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Big Ditches Versus Big Ideas

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Any farmer in Manitoba who is considering a crop insurance claim this year – and it looks like there could be quite a few – owes a debt of gratitude to the visionary leadership of Duff Roblin. As the province’s Progressive Conservative premier between 1958 to 1967, Roblin’s most notable legacy was of course “Duff’s
Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Jun. 17, 2010

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SOUTHWEST: Most of the region saw scattered rainshowers throughout the past week. Warm temperatures over the weekend were sufficient to dry fields enough for spraying operations. Crops are advancing with the heat; crops are shorter in height and are tillering quickly. The majority of acres in the region needs to be sprayed. Producers are keeping
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Jun. 10, 2010

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SOUTHWEST: There was little to no seeding progress made over the past week due to rainshowers on several days. Moisture situation is rated as excessive in most areas. Approximately 15 to 20 per cent of the acres currently remain unseeded. Producers are looking at alternative seeding options such as broadcasting and harrowing; aerial seeding has
Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Jun. 3, 2010

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Municipal drains are overflowing into fields while provincial drains and rivers are all at full capacity creating a slow run-off of water. Crop damage will be extensive in areas. SOUTHWEST: Seeding operations continued at the start of last week but was halted by the weekend’s rainfall. High amounts of precipitation were recorded across the region.
Country Crossroads

Getting A Glimpse Of Rural Medicine

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Jane Dueck made a startling discovery as she spent a week in Carman during late May experiencing rural life and medical practice. Her daily “commute” from her hotel room to the local hospital took exactly seven minutes. “That’s a new experience for me, to be able to get out the door just minutes before I
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Too Much Rain For Farmers

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“My experience has been crops at the early stage of growth are quite vulnerable.” – BOB WEI NS It never rains but it pours, and depending on where you were on the weekend, it poured some more. Most of agro-Manitoba received at least 23 mm of precipitation, with many areas getting 50 to 75 and
Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for May. 27, 2010

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SOUTHWEST Most of the region received rainfall over the past week, with the majority of accumulation occurring on the weekend. Strong winds were also reported. Overall moisture condition is rated as good, but some areas report excess moisture. Seeding of cereal crops is 90 per cent complete, with early-seeded crops in the three-to four-leaf stage.
Crops, Livestock, Oilseeds, Pulses

Puratone Study To Look At Whole Farm Nutrient Balance

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Hog producers are under pressure from all sides these days, from feed costs to new provincial environmental regulat ions on spreading manure that are due by 2013. With an eye on potentially reducing those burdens, Carole Furedi, a researcher at Niverville-based Puratone, will be testing the effects of including zero-tannin fababeans and dried distillers grains
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for May. 20, 2010

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SOUTHWEST: Seeding operations resumed at the beginning of the week and warm and sunny conditions prevailed most of the week. A few scattered showers resulted in minimal accumulations; moisture conditions are rated as good. Approximately 70 per cent of the cereal crop is seeded. Some areas have completed seeding with some areas still waiting for
Crops, Forages, Livestock

Rains Greening Up Pastures Around The Province

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“We were very dry, and the pastures were looking poor, but this rain seems to have helped.” – JANE THORNTON Aweek of rain has led to localized flooding in some parts, but the moisture has helped to get pastures off to a good start around the province. “The moisture was very welcome, in some places,”

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