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Producers Seek Crown Land Lease Waivers – for Aug. 5, 2010

By Ron Friesen August 5, 2010

You know there’s something very wrong when farmers put up fences to keep cattle out of pastures rather than in them. But that’s what Lynn and Larry Henry did several weeks ago on their farm near Eddystone. The Henrys were forced to fence off seven quarter sections because overland flooding was so serious their cattle

Crops, Forages, Livestock

Cattle Producers Want Aid Too – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff July 29, 2010

Waterlogged Manitoba cattle producers need excess moisture disaster assistance as much as grain farmers, according to the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association (MCPA). “We have producers in disastrous situations, yet there has been no assistance or relief package forthcoming, such has been extended to the grain industry,” MCPA president Major Jay Fox said in a news

Crops

Excess Moisture Program Concerns – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Allan Dawson July 29, 2010

Manitoba Agriculture Minister Stan Struthers has turned down a request from Keystone Agricultural Producers to extend the deadline to apply for the Canada-Manitoba Excess Moisture Assistance Program (CMEMAP). “I’ve been talking to farmers from every region of the province and they’ve been telling me the size of their input bills and the pressure they’re getting

Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture July 29, 2010

SOUTHWEST REGION Rainfall over the past week varied. Warm weather helped the crop advance, however rainfall kept many producers from haying until the weekend. Producers will start desiccating winter wheat towards the end of the week. Some fall rye has been cut. Some of the fall rye has been put up for silage and yields

Cereals, Crops, Livestock, News

Excess Moisture Application Forms In The Mail

By Allan Dawson July 22, 2010

Application forms for the aid promised by federal and provincial ministers earlier this month are in the mail and farmers can expect payments in late August or early September, officials say. Farmers have until Aug. 3 to apply for the 2010 Canada-Manitoba Excess Moisture Assistance Program (CMEMAP), which pays $30 for each acre of annual

Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for Jul. 22, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture July 22, 2010

SOUTHWEST REGION Spotty rainshowers over the past week resulted in varying amounts of precipitation. Earlyseeded cereal crops are filling and several areas are reporting high levels of leaf disease. Laterseeded cereal crops are tillering and starting to head. Earlyseeded canola is podding and has handled the excess moisture well. Later-seeded canola is in full flower

News

Relief Plan’s Details Due Shortly: Masc

By Allan Dawson July 15, 2010

More details about who qualifies for the $450 million in federal and provincial aid should be known this week, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp.’s manager of claim services said in an interview July 8. It’s clear farmers with land too wet to seed this spring will qualify for the $30/acre payment, whether they are enrolled in

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Jul. 15, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture July 15, 2010

SOUTHWEST REGION Isolated thunderstorms last week resulted in small accumulations. Crops are rebounding from the moisture stress and have improved significantly. Early-seeded cereal crops are done flowering. Later-seeded cereal crop development ranges from tillering to starting to head. Most canola is flowering except for later-seeded crops, which range from cabbaging to bolting. Flax is starting

News

Excess Rain Leaves 700,000 Acres Unseeded

By Allan Dawson July 15, 2010

“We’re in the middle of making payments and we’re doing them as quickly as we can. Our adjusters are going like crazy.” – DAVID VAN DEYNZE, MASC About 700,000 acres of Mani toba cropland was too wet to seed this spring, which will trigger $29 million to $30 million in payments to waterlogged farmers through

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Jul. 8, 2010

By Manitoba Agriculture July 8, 2010

SOUTHWEST REGION Large storms on the weekend resulted in yard damage in some areas. There were reports of high winds with hail in areas including Hartney, south of Souris, and through to Nesbitt. Field conditions started to dry up with the warmer temperatures. Cereal crops showed the greatest improvement; several producers started applying fungicides. Canola

Daily Network News

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

JBS profit falls amid still-challenging US market environment

U.S. grains: Soy hits 17-month high, corn to four-month top as trade braces for U.S. data

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