A Manitoba farm near The Pas has lost seven goats to wildfires, according to a local emergency services worker. Farmers near the fire zone have been working their fields, but it’s been about fire breaks more than seeding.
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Northern Manitoba fire claims livestock
Farmers in northern Manitoba have been working their fields, but for those watching wildfire near The Pas creep closer, it’s been about fire breaks more than seeding; the fire has reportedly claimed livestock as well
Wildfire threat requires preparation
From the direct impacts of evacuation to the indirect issue of smoke, we need to plan better for fire
From the direct impacts of evacuation to the indirect issue of smoke, we need to plan better for fire.
AMM calls on province to pitch in on disaster funding after storm
Manitoba’s Thanksgiving surprise was an expensive one for municipalities
[UPDATED: Nov. 14, 2019] Municipalities say the winter storm over the Thanksgiving weekend is going to cost them, and they’re looking to the province for help. The Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) has formally requested a disaster financial assistance program for its impacted members in light of storm cleanup costs. Why it matters: An early storm last month
Comment: Looks like 2019 is one of THOSE years
While the Canadian Prairies are dry, the U.S. is struggling with very wet conditions
For many of us, certain years are permanently imprinted in the brain: 1983, 1993, 1995. While rainfall is generally welcomed, there are those years when one wishes that it would just hold off long enough to get the crop in the ground. Surely 2019 is destined to join that company. Worse than that, it looks
Stalled shipments latest blow to U.S. farmers
Transportation woes are the latest headache in a sector plagued by slumping profits
Farm supplier CHS has dozens of barges, loaded with fertilizer, trapped on the flood-swollen Mississippi River near St. Louis — about 500 miles from the company’s two Minnesota distribution hubs. The barges can’t move — or get crucial nutrients to corn farmers for the spring planting season — because river locks on the main U.S.
Wooden dams and river jams: U.S. strains to ship record grains
In a story familiar to Prairie farmers, the U.S. grain-handling system is creaking under a heavy load
America’s worst traffic jam this fall occurred on the Ohio River, where a line of about 50 miles of boats hauling grains and other products turned into a water-borne parking lot, as ship captains waited for the river to reopen. Such delays are worsening on the nation’s waterways, which are critical to commerce for the
Opinion: Are U.S. soybean exports meeting market expectations?
Although robust world soybean demand and competitive advantages have allowed the United States to surpass early-season export forecasts for four years in a row, market watchers wonder if this is the year that will break the mould. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly soybean export figures have consistently met or exceeded analyst estimates so far.
Protecting plants from winter damage
You’ll be glad you did when you see healthy plants come back in the spring
Late October/early November is the ideal time to plan on how you are going to protect vulnerable plants from our severe winter. The first step has hopefully already been taken where you have chosen most of your plants that are hardy to your climate zone. Many gardeners, however, like to try a few “challenging” plants
USDA forecast puts soybeans in uncharted territory
Acreage is up but production down in the latest USDA monthly crop production report
Just when analysts thought they had figured out the pattern in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s U.S. soybean forecasts, the agency’s latest estimate broke form and created even more uncertainty in the market. In its monthly U.S. crop production report on Oct. 19, USDA increased harvested area of the oilseed by 740,000 acres but lowered
Good potato yields despite challenging year
A dry summer required a lot of irrigation and was followed by a dry fall that delayed digging
Many Manitoba potato growers faced nail-biting times this autumn as they struggled to get the crop off. In the end, however, yields are expected to be similar to last year. Dave Sawatzky, manager of Keystone Potato Producers Association, said he predicts yields will roughly be on par or slightly better than 2016’s harvest, when Manitoba
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