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Shotgun Silage, Grazing Mixes Tested

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“The quality that brings to your soil is huge. You get better water infiltration, water and nutrient holding capacity, tilth, aggregation, and all sorts of good things.” – SUSAN AINSWORTH, MAFRI On Bernie Dueck’s farm near Sidney, the crop is coming up gangbusters. That’s right, in five-acre strips, there’s a whole whack of plants emerging,
Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for Jul. 1, 2010

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SOUTHWEST REGION High rainfall amounts were reported throughout the region in the past week, with the Minnedosa area one of the hardest hit. Early seeded crops appear to be tolerating the moisture better than late seeded crops. Approximately 15-30 per cent of crop acres will not get seeded due to excessive moisture, although greenfeed may
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4-H Reports – for Jul. 1, 2010

The Co-operator will publish 4-H reports once a month. Reports can be submitted by the third week of the month by e-mail to [email protected],by regular mail to 4-H Reports, c/o Manitoba Co-operator, 1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, MB. R3H 0H1 or by fax to 204-954-1422. UPCOMING ACHIEVEMENT DAYS Rapid City Beef, June 26, Rapid City Fairgrounds.
Crops, Forages, News

Flooding Puts Hay Crop At Risk

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It’s mid-June and cattle should be grazing contentedly on Stuart Melnychuk’s lush green pasture. But there’s not a cow in sight. The reason becomes obvious when Melnychuk swings open the gate and walks into the grass. Very soon he’s a foot deep in water. Heavy rains have flooded hayfields on the farm Melnychuk operates with
Livestock, News

Ag Ministers Working On Aid For Drenched Farmers

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Provincial and federal agriculture ministers are working on a package to assist Western Canadian farmers suffering through the wettest spring on record, says Manitoba Agriculture Minister Stan Struthers. And Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger is promising expedited payouts under the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation’s (MASC) Excess Moisture Insurance program. The program pays farmers $50 for each
Cereals, Crops, Forages, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Jul. 1, 2010

Out of time: Wet conditions limited planting by Western Canadian farmers this spring to only 82 per cent of the original planned acreage, the Canadian Wheat Board said June 21. The final crop insurance deadlines passed on June 20. Farmers are expected to plant their smallest acreage of wheat, durum and barley in decades and
Livestock

Skeeters Don’t Affect Cattle

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“The black flies this year are just terrible.” – MELISSA ATCHISON The hordes of mosquitoes breeding in flooded ditches and potholes may drive men mad and horses crazy, but the good news is that they don’t bother cattle much. That’s because the needle-shaped beak of a mosquito can’t penetrate the bovine’s much thicker hide, especially
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More Rain, More Calls For Aid

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Calls for government aid to assist rain-soaked farmers are getting louder. And that was before rains of up to 100 mm hit parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan late last week, adding to the precipitation – in some places double and triple the norm – that has already fallen this spring. Meanwhile, crop diseases appear to
Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for Jun. 24, 2010

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SOUTHWEST High rainfall amounts were reported throughout the region in the past week. Early-seeded crops appear to be tolerating the moisture better than late-seeded crops. Approximately 15-30 per cent of crop acres will not get seeded due to excessive moisture, although greenfeed may still be planted. Early seeded cereal crops are in the tillering stage;
Cereals, Crops

AgriRecovery Faces Stiff Test From Prairie Flooding

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Anational program to help farmers affected by natural disasters faces a severe test from floods jeopardizing the entire 2010 western Canadian crop. AgriRecovery is aimed at mitigating the effects of a disaster and helping producers resume business operations. The program is intended to fill gaps left by other programs such as AgriStability and crop insurance.

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