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Combining begins in drier sections of Western Prairies

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News July 28, 2016

Commodity News Service Canada – Producers in southern Alberta have begun to combine some grain and pulses, according to a farm leader. “Down around Lethbridge and south of it, they had pretty decent moisture so they’ve got good crops. Guys are starting to combine winter wheat now and peas,” said Lynn Jacobsen, president of the Alberta

Weeds are more obvious when looking at a wheat crop down (r) than looking at it sideways, says Manitoba Department of Agriculture weed specialist Jeanette Gaultier.

Crops, Local news, Weather

Recent rains help crops and weeds

Herbicide-resistant weeds make controlling weeds even harder

By Allan Dawson June 10, 2016

Most Manitoba farmers needed the rain, but wet fields have delayed weed spraying, says Manitoba Department of Agriculture weed specialist Jeanette Gaultier. Dry soils delay weed emergence, but the recent rains and warmer weather have triggered germination, creating a green carpet of weeds in some fields. “The crop is going to pop, but so are

Lisa Roy and Erron Leafloor fork stooked wheat into a 1952 McCormick Deering threshing machine at the Red River Exhibition fairgrounds Aug. 18, part of a sneak preview of Harvesting Hope, scheduled for July 31 next year at Austin.

Crops, Local news

Goal set for threshing record bid

An event in Austin next July seeks at least 125 machines

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 7, 2015

Organizers of a world-record-scale charity threshing bee, to be held next summer at Austin, hope to have at least 125 threshing teams on hand for the win. Harvesting Hope, scheduled for July 31, 2016 at the Manitoba Threshermen’s Reunion, has announced its goal of having 125 antique threshing machines running simultaneously to harvest a field

Members of the Black family are seen here stacking sheaves on one of the Black family farms. There are several buildings close to the stacks which may be granaries indicating the Blacks are intending to set up the thresher so that grain can be dropped directly into the granaries from the thresher’s elevator. Usually farmers in this era were very aware of fire and would not place stacks in close proximity to buildings without a very good reason. And threshing directly into a granary was a common reason. One can also see the problems posed by wooden-wheeled wagon chassis, the wagon deck had to be high to clear the wheels and the pitcher had to pitch the sheaves that much higher. By the end of the day the pitcher would be feeling this!

Country Crossroads

Old-time grain storage systems

Stacking sheaves was an important task but one that was rarely photographed

By Alex Campbell October 28, 2015

In the fall of 2014, Bruce Black of the Brandon area lent the museum copy negatives of photographs taken on the farms operated by the Black family in the Brandon area. The museum was able to digitize the images taken from the negatives. Photos in this period are not common, as cameras and film were

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn up on bargain buying after five-week low

By GFM Network News, Michael Hirtzer October 20, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn, soybean and wheat futures rose on Tuesday, rebounding from earlier losses on technical buying and bargain hunting even as autumn harvests advanced more quickly than usual under dry weather conditions. Corn jumped from a five-week low and soybeans gained for the first time in five sessions. Wheat bounced from

Rainfall as a percentage of ‘normal’ levels for the week of Oct. 1-7. (WeatherFarm.com)

Crops, Weather

W. Prairies to see drier weather, but drydown will be tough

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News October 8, 2015

CNS Canada — Parts of the western Prairies that have been bogged down by wet, cool weather should see drier conditions as the month rolls along, according to a weather expert. However, that still doesn’t mean wet crops are going to dry out anytime soon, according to Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas

Bigger bins make for bigger challenges for maintaining condition.

Crops

Grain-drying systems: larger bins, more grain, more air

Natural air drying needs 10 times the airflow rate compared to aeration

By Duncan Morrison September 29, 2015

The yields are getting larger, the machinery bigger. It stands to reason that grain storage bins have had to get bigger as well. Smaller bins and their effective grain-drying systems in place for years are being replaced by larger bins and more intricate drying needs to handle the larger contents. “There are larger bins in

Our History

XXRays Gang Plow and a combined harvester and thresher

Our History: September 1898

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff September 24, 2015

The XXRays Gang Plow advertised in the September 1898 issue of the Nor-West Farmer was said to penetrate “anything plowable, and draws 50 to 75 pounds lighter than other plows doing the same work.” The lifting spring was so powerful that “a 12 years old boy can easily operate it.” Among other machinery mentioned in

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soy futures fall as harvest pace picks up

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub September 22, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn and soybean futures fell on Tuesday, under pressure from the expanding harvest around the U.S. Midwest as well as some profit-taking after rallying on Monday, traders said. Wheat futures also fell, but losses were kept in check as bargain buyers stepped into the market when prices hit their session

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 21

Conditions as of September 21, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development 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

Daily Network News

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