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Jeffery Kostuik, diversification specialist with Parkland Crop Diversification Foundation, shed some light on industrial hemp production at the Westman Agriculture Diversification Organization field day in Melita on July 22.

Potential growers get a look at the ins and outs of growing hemp

The PCDF has been testing 10 varieties and four sites in Manitoba and two in Saskatchewan

By Jennifer Paige August 7, 2015

A rapidly growing market and attractive payoffs have some producers considering diversifying into industrial hemp production. “Right now hemp is trading at about 85 to 95 cents per pound. Last year, I think the provincial average on yield was around 1,100 to 1,200 pounds. It makes it to be a fairly attractive crop to grow

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 14

Conditions as of August 4, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development August 4, 2015

Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is underway in Manitoba. Preliminary reports indicate winter wheat yields range from 60 to 85 bu/acre, with low levels of fusarium damaged kernels in harvested samples. There are also a few fields of spring wheat, barley and field peas harvested last week. Swathing or preharvest applications in the earliest-seeded spring

White head from wheat stem maggot (l), and larva of wheat stem maggot.

Crops, Local news

Manitoba crop insect and disease update

Summary of conditions as of July 28, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development July 29, 2015

Plant Pathogens: At the Crop Diagnostic Lab there are canola plants coming in with blackleg and sclerotinia. Some soybeans have been showing root rot – rhizoctonia and fusarium. Some sunflower fields are showing basal and mid-stalk sclerotinia. Some flax fields are showing pasmo lesions on stem and leaves. Insects: Levels of armyworms are starting to decline in some fields as

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 10

Conditions as of July 6, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development July 8, 2015

Weekly Provincial Summary Crops are advancing quickly in Manitoba. The smoky, hazy conditions have not impacted crops, and may have helped buffer temperatures as well as benefited crops in the drier areas of the province. Over the weekend, areas of Manitoba saw thunderstorms with heavy rainfall, strong winds, and in some cases hail. Crop lodging

Local news

Frost-touched rhubarb can be poisonous

Wait for the plant to produce new stalks, says fruit specialist. Frost-touched  rhubarb can have the toxic oxalic acid in its stalks as well as leaves

By Lorraine Stevenson May 28, 2015

The dismal weather of the May long weekend is now a bad memory, but the two very cold days may have dealt your backyard rhubarb patch a lasting blow. Rhubarb stalks can become poisonous when Mother Nature decides to drop her temperatures below freezing after their leaves have emerged. Any stalks with wilted leaves after

Local news

Harvesting rhubarb after recent cold temps on the Prairies poses a health risk

University of Illinois warns of the dangers of oxalic acid descending into the stalk when the mercury takes a dive

By University Of Illinois Release May 21, 2015

University of Illinois Extension – After a spring frost University of Illinois Extension often gets questions about rhubarb and asparagus – are they safe to eat. Growing rhubarb is fairly easy as long as Mother Nature keeps temperatures above freezing once the leaves have emerged. Rhubarb should not be harvested when the leaves are wilted

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 2

Conditions as of May 10, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development May 11, 2015

Weekly Provincial Summary Seeding progress in Manitoba is estimated at 55 per cent complete. Seeding is 40 to 50 per cent complete in the Southwest Region, 35 to 40 per cent complete in the Northwest Region, 70 to 80 per cent complete in the Central Region, 70 per cent complete in the Eastern Region and

Cereals, Crops, National news, Oilseeds

FP Genetics unveils CWRS Certified Seed Profit Guarantee

The company is confident its new wheats will outperform bin-run varieties

By Allan Dawson November 4, 2014

FP Genetics is so confident one of its new Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) wheats is more profitable than older varieties grown from bin-run seed, it’s guaranteeing it. “We’ve developed a program that allows a grower to upgrade their wheat genetics at no risk to them,” FP Genetics CEO Rod Merryweather said in a news

Country Crossroads

Need a quick pick-me-up?

This can provide continuous indoor bloom while you wait to garden outdoors

By Albert Parsons March 21, 2014

March can be one of the hardest months for an avid gardener to endure. It is still winter, not much can be accomplished yet in the outdoor garden, and we are tired of the same old, same old in the house. At this time of year, I look around for inexpensive and quick fixes to

Crops, News

Legalization down south may be a buzz kill up north

By Daniel Winters March 13, 2014

Now that Colorado and Washington state have legalized marijuana, and 10 more states have given the nod to industrial hemp production, the clock may be ticking on Canada’s head start in North America. The latest U.S. Farm Bill has made provisions for the research trials done through universities or state Agricultural Departments, but with so

Daily Network News

World food prices dip as falls in sugar and dairy offset new high for meat

U.S. livestock: CME cattle fall on profit-taking

U.S. grains: Soybeans rebound as market weighs China prospects

Tag Archives Medicinal plants

Potential growers get a look at the ins and outs of growing hemp

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 14

Manitoba crop insect and disease update

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 10

Frost-touched rhubarb can be poisonous

Harvesting rhubarb after recent cold temps on the Prairies poses a health risk

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 2

FP Genetics unveils CWRS Certified Seed Profit Guarantee

Need a quick pick-me-up?

Legalization down south may be a buzz kill up north

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