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Crop Report – for May. 26, 2011

By Manitoba Agriculture May 26, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGION Seeding is about 10 per cent complete throughout the region with some areas reporting as high as 30 per cent. Warm, dry weather at the beginning of the week helped to dry fields allowing producers to seed, but widespread weekend rainfall brought seeders again to a standstill. Reports of 40-60 mm in the

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MBP Is First Stop For Cattle Evacuation Information

By Ron Friesen May 19, 2011

Cattle producers affected by the flooding crisis are urged to get in touch with Manitoba Beef Producers as their first point of contact. MBP is an information clearing house about available pasture land for producers who need to evacuate cattle. It can also advise producers forced to move animals about sources to contact and procedures

Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for May. 19, 2011

By Manitoba Agriculture May 19, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGION Seeding has just begun only on fields that can be travelled on. Hard red spring wheat and canola have been the crops most producers are concentrating on. Rainfall of 15-35 mm at the beginning of the week delayed seeding and field work to the weekend. Warm weather and wind over the weekend helped

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Agriculture Canada Sees Higher Acreage

May 19, 2011

Canadian farmers will plant more wheat, durum, canola, oats and barley this spring and leave less unplanted land – if they can, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said. The department’s outlook for grains and oilseeds for the 2011- 12 crop year May 10 maintained Statistics Canada’s April 26 planting estimates for canola, oats, barley and durum.

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Crop Report – for May. 12, 2011

By Manitoba Agriculture May 12, 2011

SOUTHWEST REGION Little to no seeding has occurred in the Southwest Region. Some sandy, well-drained fields were planted. Most producers estimate a week to 10 days before starting seeding operations, depending on weather conditions. Several areas are reporting pasture acres under water which will impact grazing capability for the start of the season. NORTHWEST REGION

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canola Industry’s Eyes On Calendar

By Commodity News Service May 5, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform suffered declines during the week ended April 29. Outright liquidation by speculative and commodity fund accounts fuelled the downward price slide. The losses were exaggerated by the triggering of sell-stop orders on the way down. Losses in CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soyoil and new-crop CBOT

Forages, Livestock

Forage Exports Through Churchill Studied

May 5, 2011

Anew study currently underway into exporting Manitoba forage crops through the Port of Churchill may find sales opportunities somewhat mixed. New overseas markets do exist for locally grown forages. And shipping through Hudson Bay is shorter and cheaper than via Vancouver or the St. Lawrence. But, as always, Churchill has limits as an ocean port

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Summerfallow Acres Expected To Shrink

April 28, 2011

Canola futures on the ICE Futures Canada trading platform regained ground during the holiday-shortened week ending April 21. Much of the upturn in values reflected the advances experienced by CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) soybean and soyoil prices. Concerns about the weather in Western Canada and its impact on seeding operations also influenced some of

Cereals, Crops

Expanded Label For Cruiser Maxx Cereals

April 28, 2011

Acombo of three active ingredients for wireworm and disease control in wheat and barley has been cleared both for use on oats and use on the farm. Syngenta Crop Protection Canada announced April 19 it has received approval from Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency to add oats to Cruiser Maxx Cereals’ label – and

Crops, Oilseeds

Canola Acres Could Decline In Manitoba

By Ron Friesen April 21, 2011

Oilseed acres may be nearing their maximum in Manitoba and could decline over the next six years, according to projections from the provincial Agriculture Department. Total canola, flaxseed, sunflower and soybean acres will peak at 4.6 million acres in 2011 and fall slightly to 4.5 million acres by 2017, predicts Anastasia Kubinec, a Manitoba Agr

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