Cover Crops May Fight Weeds, Fix Nitrogen In Manitoba

Organic farmers are long-time users of cover crops to control weeds and add fertility, but a University of Manitoba researcher says they may be an option for conventional farmers as well. There are multiple benefits from using plants to manage soils and so I m hoping that my research here will explore what the benefits

Pioneer Plans To Raise Corn, Soy Seed Prices

Pioneer s seed unit plans to raise prices in the mid-single- digit range next year as it takes U.S. corn and soybean market share from Monsanto and other rivals. The price increase would be in line with a similar move the company undertook for the 2011 North American planting season and comes as corn prices


DuPont Has Two New Fungicides Coming

Near Carman DuPont expects two of its new fungicides will commercially available to Manitoba farmers next year, and says more is to come. There s lots new coming from DuPont, Dave Kloppenburg, DuPont s launch manager for new insecticides and fungicides said Aug. 3 at the company s research farm. The message is next year,

Small Sunflower Crop Faces Competition

The size and quality of Manitoba s sunflower crop is still very much up in the air, but the sheer lack of acres planted this spring will keep supplies on the tight side and should underpin the domestic market. Manitoba accounts for nearly all of Canada s sunflower production, and the provincial crop is currently


Crop Report – for Sep. 22, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGION Most of the Southwest Region received 10 to 30 mm of rain over the past week. Several areas reported frost Wednesday and Thursday evenings 0 with temperatures dropping to -4 C in some areas. Harvest over the past week slowed as producers are waiting for the late-seeded crops to dry down. Rainfall and

In Brief… – for Sep. 15, 2011

Dryness dims Argentine wheat outlook:Much of Argentina s wheat belt is getting dry, with frosts hampering the healthy development of 2011-12 crops in some northern areas, the Buenos Aires Grains Exchange said last week. Without moisture on surface soils, the outlook for wheat yields is gradually deteriorating in the western crop belt, the exchange said


There Are Other Issues Than The CWB

Though you d hardly know it, the Canadian grain industry is facing issues other than the Canadian Wheat Board. For example, just what are the long-term prospects for Prairie wheat and barley exports, wheat board or not? That came to mind last week while reading Reuters reports on production and export activity out of the

New Soybeans On Tap For 2012

It wasn t the first day of school, but several dozen soybean and corn producers piled into buses early this September to examine new offerings at Marc Hutlet Seeds Inc. Moving forward in the spring of 2012, our (soybean) lineup will be revamped to include the Y-Series, three to be specific, Y61, Y71 and Y81,


“Monstrous” Canola Yield Reports Pressure Futures

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform experienced a minor push to the downside during the week ended Sept. 9. Declines were influenced by the favourable weather for harvest operations, particularly in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and indications that some monstrous canola yields were being achieved. The larger-than-expected supply of canola in commercial and

EU Barley Quantity And Quality Down From Last Year

Barley harvests in Western Europe are winding down with an overall slight fall in the size of the crop and quality also expected to decline, particularly in Germany, crop analysts said Sept. 8. Winter barley in Germany suffered major damage from the triple blow of a very cold winter, springtime drought and summer rain, according