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Rain, warm temperatures spur good alfalfa growth

Forage and grassland conditions for Eastern Manitoba/Interlake as of May 24

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association May 28, 2018

Fields throughout the southeast experienced very little winter kill even though soil temperature in the southeast were getting down to the critical temperatures of -12 C. This may in part be due to were the weather stations are located and that many of the fields in the area had considerable stubble left from last fall.

Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association's Green Gold program is seeking producers with hay fields that are mostly alfalfa, fairly new, and in good condition.

Forages, Local news

WANTED: Hay fields for Green Gold testing

MFGA program is nearly set to begin

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association May 2, 2018

Over the past 4-5 years DFM producers have participated in MFGA’s Green Gold program by submitting samples of alfalfa during the period of May and June. If you are interested in participating in the program in 2018 please contact John McGregor by email at [email protected] or call 204-396-9217. See below for more information. We believe the MFGA

News, Other

No such thing as ‘unprecedented’ weather, delegates at ARBI conference told

Delegates with the Assiniboine River Basin Initiative (ARBI) met in Regina February 14 and 15

By Lorraine Stevenson February 23, 2018

If 1930s seems like the worst drought we could ever have, scientific records show pre-settlement dry spells lasted far longer. Likewise, there were wet spells on the Prairies much more intense than events like 2011’s — a flood we tended to call “unprecedented.” Neither are unprecedented, say Saskatchewan scientists. Both extremes have occurred before on

Jane Thornton takes on pasture productivity during the 2018 Beef and Forage Days stop in Holland Feb. 1.

Livestock, Local news

Markets and management at Manitoba Beef and Forage Days

Attendees to the 2018 Beef and Forage Days got both a window into the industry and a crystal ball on where it’s going next, including management strategies on the horizon

By Alexis Stockford February 13, 2018

Manitoba’s beef industry got an update from the ground up last week. Manitoba Beef and Forage Days kicked off with topics like pasture management, grazing systems, traceability and a market forecast from Canfax. The tour made five stops in as many days from Minitonas to Vita during the last week of January, plus two independent

Beef and Forage Days runs this week from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Beef and forage highlights to hit Manitoba communities

Producers have a one-stop shop for beef commodity group and  forage news as Beef Days starts its week-long tour

By Alexis Stockford January 29, 2018

Ag Days is over, but Manitoba’s Beef Producers has its own round in the spotlight starting today. This year’s Beef and Forage Days will cover five stops from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2. The tour starts in the Interlake with Eriksdale before moving to Ste. Rose and Minitonas in the following days. Holland will host

Crops, Forages, Livestock

Nip forage diseases at the bud

Spoiled feed can mean wasted profit and, depending on the pathogen, animal health issues

By Alexis Stockford January 10, 2018

Moisture is the enemy when it comes to forage diseases. For any farmer who has watched dark splotches appear on their low-laying alfalfa leaves or opened a bale only to find it spoiled, that will come as no surprise. Fungi are the culprits for most forage diseases, Linda Jewell, AAFC plant pathologist said during the

“It’s been, actually, a good year. It’s been a year dominated by, I think, some good signals from the market. Prices were better than they’ve been in recent history, so those are positives for us,” – Brian Lemon , Manitoba Beef Producers.

Beef cattle, Local news

Bumper year for the beef industry, despite dry season

The beef industry is floating on high prices, high cattle volumes and cautious regulatory optimism going into 2018

By Alexis Stockford January 9, 2018

Manitoba beef producers have plenty of reason to look back on 2017 fondly. The beef sector enjoyed good prices and high market volumes through the fall run, while early concerns about feed quantity evaporated as the province mostly dodged the drought conditions seen in south-central Saskatchewan. “It’s been, actually, a good year,” Brian Lemon, Manitoba

Opinion, Other

Manitoba’s ‘climate and green’ plan good policy, smart politics

It's often easier and safer to oppose something than to come up with a plan and implement it

By Allan Dawson November 14, 2017

The “Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan” is smart politics, but more importantly could be good policy. That latter hinges on the plan to cut carbon emissions by up to 2.6 million tonnes by 2022 working. But there’s a possibility it might not be implemented, or at least not fully. The federal government says Manitoba’s flat

Forages, Local news

Manitoba hay crops see good year

Growers across the province report good  to great year despite dry conditions

By MarketsFarm Team October 23, 2017

Manitoba forage growers are enjoying good yields this year and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Markets to the east and south are readily picking up any extra hay they can find, said Dave Koslowsky, chair of the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association. He said producers he has talked to across the province

Mitchell Timmmerman, agri-ecosystems specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, highlights root difference between crops during the Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives Brookdale tour August 30.

Crops, Local news

Soils are not made equally when it comes to soaking up moisture

Mitchell Timmerman’s rainfall simulation emphasized the role of  perennial forages in increasing infiltration during the August 30  Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives Brookdale site tour

By Alexis Stockford September 25, 2017

Which one will soak it up first? That was the question a recent demonstration at the Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives (MBFI) Brookdale site tried to answer. It was a head-to-head comparison of the ability of fields to soak up surface moisture by Mitchell Timmerman, the province’s agri-ecosystems specialist, using a rainfall simulator that made

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Tag Archives Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association

Rain, warm temperatures spur good alfalfa growth

WANTED: Hay fields for Green Gold testing

No such thing as ‘unprecedented’ weather, delegates at ARBI conference told

Markets and management at Manitoba Beef and Forage Days

Beef and forage highlights to hit Manitoba communities

Nip forage diseases at the bud

Bumper year for the beef industry, despite dry season

Manitoba hay crops see good year

Soils are not made equally when it comes to soaking up moisture

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