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Alfalfa can fix up to 250 pounds of nitrogen per year, helping to build soil fertility and increasing crop yields.
Forages, News

Pitching forage as a cash crop

Adding perennial forages to annual crop rotation can pay big dividends, in more than just your bank account

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Grain farmers can harvest a heap of benefits by cycling perennial forages through their crop rotations, says an agronomist with Federated Co-operatives Ltd. Ken Wall said the economics of growing forage as a cash crop have changed significantly in recent years due to market conditions and a sharp increase in the price of fuel. Hay
Manitoba forage growers face a very different problem compared to the dire feed situation last summer.
Crops, Forages

The good news, bad news scenario on hay

Forage has rebounded from last year’s drought in a big way, although those putting up dry hay face hurdles

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For the first time in a long time, there’s hay in the field and lots of it. The problem has been getting to it. Tyler Fulton, president of Manitoba Beef Producers, says yields are some of the best he’s seen, but moisture has been a serious issue for putting up dry hay. “We’re struggling,” he
Hay Day is the estimated day that alfalfa will reach a Relative Feed Value (RFV) of 170.
Forages, News

Optimum cutting dates for alfalfa

MFGA Green Gold Reports for June 15

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Western On the fields that received heavy amounts of rain, the bottom leaves are starting to rot and become yellow. The RFV gained 18 points over 48 hours. The optimum cutting date is June 20. The MFGA thanks Jeremy Dueck, Jacques Saquet, Luke Muir, Gerry Gourley, Keith DeVries, and Jean Borne for this year’s contributions.
Pushing back the first cut may impact whether farmers can get in their second or third, says John McGregor, extension support with the MFGA.
Crops, Forages

Hope for hay, despite late spring

Alfalfa stands got a slow start, but are ready to surge, assuming they get heat to go with the moisture

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It’s been one of the latest starts on record for forage, but 2022 still has the potential to be the province’s first decent hay year since 2017. John McGregor, extension support with the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA), says the first alfalfa clippings of the year are now in for analysis. “It is slow
Hungry cattle wait in the snow in Matthew Atkinson’s farm in western Manitoba.
Livestock, Weather

Wherefore art thou, spring?

Manitoba’s late dose of winter has further strained feed and complicated calving

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Spring doesn’t seem to be getting any closer for the beleaguered cattle sector. Feed supply was already tight a month ago, groups like the Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) had reported. Farmers wondered how long they would be able to keep cattle back from pasture — pasture in dire need of a strong start without the
Are you growing 'green gold' this year? Manitoba Forage Growers Associations want to hear from you.
Forages, News

MFGA puts out call for alfalfa fields

Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association's Green Gold program once again looking to fill its roster

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The Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA) is putting out its annual call for alfalfa fields. The MFGA is once again looking for producers to submit field samples as part of its Green Gold program. The hay monitoring program provides weekly regional data on alfalfa height, feed value and protein leading up to the first
“We knew early on, like everyone else, that hay was going to be in lots of trouble — and was in lots of trouble — in 2021.” – David Van Deynze, MASC.
Forages, News

MASC puts hard numbers to sky-high forage claim season

The insurer saw a fivefold increase in total claim values over the 2021 season

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The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) saw a multimillion-dollar spike in forage claim payouts during the 2021 drought, the Crown corporation has reported. MASC reported $48.3 million in forage program indemnities for 2021, over five times higher than the previous year. MASC reported $9.2 million in indemnities in 2020. Why it matters: Higher forage insurance
Manitoba producers now have new options to insure multi-species forage mixes.
Forages, News

Multi-species forage gets insurance safety net

A long ingredient list no longer necessarily precludes that greenfeed recipe from being insured

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Producers will have a few new options when it comes to forage insurance in 2022. The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) has added or expanded two programs geared towards producers diversifying their annual forage. Why it matters: Two new or expanded forage insurance options will be on offer this year for producers looking to mix

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