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Excess Moisture Claims Are Up This Year

By Allan Dawson June 25, 2009

Manitoba crop insurance officials were bracing for unseeded area claims covering up to one million acres as the June 20 deadline passed last weekend. Although the final tally won’t be known until the claims are processed, the Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation is anticipating about 2,100 claims covering nearly 10 per cent of Manitoba’s 9.2 million

Crops

What’s Up – for Jun. 25, 2009

June 25, 2009

Please forward your agricultural events to [email protected] call 204-944-5762 June 27 – Interlake Sheep and Goat Symposium, 9:30 a. m. to 5 p. m., Eriksdale Recreation Hall and Rick Willet Ranch. Topics: Scrapie, parasite control, nutrition, more. Manitoba Sheep or Goat Association members’ registration free, nonmembers $10. For more info or to pre-register call Rick

Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for Jun. 25, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture June 25, 2009

SOUTHWEST REGION Thundershowers brought 10 to 25 mm of rain to some areas of the region. However, the majority of the region is rated as dry. The majority of cereal crops are in the tillering stage. Canola crops vary in stage from just emerging (reseeded acres) to starting to cabbage. Flax is three to four

Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Jun. 18, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture June 18, 2009

SOUTHWEST REGION Seeding is 95 per cent complete in the region with only some green feed crops to be sown. Several fields of canola have been reseeded due to frost and flea beetle pressure. Cereal crops are in the four-leaf to tillering stage. Canola is in the two-to three-leaf stage with slow growth being reported.

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Crops Hit By June 6 Frost

By Allan Dawson June 11, 2009

“In one field the odd plant was dead and the next quarter over the field was completely dead.” – anastasia KuBinec Frost early June 6 caused another spring flood in Manitoba – of crop insurance claims. Temperatures dipped below zero in many regions during the wee hours of June 6. But the lowest temperatures were

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Jun. 11, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture June 11, 2009

SOUTHWEST REGION Dry weather conditions over the past week allowed most producers to complete seeding. Early-seeded cereal crops are in the three-to four-leaf stage. Canola and flax are emerging with some of the early-seeded canola in the one-to two-leaf stage. Winter wheat and fall rye are progressing with some fall rye starting to head. Some

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Jun. 4, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture June 4, 2009

SOUTHWEST REGION Little to no rainfall allowed seeding to progress over the past week. Cereal seeding is 90 per cent complete, canola is 75 per cent complete, sunflowers are 80 per cent complete and flax is 70 per cent complete. Early-seeded cereal crops are in the one-to two-leaf stage and canola crops range from emergence

Crops, Forages, Livestock

You Can’t Get Hay For Nothing

By Daniel Winters June 4, 2009

“People need to recognize that if they don’t look after their forages well, then their productivity will drop off quickly. Nothing depletes the soil of nutrients quicker than forages.” – JOHN HEARD, MAFRI SOIL FERTILITY SPECIALIST Of all common farming practices, harvesting hay off the same field year after year is probably the hardest on

Cereals, Crops, Forages, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for May. 28, 2009

By Manitoba Agriculture May 28, 2009

SOUTHWEST Cereal crop seeding is 75 per cent complete, canola is 55 per cent complete, peas are 100 per cent complete, flax is 25 per cent complete and sunflowers are 40 per cent complete. Planting of silage corn has started. Earlyseeded crops are emerging. Pastures are improving and producers are moving cattle to pasture. Flea

Weather

weather map – for May. 14, 2009

May 14, 2009

Percent of Average Precipitation (Prairie Region) April 1, 2009 to May 7, 2009 Prepared by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service (NAIS). Data provided through partnership with Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and many Provincial agencies. < 40% 40 -60% 60 -85% 85 -115% 115 -150% 150 -200% 200% Extent of Agricultural Land

Daily Network News

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