Greenfeed Crop Insurance Deadline July 15

There’s one more crop option now that the June 20 crop insurance seeding deadline has past – greenfeed. Manitoba farmers have until July 15 to sow greenfeed and get crop insurance coverage, albeit reduced. However, not every crop is eligible for greenfeed. The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) defines greenfeed as “oats, barley, mixed grain,

Crop Report – for Jun. 24, 2010

SOUTHWEST High rainfall amounts were reported throughout the region in the past week. Early-seeded crops appear to be tolerating the moisture better than late-seeded crops. Approximately 15-30 per cent of crop acres will not get seeded due to excessive moisture, although greenfeed may still be planted. Early seeded cereal crops are in the tillering stage;


Farmers Demand Ottawa Review Rail Costs For Grain

“The railways … don’t want competition and they don’t want regulation. You can’t have it both ways.” – IAN WISHART Western grain farmers are overpaying the railways by an estimated $200 million a year or $6.87 a tonne to haul their crops to export, according to a study prepared for the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB).

Unseeded Acres Arrive In Markets

For three-times-daily market reports from Resource News International, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca. Mounting weather concerns across Western Canada finally made their way into the canola market during the week ended June 11, causing the futures to rally sharply higher on ideas that large areas will be left unseeded this year due to



BASF Launches New Fusarium Fungicide

BASF Canada has received Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) registration for Caramba fungicide, a new systemic triazole fungicide for use on wheat, oats, barley and rye. “This is great news for cereal growers,” said Mike Bakker, fungicide brand manager with BASF Canada. Caramba combines protection against fusarium head blight with premium leaf disease control. The


Late-Seeding Tips From MAFRI

“Planting when the soil is too wet will lead to soil compaction, which can decrease yield much more than planting a few days later.” – MAFRI The later a crop is seeded the lower its potential yield, but Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) says there are things farmers can do to make the

CWB Survey Says Farmers Want Control

“The message from farmers is crystal clear: they want to be firmly in charge of their marketing organization and call the shots on its future.” – ALLEN OBERG The majority of western Canadian farmers believe they should be the ones deciding the future of the Canadian Wheat Board, according to the board’s annual producer survey.


Crop Report – for Jun. 17, 2010

SOUTHWEST: Most of the region saw scattered rainshowers throughout the past week. Warm temperatures over the weekend were sufficient to dry fields enough for spraying operations. Crops are advancing with the heat; crops are shorter in height and are tillering quickly. The majority of acres in the region needs to be sprayed. Producers are keeping

Brandon Researchers On The Hunt For Root Rot Pathogens

Studies at the Brandon Research Centre have not yet turned up fusarium graminearum in root rot pathogens affecting local peas and dry beans. Last year, researchers began looking at the possibility that the fungus responsible for fusarium head blight in wheat could infect those crops after a recent report from North Dakota discovered that the