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Environmental farm planning workshop season now underway

Over 6,000 producers covering more than 9.3 million acres of land have participated in workshops and completed EFPs since 2004

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Environmental farm planning season is now well underway again as field work wraps up and producers enrol in workshops. Taking a workshop and developing an Environmental Farm Plan (EFP), which is voluntary and confidential, both increases a producer’s environmental awareness of their farm, by identifying the farm’s assets and risks, and enables them to develop
Details of Crown land changes for grazing raise concerns
Local news, News

Details of Crown land changes for grazing raise concerns

Beef producers have won a few battles as the province pushes Crown grazing land changes, but others have raised some questions


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Upcoming changes over how provincial Crown grazing land will be meted out is raising some dust in the livestock industry. Manitoba Beef Producers says it won’t be shedding any tears for the existing points system, should the government go ahead with changes, but some aren’t so sure, especially about some of the finer details of
Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report: 2018 season summary

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for October 29

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Southwest Region Weather conditions were dry and seedbed was very dry especially in southern parts of the region. Dry conditions in most of the region during July and August. Rainfall and below than normal temperatures in September and early October cause the significant delay in harvest and no major benefit to crops as most of
Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Dry weather, sunshine help push harvest progress

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for October 22

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Southwest Region Nice weather towards the end of week/over weekend, with minor showers on Friday night that stopped harvesting on Saturday. Harvest progress is increasing each day, with overall harvest at 85 per cent done. South of highway #1 90 per cent and North is 80 per cent done. Click here for the Crop Weather
Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Wet, cool conditions continue to slow harvest, now 73 per cent complete

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for September 24

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Southwest Region Rain showers across the region ranging from 8mm (Waskada) to 39 mm (Eden). All areas received some rain. More rain and snow in Northern parts of the region.  Hamiota, Rivers, Newdale got 3 to 4 inches of snow on the weekend.  Temperature was well below 0C during most of the nights.  Cloudy and
Canola swathed and waiting for harvest in the Interlake on August 8.
Crops, Local news, Other

Bringing in the bread

Cereal and canola growers are smiling after pleasantly surprising yields

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Cool-season crops once again dodged the drought bullet this year, according to the first harvest reports from Manitoba Agriculture, but soybeans may not be as lucky. Dry, hot weather has been among the big conversation starters in agro-Manitoba this year. Despite that, according to farm production adviser Rejean Picard, cool-season crop yields have impressed and
Terry Buss displays a photograph showing a side-by-side comparison of field peas infected with ascochyta blight isolates resistant to Frac 11 fungicides. From left to right: untreated, treated with Headline (Frac 11) fungicide and treated with a Proline fungicide.
Crops, Pulses

Field peas a strong alternative to soybeans

But you’ll need to remember the rulebook is different

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Field pea markets might still be depressed following last year’s trade disputes with India, but the crop represents an opportunity for Manitoba producers in the long term. That’s according to Terry Buss, farm production extension specialist for Manitoba Agriculture. “As you go west and south in Manitoba, the soils are lighter and better drained, and
Manitoba Agriculture pulse specialist Dennis Lange is suggesting farmers check their soybean fields for mature, green-seeded soybeans and if the percentage is high consider delaying harvest and also consulting with buyers.
Local news, Oilseeds

Advice on green-seeded soybeans

Consider delaying harvest and talk to your buyers, says Dennis Lange

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Grade-lowering levels of green seed is showing up in some of the soybeans being harvested in Manitoba. Manitoba Agriculture’s pulse crop specialist Dennis Lange is advising farmers who haven’t harvested to take samples to see if they have the problem and how bad it is. Those with green seeded soybeans should consider delaying harvest a
Holly Derksen, Manitoba Agriculture’s field crop pathologist is leaving her position to work for Arysta LifeScience.
Crops, Local news

Manitoba Agriculture is losing its field crop pathologist

Commodity groups are hoping the position will be filled quickly

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Field crop pathologist Holly Derksen is leaving Manitoba Agriculture Sept. 14 to join Arysta LifeScience Oct. 1 as its technical support specialist for Manitoba. “Obviously I like pathology and that’s what I went to school for, but I didn’t want to lose the general agronomy knowledge that I have,” Derksen said in an interview Aug.
Clubroot, which causes bulbous swellings on canola roots, has become infamous for its impact on yield.
Crops, Local news, Other

Manitoba has another confirmed case of clubroot

A third case in the RM of Lorne brings the total so far this year to 10

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A third case of clubroot was recently found in the Rural Municipality of Lorne, bringing the Manitoba total for the season to 10. Earlier this summer two other cases were confirmed in Lorne along with one in the Rural Municipality of Dufferin and six in the Rural Municipality of Pembina, Holly Derksen, Manitoba Agriculture field

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