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Crops, Oilseeds

Flax Is The 97-Pound Weakling Of Crops

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Flax is a wimp. That’s why weed and disease control and fertility are key to getting a good yield, says Anastasia Kubinec, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives’ (MAFRI) oilseeds specialist. “Flax hasn’t had the genetic improvement like canola,” she told those attending the 16th annual Crop Diagnostic School organized by MAFRI and University of
Crops, Oilseeds

Flax Could Build Better Cars Or Improve Health

Researchers at the University of Alberta have deciphered the genetic code for flax using a highly efficient sequencing procedure developed by the Beijing Genomics Institute. Canadian researchers now have the genetic information to accelerate improvements for flax and to identify ways to adapt this ancient plant to modern uses, said Mike Deyholos, project researcher with
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Crop Report – for Jun. 23, 2011

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SOUTHWEST Another week of wet weather limited any progress in seeding. The region received about 30 to 120 mm of rain with Wednesday reporting the largest rain event. All runways and ditches were running and many roads were once again closed in several municipalities. In areas south of Highway 1 overall seeding progress remains at
Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for May. 19, 2011

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SOUTHWEST REGION Seeding has just begun only on fields that can be travelled on. Hard red spring wheat and canola have been the crops most producers are concentrating on. Rainfall of 15-35 mm at the beginning of the week delayed seeding and field work to the weekend. Warm weather and wind over the weekend helped
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Agriculture Canada Sees Higher Acreage

Canadian farmers will plant more wheat, durum, canola, oats and barley this spring and leave less unplanted land – if they can, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said. The department’s outlook for grains and oilseeds for the 2011- 12 crop year May 10 maintained Statistics Canada’s April 26 planting estimates for canola, oats, barley and durum.
Country Crossroads

Forsythia — Blooms In Early Spring

After enduring a long Prairie winter, we gardeners eagerly anticipate those very first blooms in our outdoor gardens. There is great joy in finally seeing flowering plants in our landscapes. The forsythia shrub is one of the first plants to provide bloom to brighten the early-spring garden. Vibrant-yellow, bell-shaped flowers appear before the shrubs leaf
Country Crossroads

The Promise Of Spring

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One of the very first signs that spring is coming is the appearance of soft, fuzzy pussy willows on willow bushes in the ditches along the highways and byways. These delightful “blooms” are a welcome sight to those who are eagerly looking forward to spring and many of us “older folk” can remember doing artwork
Crops, Oilseeds

Canola Acres Could Decline In Manitoba

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Oilseed acres may be nearing their maximum in Manitoba and could decline over the next six years, according to projections from the provincial Agriculture Department. Total canola, flaxseed, sunflower and soybean acres will peak at 4.6 million acres in 2011 and fall slightly to 4.5 million acres by 2017, predicts Anastasia Kubinec, a Manitoba Agr
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Bugs Work, Says N.D. Weed Control Officer

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The good bugs are working south of the border to control the bad weeds. Biocontrol agents – a.k.a. beetles – have shown good success, said Derrill Fick, weed control officer for Ward County, near Minot, North Dakota, in a presentation at the recent annual general meeting of Manitoba Weed Supervisors. The brown spurge flea beetle
Crops, Oilseeds

Early Seeding Boosts Flax Yields

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Last year, Manitoba’s flax crop averaged a disappointing 19 bushels an acre, not far off the 10-year average of 20. But there are ways to boost flax yields, says Anastasia Kubinec, an oilseed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. A survey of farmers who grew above-average-yielding flax found they planted at least 40

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