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Predation numbers dip in Manitoba

Predation claims have seen a slight drop so far this year

By Alexis Stockford November 9, 2021

It may have been a lean year for grazers, but that has not translated into a spike in predation, according to insurance numbers. The Manitoba Agricultural Service Corporation (MASC) has actually seen slightly fewer predation claims to date than last year. As of Oct. 25, a total 1,310 claims had been reported, compared to 1,494 as

Manitoba farmers haven’t given up on their 2019 crops yet, but a wet September saw harvest grind to a halt last week, including in this canola field near Altamont.

Local news, News

MASC says Manitoba farmers not giving up on harvest yet

Wet weather in September delayed Manitoba’s harvest, but there’s still time

By Allan Dawson October 8, 2019

Manitoba farmers aren’t giving up on the 2019 crop yet despite an especially wet September which, for the second consecutive year, has delayed harvest. “We’ve had very few calls from producers who have concluded their crop is in a spot where they can’t harvest it, or it’s not going to be worth harvesting,” David Van

Fields show the aftermath after a devastating hailstorm hit parts of southern Manitoba June 14.

Crops, Local news, Weather

To seed or not to reseed?

Soybeans were among the greatest concern after a June 14 storm dropped up to softball-sized hail on southern Manitoba, but anyone looking to reseed had to look to other options as seeding windows closed

By Alexis Stockford June 22, 2018

Severe storms June 14 put producers up against the clock recently as hail-damaged fields clashed with looming seeding deadlines. The storm may have forced producers into a shotgun decision on reseeding, Manitoba Agriculture pulse specialist Dennis Lange said during a June 20 Crop Talk webinar. Soybeans were among the largest concerns after the June 14

Livestock, Local news

Province lifts limitation on pasture insurance

The pasture insurance pilot program that was limited to  90 producers last year is now open to the entire province

By Jennifer Paige February 2, 2016

Producers who graze their cattle have a new option for protecting themselves from underperforming pastures. Ron Kostyshyn, minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, announced January 19 that the province has lifted limitations on the pasture days insurance program. The program is designed to compensate producers who have had to remove livestock from pasture and

Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

Windstorm sandblasts crops

By Allan Dawson May 30, 2012

Winds of up to 100 kilometres an hour toppled granaries, uprooted trees, ripped off shingles and sandblasted crops in south-central Manitoba May 14. In the aftermath, around 400 reseeding claims were submitted to the Manitoba Agricultural Service Corporation’s (MASC) insurance division as of May 18, said David Van Deynze, manager of claim services. “Canola, by

Crops, News, Oilseeds

Clubroot DNA found in two Manitoba canola fields

By Allan Dawson May 3, 2012

The discovery of low levels of clubroot DNA in two unrelated Manitoba fields is a wake-up call for the province’s canola producers. The good news is none of the canola in those fields showed any symptoms of the disease that can cut yields in half or more. As a result Manitoba is still considered “clubroot

Crops

McKnight Farms Wins Corn Competition Again

By Allan Dawson February 17, 2011

McKnight Farms of Roland has won the Manitoba Corn Growers Association’s (MCGA) annual corn yield contest for the second year in a row with a yield of 245.29 bushels an acre. That’s almost five per cent higher than McKnight’s 2009 winning yield of 198.17. It was with the same corn hybrid, Pioneer Hi-Bred’s 39D97, grown

News

More Rain, More Calls For Aid

By Allan Dawson June 24, 2010

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

Think Twice Before Ripping Up This Year’s Corn

By Allan Dawson November 12, 2009

As tempting as it is to write off and rip up this year’s mouldy corn crop, it’s a decision farmers need to consider carefully. Not only will the outcome affect revenue from this year’s crop, but future crop insurance coverage as well. The Manitoba Agricultural Service Corporation (MASC) says corn can be written off when

Crops

If It’s Too Wet To Drive Across, It’s Too Wet To Seed

By Anastasia Kubinec June 4, 2009

Business Development Specialist – oilseeds Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Delayed seeding due to flooding or wet conditions may have you considering broadcast seeding your canola by floater or aerial application. In general, broadcast seeding is not recommended. This includes seeding canola by aircraft onto very wet fields: if it’s too wet to drive

Daily Network News

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Larkin to step down as Grain Growers of Canada Executive Director

Calling for bigger crops ahead of StatCan report

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