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Canola south of Ethelton, Sask. on Aug. 3, 2017. (Dave Bedard photo)

Harvest weather outlook offers reasons to cheer

By GFM Network News, Terry Fries August 15, 2017

CNS Canada — Farmers on the Prairies can expect decent weather for this harvest season, according to Drew Lerner, meteorologist and founder of World Weather Inc. Most farmers will experience periodic showers, he said, but shouldn’t be subjected to the continual drizzles and sheets of rain that caused heartaches last year. “Most of the Prairies

It was an early frost last week — likely too early to cause frost damage like this, since most of the canola was still in the ground when it hit.

Crops, Oilseeds, Weather

Minimal frost damage on canola after mercury dips

Canola-growing regions in Manitoba will largely recover from any damage suffered  during a mid-May period of frost, agronomists say

By Alexis Stockford June 2, 2017

The third week of May was a frosty one, but so far it seems the canola crop is largely fine. Producers are reporting minimal damage after temperatures dropped below freezing across the province for several successive nights. “Certainly, at this point it’s not a big concern,” David Van Deynze, MASC vice-president of insurance operations, said.

New growth on a canola plant following a frost indicates the seedling has survived. (Canola Council of Canada photo)

Crops, Weather

Take time to judge frost damage on canola

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff May 19, 2017

After temperatures Thursday dropped as low as -5 C in parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, growers who’ve already seeded may be wondering whether emerging canola plants have survived. It’s best not to write off those seedlings right away, according to the Canola Council of Canada in a Canola Watch newsletter on Friday. It can take

Getting an early start is every farmer’s goal, but sometimes too early can be a problem.

Crops

You may be ready for seeding, but is your land?

That early start to seeding is desirable, but not without some risks to manage

By Gord Gilmour April 18, 2017

There’s little doubt that in recent years Manitoba farmers have been getting the crop in earlier and earlier. More tracked tractors, different seeder designs, management changes such as getting more work done in the fall and the ability to place more fertilizer at seeding time, has all added up, says Rejean Picard, a farm production

Weather

A deeper look at spring and fall frost dates

Winnipeg has seen unusually short and long frost-free seasons, but no clear trend either way

By Daniel Bezte October 14, 2016

Well, that didn’t take long. At the end of last week’s article I pointed out it only takes one big storm system to totally change a monthly weather outlook. For western regions, this happened last week, as a very strong area of low pressure formed over Montana and then slowly pushed north-northeast through Saskatchewan and

Crops, Oilseeds

Good reasons to desiccate sunflowers

Improved yield and quality and increased peace of mind are all part of the equation

By Allan Dawson October 7, 2016

If a hard frost isn’t in the forecast, sunflower farmers might want to consider applying liquid frost — a.k.a., a desiccant. That’s the advice Manitoba Agriculture oilseed specialist Anastasia Kubinec gave during the Crop Talk Westman webinar Sept. 28. Kubinec, who also farms with her husband and father, knows of what she speaks. Their sunflowers

Weather

A detailed look at this year’s frost-free season

Winnipeg has shown the longest frost-free season of all the major Prairie stations

By Daniel Bezte September 30, 2016

I received a few emails asking me to look into frost and the length of the frost-free season in more depth, so that is what we are going to start off with. Years and years ago, back when I was working on my thesis in geography at the University of Winnipeg, I did some research

Fall frost can cut soybean yields and reduce quality, but fortunately this year most Manitoba soybean fields are now mature enough that frost would do little damage, says Manitoba Agriculture’s pulse specialist Dennis Lange.

Crops, Local news

Soybeans mostly safe from frost now

Manitoba Agriculture pulse specialist Dennis Lange has advice on harvesting weedy soybean fields

By Allan Dawson September 16, 2016

Soybean yields are now largely locked in — but quality could still take a hit for future frosts. Dennis Lange, Manitoba Agriculture pulse crop specialist, says this progress is readily apparent in the province’s record 1.6 million acres of soybeans. “This year driving around the countryside you are seeing lots of varieties started to dry

Crops, Local news, Oilseeds

Light frost but little to no soybean damage

Good growing conditions allowed the crop to escape damage, but it underlines the importance of the right variety

By Allan Dawson September 15, 2016

Temperatures hovered at or just below freezing across much of the province both Sept. 13 or 14, but apart from a few clipped leaves, there was little damage to soybeans. Soybean producers are always worried about an early frost with the long-season heat-loving crop, but this time the crop had advanced enough to prevent damage,

Crops, Forages

Recent frost damage to forage crops mostly minimal

Manitoba Forage & Grassland Association Green Gold Report for May 19, 2016

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association May 24, 2016

Eastern Manitoba After the hard frost on May 16 there was some concern the crop may have been damaged. Looking at fields on the morning of May 19, although there was visible damage, the extent across the Green Gold fields was very minimal. The picture above is generally what was seen in most of the fields. There

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end lower

ICE Weekly: Trade progress, new data threaten to break canola’s price range

CBOT Weekly: Trade awaits USDA S/D report

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