This soybean plant is regrowing after being frozen.

Manitoba soybeans OK after hard frost

Manitoba soybean growers dodged a bullet May 13 and 14 when much of southern Manitoba experienced a hard frost, because so few soybeans were out of the ground, according to Dennis Lange, a pulse crop specialist with the Manitoba Department of Agricuture. “We can see temperatures as low as -2 C and they (soybeans) can

Canola at the cotyledon stage. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Prairie canola weathers early frost test

CNS Canada –– Despite freezing temperatures in some parts of Western Canada over the past few days, canola appears to be relatively healthy, according to crop watchers. While the true extent of freezing mornings that started last Thursday and stretched into the weekend isn’t yet completely known, two agronomy specialists from the Canola Council of


(Canada Beef Inc. photo)

Saskatchewan wheat crop enters crucial phase

CNS Canada –– Freezing temperatures are raising tensions for wheat growers in Saskatchewan as this year’s crop looks to survive a late blast of winter weather. The mercury dipped below 0 C in Saskatchewan on Thursday morning and Friday morning. Speaking Thursday afternoon, a regional crop specialist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Shannon Friesen,



Canola at the cotyledon stage. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola to get early test as Prairies brace for frost

CNS Canada — Overnight lows of -2 or -3 C are expected across much of Saskatchewan by Wednesday or Thursday, according to Environment Canada forecasts. The colder temperatures are expected to make their way into Manitoba by Friday. That could put some stress on canola plants that have already emerged, according to industry watchers. “As

Expect cool weather to dominate

Issued: Monday, Oct. 12, 2015 · Covering: Oct. 14 – Oct. 21, 2015

Warm, dry weather moved in over the first half of the Thanksgiving long weekend as expected, but after that things kind of went a little awry. A strong area of low pressure helped to boost temperatures into the low to mid-20s, but instead of tracking through northern Manitoba, last weekend’s low took a much more


sunflower head at harvest

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 21

Conditions as of September 21, 2015

Above normal temperatures allowed for excellent harvest progress over the past week in Manitoba, with harvest of spring cereal crops nearing completion. Harvest of canola, flax, edible beans and soybeans continues. Sunflower harvest has also started in the Central and Eastern Regions, and grain corn harvest is expected to start shortly in some areas of




(Canola Council of Canada photo)

Patchy canola points to smaller crop, harvest dilemma

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canola crops are rising across the Prairies like bad haircuts, reflecting multiple plantings and growth stages during a spring of frost and dry conditions. The most uneven canola crop in roughly a decade, according to provincial oilseed specialist Murray Hartman at Lacombe, Alta., points to lower yields in the world’s top