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Soybean development moving ‘very quickly,’ insect pressures rise on thin pesticide supply
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Soybean development moving ‘very quickly,’ insect pressures rise on thin pesticide supply

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 14, August 9, 2022

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Overview Soybean aphids are reaching economic thresholds in scattered locations across Manitoba. Spraying is occurring as-needed, but crops require intensive scouting on a field-by-field basis. Grasshopper pest species are present in all regions – mostly confined to field edges and headlands but moving more as insects reach adult (winged) stages and travel further into fields.
Crop conditions swiftly advance, heavy rains damage crops
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Crop conditions swiftly advance, heavy rains damage crops

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 10, July 12, 2022

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Overview Crops have advanced rapidly across all parts of Manitoba this past week, faster than many agronomists had expected. Rapidly growing crops have hastened crop flowering, and cereal and canola fungicide application is well underway. Warm temperatures, high humidity, and rain in recent days has increased the risk for fusarium head blight and sclerotinia disease
Crop school open for summer
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Crop school open for summer

Crop Diagnostic School back to in person for 2022

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This summer will be the 25th anniversary of Manitoba’s Crop Diagnostic School, and the first time since 2019 that the event will be able to be held in person. The event, organized annually by Manitoba Agriculture and the University of Manitoba, has been keeping agronomists and producers up to date with the latest diagnostic tools
Seeding progression in 2022 compared to previous years.
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Manitoba seeding 87 per cent complete, recent rains halt progress

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 6, June 14, 2022

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Overview A concentrated push to finish seeding this past week led to a sharp increase in planted acres, with many farms in the Eastern, Central, and Southwest regions finished seeding, while parts of the Interlake and eastern side of the Northwest region remain unplanted. Some reseeding of canola has occurred after crusting events and severe
Corn Heat Unit (CHU) historical accumulation between May 1 or June 1 and Sept. 30.
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Heavy rains slow seeding progress, acres well-behind five-year average

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 2, May 17, 2022

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Overview Continued wet soils and an unfavourable forecast has further delayed the bulk of seeding starts in Manitoba. Heavy rainfall in Western Manitoba stopped progress in the Southwest and Northwest regions, while the Eastern, Central, and Interlake regions got started over the weekend. Many fields still have wet spots, and farmers are attempting to find
Flood-related states of emergency in Manitoba – May 2022.
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Heavy rainfall sees overland flooding, farmers extremely concerned about seeding delays

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 1, May 10, 2022

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Overview The crop year for Manitoba farmers begins with extremely challenging spring conditions, moving from a very dry 2021 to high overwinter snowfall accumulation followed by a very wet April. Overland flooding has impacted major transportation routes, delaying shipment of ag commodities and inputs. Soils have been left saturated across much of agro-Manitoba, with regularly
Central Assiniboine Watershed District (CAWD) chair Jeff Elder (l to r), Manitoba Association of Watersheds (MAW) chair Gary Wasylowski, CAWD manager Neil Zalluski, and Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Ralph Eichler unveil the design for incoming watershed district signage Dec. 7.
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Signage marks final step in watershed district shift

Watershed districts (formerly conservation districts) will soon have new signs to match new names and expanded roles

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The province says new funding will wrap up a watershed modernization process that grouped Manitoba’s 18 former conservation districts into 14 watershed districts. On Dec. 7, Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Ralph Eichler announced a final $44,000 to update highway signage. That funding will pay for 87 signs, he said. Prior to 2020, water management
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Manitoba crops 90 per cent harvested, winter cereals seeding mostly complete

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for September 28

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Southwest Region Very warm days, well above seasonal norms advanced harvest rapidly this week. Temperatures were extremely variable, with daytime highs ranging from the 25 C to 29 C, while overnight lows dipped to 3.5 C, with reports of frost in some northern areas. Average daily temperatures range from 11 C to 14 C. Dry
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Manitoba Agriculture aims for quick turnaround on AgriRecovery aid

MARD staff answer producers’ questions on AgriRecovery drought aid programs

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Turnaround time on drought aid was on producers’ minds as they questioned Manitoba Agriculture staff during a webinar on September 14. “Most farmers won’t have the money just sitting around without borrowing it,” a participant said in a question read out by MARD staff. MARD, Keystone Agricultural Producers, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association and Manitoba Beef Producers

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