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New alliance in grain elevators formed, U.S. durum duties opposed

Our History: October 1993

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 1, 2015

This ad in our Oct. 14, 1993 issue described a new alliance between Can-Oat Milling and Manitoba Pool Elevators, which had purchased an 11 per cent interest in the operation at Portage la Prairie. SaskPool later bought MPE’s interest and it eventually became part of the Agricore/UGG/SaskPool/Viterra mergers. It is now owned by James Richardson

Dale Alderson (l) and Don Campbell of Intel Seed beside the company’s seven-chute AMVT optical sorter.

Crops, News

Optical sorters can add value to grain by taking bad stuff out

By Allan Dawson September 11, 2015

Optical sorters, used to remove unwanted material in grain, are constantly improving and becoming more affordable, says Dale Alderson of Intel Seed. Nowadays a sorter can remove nearly 100 per cent of the ergot in a cereal crop, take wild oats out of tame ones and dramatically reduce the percentage of fusarium-damaged kernels in wheat.

Crops, Local news

Fusarium levels low, soybean aphid numbers increasing

Manitoba crop insect and disease update for August 4, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development August 5, 2015

Plant Pathogens: Levels of fusarium head blight are being reported as low in many areas. Increased levels of mycosphaerella are being reported in later seeded field peas in the southwest as a result of the cooler and wetter conditions. Some soybean fields are showing increasing damage due to excess moisture and subsequent root rots. Weather conditions have been conducive for

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 14

Conditions as of August 4, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development August 4, 2015

Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is underway in Manitoba. Preliminary reports indicate winter wheat yields range from 60 to 85 bu/acre, with low levels of fusarium damaged kernels in harvested samples. There are also a few fields of spring wheat, barley and field peas harvested last week. Swathing or preharvest applications in the earliest-seeded spring

White head from wheat stem maggot (l), and larva of wheat stem maggot.

Crops, Local news

Manitoba crop insect and disease update

Summary of conditions as of July 28, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development July 29, 2015

Plant Pathogens: At the Crop Diagnostic Lab there are canola plants coming in with blackleg and sclerotinia. Some soybeans have been showing root rot – rhizoctonia and fusarium. Some sunflower fields are showing basal and mid-stalk sclerotinia. Some flax fields are showing pasmo lesions on stem and leaves. Insects: Levels of armyworms are starting to decline in some fields as

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 12

Conditions as of July 20, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development July 21, 2015

Another week of generally good growing conditions continues to advance crops across Manitoba. Localized thunderstorms did result in significant precipitation amounts in some areas of the province, while other areas would still benefit from additional moisture. Disease pressure and insect activity continues to be monitored as the growing season progresses. Click here for the Crop Weather Report for

Crops, Markets, Weather

Wheat near done flowering, prices could also bloom

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus July 8, 2015

CNS Canada –– Weather-related issues ranging from floods to drought have been putting wheat crops at risk globally, bringing potential for prices to move higher. Traders are watching to see how the crop in Canada will shape up, given recent dryness in the West, according to Jonathon Driedger, senior market analyst at FarmLink Marketing Solutions.

Crops, Local news

Manitoba crop insect and disease update

Conditions as of June 30, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development July 2, 2015

Summary Scout cereal crops for rusts, and consider whether fusarium is a risk. Insects noted in cereal crops include armyworms and cereal leaf beetle, although not at economic levels. Insect populations are currently light in canola and oilseed crops. Some higher levels of alfalfa weevil are still present in the Interlake. Read the full report on the

Crops, Weather

New tool launched for fusarium decisions

By GFM Network News, Leeann Minogue June 24, 2015

Saskatchewan farmers trying to decide if they need to spray for fusarium this summer will have new information on hand. The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (SaskWheat) and Saskatchewan Agriculture have merged information about past outbreaks of fusarium with current weather and temperature conditions to create a day-by-day fusarium risk map. Faye Dokken-Bouchard, Saskatchewan Agriculture’s provincial

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Weather

Wet weather brings disease worries to Man. winter wheat

By GFM Network News, Terryn Shiells June 24, 2015

CNS Canada — Excess moisture in parts of central Manitoba could bring disease problems to winter wheat fields in the region. Fungicide spraying has occurred to control diseases such as fusarium head blight and leaf diseases, but farmers are running into some problems with applications, according to Bruce Burnett, crop specialist with CWB in Winnipeg.

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New alliance in grain elevators formed, U.S. durum duties opposed

Optical sorters can add value to grain by taking bad stuff out

Fusarium levels low, soybean aphid numbers increasing

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 14

Manitoba crop insect and disease update

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Wheat near done flowering, prices could also bloom

Manitoba crop insect and disease update

New tool launched for fusarium decisions

Wet weather brings disease worries to Man. winter wheat

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