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Astronaut Rickey Arnold’s view of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station on Sept. 10, 2018. (NASA photo)

U.S. farmers rush to clear crops but animals stay in Florence’s path

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek September 11, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — As powerful Hurricane Florence advanced toward the southeastern U.S., farmers in North Carolina rushed to harvest corn and tobacco and stock up on pig rations, while the danger of sustained rain and deadly flooding threatened a state where millions of farm animals are housed. “The governor said that North Carolina is

Damage to canola from frost is dependent on the seed moisture content and the time of the frost.

Crops, Local news, Weather

Assessing frost damage on crops

Fall frost information bulletin from Manitoba Agriculture

By Manitoba Agriculture September 6, 2018

If frost does occur, the information below will give you some details to help assess any potential impact to crop yield and quality. The full impact of frost will not be obvious immediately. Several warm days may be required for the extent of leaf and crop damage to be evident. The magnitude of frost injury

Manitoba Agriculture pulse crop specialist Dennis Lange, seen here assessing soybean maturity Sept. 14, 2017 at the Morden Research and Development Centre, estimates soybean crops are maturing about two weeks earlier than last year due to the dry and hot growing conditions most of the summer.

Crops, Local news

Manitoba soybean maturity two weeks earlier than normal

Dry, hot weather has resulted in more salinity in some fields hurting soybean yields

By Allan Dawson September 6, 2018

Dennis Lange started rating various soybean varieties for maturity Aug. 20 and the same day he heard some soybeans were harvested near Roland. “On average I would say we’re about two weeks earlier than normal based on when I normally start maturity ratings in the plots,” Lange, Manitoba Agriculture’s pulse crop specialist, said in an

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Sub-zero temperatures descend on Manitoba

Special Crop Report due to early fall frost on Sept. 5

By Manitoba Agriculture September 5, 2018

Sub-zero temperatures were recorded in Southwest, Northwest, Central and Interlake stations overnight. Sub-zero temperature and duration of temperature are important factors to consider for their effect on immature crops. Where frost occurred, crops susceptible at present maturity are canola, soybean and silage corn. Producers are cautioned that frost that occurred on greenfeed and corn can

Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Premature ripening in crops, spring cereals see better than expected yields

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for September 4

By Manitoba Agriculture September 4, 2018

Southwest Region Another dry and windy week let producers continue with harvest. Sunday evening brought thunderstorms throughout the region, with high winds, heavy rains and some areas reporting hail. Crop damage from the Sunday storm was variable with some hail damage In Birtle/ Beulah and Strathclair areas. Severity depended on duration of event. Heavy winds

A corn crop in the RM of St. Andrews in Manitoba’s Interlake region on July 5, 2018. (Greg Berg photo)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, soy rise on short-covering

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen August 31, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn and soybean futures rose on Friday as traders covered short positions ahead of a long holiday weekend, but both commodities posted monthly declines as prospects for large U.S. harvests weighed on prices. Wheat climbed on technical buying, along with worries about tightening global supplies. Chicago Board of Trade December

News, News & Opinion

Crystal City area grain growers face long haul

Few local shipping options after local elevator burned to ground

By Alexis Stockford August 29, 2018

Days after fire razed a Crystal City grain elevator to the ground, Kyle Holman had an extra 400 bushels of wheat to move, and no local terminal. “Maybe I wasn’t the best customer as far as using them consistently, but there were definitely situations where it’s going to be hard to replace the convenience of

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy falls to six-week low on crop prospects

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen August 28, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell nearly two per cent on Tuesday, with the benchmark November contract on the Chicago Board of Trade hitting a six-week low on expectations of a bumper U.S. harvest and uncertainty about demand, analysts said. Corn futures followed soybeans lower while CBOT wheat steadied after a six-session slide

Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Spring cereals, canola, early soy harvested, dugout levels very low in most areas

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for August 27

By Manitoba Agriculture August 27, 2018

Southwest Region Another week of dry weather continued harvest progress. Rainfall on Sunday brought some relief from dry conditions, but ground remains very dry and hard. Some areas in the southeast side of region reported hail. Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is complete with average yields reported for both crops. Click here for the

Crops

Sask. crop proceeds well ahead of average pace

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team August 23, 2018

CNS Canada – Saskatchewan harvest continues to come off well ahead of the five-year average. Saskatchewan Agriculture, in its latest crop report for Aug. 14-20, said the harvest was 16 per cent complete compared to the five-year average of seven per cent. Dry weather was allowing producers to stay in fields. Harvest is most advanced

Daily Network News

Canadian cattle herd sees first annual increase since 2018

Olymel parent company sees increased earnings in 2025

Spain alerts WHO of swine flu virus believed to have been transmitted between people

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