring wheat supply crunch

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub June 29, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Drought conditions in the northern U.S. Plains that have propelled spring wheat prices to a three-year high worsened in the past week and there are forecasts for more hot and dry weather that could crimp the harvest. As the world struggles with a glut of grain that has filled inventories to

Woman Pouring Glass Of Water From Tap In Kitchen

Local news, Weather

Dry spell sparks call for voluntary water use reduction in Pembina Valley area

Longer-term plan needed to avoid water shortages in more drastic situations, officials say

By Lorraine Stevenson June 20, 2017

Parts of the Pembina Valley were asked last week to reduce their water use as a dry spell across the region endured and demand for water peaked as farmers sprayed fields and residents watered lawns. The Pembina Valley Water Co-op’s CEO Greg Archibald said the request was voluntary and came after they had problems with

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Corn and wheat futures firm on brisk exports, softer dollar

U.S. livestock: Chicago cattle, hogs rise

Russia has surplus of peas after failing to boost exports to China, analysts say

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