The Manitoba government says forage Crown land lease auctions are paused this year as they review how changes have impacted Agricultural Crown Lands used for haying or grazing
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No auctions this year for forage Crown land
The province says they’re taking more time to review how changes have impacted Agricultural Crown Lands used for haying or grazing
Winter feed supplies a good news story
Producers are urged to test for quality, but hay yields Prairie-wide broke the drought cycle in 2024
From Manitoba to Alberta, grazing sectors got a reprieve on their hay and forage yield volumes this year, although moisture delays earlier in the season slowed Manitoba harvest and producers are urged to test for feed quality.
Possibly toxic white cockle found in hay field
Producer left with little recourse after possibly toxic weed found in his alfalfa stand
Possibly toxic weed, white cockle, found in Manitoba hay field.
How to get a better hay yield
Research suggests higher phosphorus, no oat nurse crop during stand establishment for long-term yield
Research suggests higher phosphorus, no oat nurse crop during forage stand establishment for better hay yields.
Hay prices, supply steady for now
FEED | Producers in some parts of the province will be buying hay this winter
Areas across Manitoba may be hard up for hay and feed, but those watching the market say there’s good supply available for purchase and prices have yet to rise significantly. Ads for new-crop and carryover forage are plentiful, said John MacGregor, forage expert with the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association, and prices have been fairly
Sweet and salty: Using sweet clover to fight salinity
Producers use salt-tolerant forage to claw back productivity on previously flooded land
East of Deloraine, in the far southwestern corner of Manitoba, waves of yellow sweet clover are reclaiming farmland that, three years ago, was under the waves of Whitewater Lake. A road runs near the field planted with the legume, a raised snake of land that, in 2019, would have been surrounded by water. In August,
Variable moisture, variable yields as harvest in Manitoba begins
Early reports say spring wheat crops are rated mostly fair to good; some producers report below-average or average yields
Variability was the name of the game as spring wheat harvest began in the third week of August. “This is the most variable I can remember,” said Clayton Harder. He has fields around the north side of Winnipeg and said he has soybeans that are ankle high and others that are waist high. One field
Harvest in Manitoba at three per cent, wheat crop mostly fair to good
Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 14 (week 33)
Overview Harvest progress sits at 3 per cent complete across the province (table above), which is on-par with the 5-year average harvest progress. Winter wheat and fall rye harvest continues, with 67 per cent of acres harvested. Early yield reports for winter wheat are averaging about 60 bu/acre. Harvest has started in spring cereal crops,
Manitoba’s hay picture remains unclear
Without rain, many farmers could find themselves short
Farmers who think they might be short on feed should take steps now or risk paying higher prices amid lack of supply, according to Manitoba’s forage experts. “You may wait and find out that it’s gone up three, four or five cents a pound, or it may not even be available at the quality that
Winter cereal harvests ramp up, quality seen mostly good
Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 13 (week 32)
Overview Harvesting of winter wheat and fall rye continued with about 60 and 30 per cent of acres combined, respectively. Early yield reports on winter wheat were averaging around 65 bu/acre. Spring cereal crops were in the intermediate to hard dough stage with the exception of very late seeded crops that were in soft dough.
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