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Bob Connor, a plant pathologist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Morden Research Station, explained some of his work on bean diseases, including white mould,  common bacterial blight and anthracnose during the Manitoba Pulse Growers Association’s tour of the station Aug. 7. Part of Connor’s funding comes from a levy on pulse crops sales.

New-crop edible bean outlook bearish

But lots can change between now and when the crop is finally in the bin

By Allan Dawson August 15, 2014

Spot prices haven’t been established for new-crop edible beans yet, but the outlook is bearish. “The chatter at the recent Dry Bean Council conference down in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho over the last four days was pretty much 100 per cent bearish,” Calem Alexander, Viterra senior field representative based in Carman told the Manitoba Pulse Growers

The 2014 harvest has begun. This field of winter wheat near Miami was swathed last week, while some others nearby have been harvested. Winter wheat planting is also about to start, especially in fields too wet to seed this spring. photo: allan dawson

Cereals, Crops, News

Winter harvest underway; seeding about to start

Ken Gross of the winter wheat initiative provides tips on getting  the most out of your winter wheat crop

By Allan Dawson August 14, 2014

Winter wheat harvest has begun in Manitoba and planting won’t be far behind. It’s too early to say how well this year’s crop will yield, but winterkill and fusarium head blight are taking a toll. But there are things farmers can do when seeding this year’s crop to try and mitigate the impact on 2015’s

George Heide (l) and son Ben started growing soybeans three years ago.

Crops, Oilseeds, Pulses

Soybean acreage increase in southwest Manitoba

More and more farmers turning to soybeans for their ability to withstand excess moisture

By Meghan Mast August 13, 2014

Boissevain-area farmer Ben Heide was looking for an alternative to peas when he tried growing soybeans for the first time three years ago. His field peas were struggling with root rot. As well, his family was trying to grow less canola and wanted to spread out their labour. Soybeans seemed like an obvious choice as

Cereals, Did you know?

Saskatchewan researchers help crack the wheat genome

The development could unlock untapped yield and quality potential

By University of Saskatchewan July 24, 2014

University of Saskatchewan researchers are part of an international team who published the first chromosome-based draft sequence of the wheat genome, a development that promises wheat breeders powerful new tools in developing varieties to meet the challenges of world population growth and climate change. “The release of the chromosomal draft of the wheat genome sequence will accelerate gene

Crops, Oilseeds

FLAX: Making a comeback, but seed is tight

Canada’s flax industry is slowly recovering from the damage  caused by contamination from CDC Triffid

By Allan Dawson May 16, 2014

Flax is back in farmers’ good books this spring, so much so that many flax dealers have sold right out of seed. Five years after traces of genetically modified CDC Triffid flax were discovered in Canadian flax exports to Europe, Statistics Canada predicts Canadian farmers will seed 1.7 million acres of the blue-flowered oilseed this

Cereals, Crops, Opinion

The grain market needs a dose of ‘good cholesterol’

More regulation is not the solution to improving grain transportation

By John De Pape April 21, 2014

Just as there is both good cholesterol and bad cholesterol, there are both good and bad regulations. The CWB single desk was an example of a bad regulation — it clogged the arteries of western Canadian grain commerce by burdening farmers with high costs and no evidence of premium prices. Markets are efficient and effective

Crops, Oilseeds

Farmers high on hemp as returns beat canola

Strong prices have led to ‘unprecedented’ interest in the crop, says Hemp Oil Canada rep

By Daniel Winters March 13, 2014

Hemp acres in Manitoba are set to shatter records again this year as interest in the crop rises to an unprecedented level, the seed production manager for Hemp Oil Canada said last week. Kevin Friesen told about 30 farmers meeting at the Food Development Centre here that he anticipates 90,000 acres of contracted production this

Crops

Bayer says ‘plant health compound’ combats stress

By Allan Dawson December 5, 2013

It sounds almost to good to be true — spring wheat yields averaging 6.5 per cent higher when treated with what Bayer CropScience calls a “plant health compound.” Bayer has yet to disclose the exact nature of the experimental product, but says it boosts yields by reducing plant stress. The results are based on 19

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Manitoba leads country in farm receipts gain

By Shannon VanRaes December 4, 2013

Increasing farm cash receipts don’t tell the  whole story, as the cost of inputs like fuel and fertilizer continue to rise

Farm cash receipts are up in Manitoba for the first nine months of 2013. Way up. According to numbers released by Statistics Canada, Manitoba has seen an increase of 14.7 per cent or $500 million — the largest increase in Canada — over the same period last year. Farm cash receipts for Canadian farmers totalled

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds, US Markets

U.S. Cash Grains-Corn, soy bids mostly steady in light trading

By Reuters November 29, 2013

Nov 29 (Reuters) - Spot cash basis bids for corn and soybeans held mostly steady around the U.S. Midwest on Friday, supported by light offerings from farmers and commercial elevators, grain merchants said. * Soy bids eased at a processor in Sioux City, Iowa, while bids for both soybeans and corn were largely unchanged elsewhere

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Chicago grain prices fall amid profit-taking and dollar rebound

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall back as inventory hits 75-year low

Farm family income gains driven by off-farm earnings: StatCan

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