Manitoba Farmers File Hail Claims

The worst hailstorm of the year in Manitoba has resulted in about 600 crop insurance claims so far, the provincial government’s farm insurance corporation said Aug. 18. Damage from the Aug. 14 storm ranges from total crop loss to slight damage, said David Koroscil, manager of insurance projects and sales for Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp.

StatsCan Predicts Smaller Prairie Crop

Canadian farmers will harvest 17.5 per cent less wheat and 24.5 per cent less canola, Statistics Canada said Aug. 21 in its first estimate of 2009 crop production. It forecast the all-wheat crop at 23.61 million tonnes, a steep drop from last year’s bountiful harvest, but more than the trade had expected. Statistics Canada expects


Crop Report – for Aug. 27, 2009

SOUTHWEST Rainfall accumulations ranged from 10 mm in the Melita area to 60 mm in the northern areas of the region. Winter wheat harvest continued, as most producers were harvesting before the rain on the weekend. North of Highway 1, most producers have desiccated winter wheat but very little harvesting has been done. Yields to

Canola Crop To Shrink 25 Per Cent

For three-times-daily market reports from Don Bousquet and RNI, visit “ICE Futures Canada updates” at www.manitobacooperator.ca Grain and oilseed prices at ICE Futures Canada in Winnipeg closed the week ended Aug. 21 mixed with canola down modestly as the firm Canadian dollar, weak soyoil prices and bearish technical signals sent the market sharply lower. News


Crop Report – for Aug. 20, 2009

SOUTHWEST REGION The region received 20 to 50 mm of rainfall over the past week. An area around Miniota and Brandon reported severe crop damage by hail, along with some property damage. Early-seeded cereal crops are starting to turn and the late-seeded crops are in the heavy dough stage. Harvest of winter wheat and fall

Early Warning For Fusarium In Oats Lacking

The symptoms of fusarium head blight in cereal crops are classic. Portions of the heads appear bleached, blighted and straw coloured. But while it’s easy to detect fusarium in wheat and barley, it’s not so easy in oats. Commercial oats tend not to show symptoms of the disease until the crop is practically in the


Manitoba Wheat And Soybean Acres Up, Oats And Corn Down

Manitoba Agricultural Service Corporation 2009 Seeded Acres Manitoba Source: Manitoba Agricultural Service Corporation * Based on processing 97 per cent of farmers’ seeded acreage reports. Final figures might be slightly different. Crop RSW Barley Oats Canola Soybeans Corn White Pea Beans Pintos Kidney Beans 2009 2,217,000 508,000 407,000 2,850,000 386,000 143,000 35,000 59,000 11,000 2008



Eat More Fibre This Summer

This dietary change could result in a nine-pound weight loss in a year. Eating more high-volume, fibre-rich foods will fill you up without filling you out, but most of us shortchange ourselves on the fibre recommendation, which averages about 25 grams per day for adults. Fibre is indigestible plant material found in foods such as

Late Spring Dampens Forecast

“… the milling wheat quality side is very, very tight this year despite some increased carry-in because of the potential for quality damage here.” – BrUcE BUrnETT Unless there’s a miracle, western Canadian farmers will harvest a much smaller crop this year compared to last and the five-year average, according to the Canadian Wheat Board’s