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Forecast: And now, your fairly quiet forecast

By Daniel Bezte July 4, 2019

Last week’s forecast played out fairly close to what the weather models predicted. If we see the same thing for this forecast period, expect mostly sunny skies, maybe the odd thundershower, and temperatures right around average for early July. This forecast period will begin with a large upper low dropping into northern Manitoba from the

Local news, News

Kaminski returns to Manitoba Agriculture

David Kaminski is once again a field crop pathologist for the province

By Allan Dawson May 22, 2019

David Kaminski, Manitoba Agriculture’s new field crop pathologist, is a familiar face to many of the province’s farmers. That’s because Kaminski had the same position from 2001 until 2007 and worked as a manager with Manitoba Agriculture out of its Carman office until 2013. In May of that year Kaminski started his arborist business. After

Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chair David Wiens says the silver lining in the recent USMCA is the upswell of public support for Canadian dairy farmers.

Dairy cattle, Livestock, Other

USMCA discussions dominate at Dairy Farmers’ AGM

Supply management is the hill we must die on – Alistair Johnston Canadian Dairy Commission

By Don Norman December 24, 2018

Dairy Farmers of Manitoba chair David Wiens minced no words in his address to the organization’s annual general meeting earlier this month. “This has been one of the most dramatic years,” he told the assembled delegates. He was of course mainly referencing the recently negotiated United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and how it has affected the

Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Nice long-weekend weather expected

Issued August 27, 2018: Covering the period from August 20 to September 5

By Daniel Bezte August 30, 2018

It looks like the transition from a summer to a fall weather pattern has begun. This was evident in last week’s forecast, which didn’t quite play out as expected. We did see a rather strong area of low pressure move through our region last weekend, but the forecast timing and track of the system was

Crops

Respite from the ‘lady bugs?’

There were fewer aphids in Manitoba crops this year so Asian lady beetle populations should drop too

By Allan Dawson August 29, 2018

Those pesky Asian lady beetles, the bane of rural Manitoba homeowners, aren’t expected to be nearly as plentiful this fall because there haven’t been as many aphids for them to feed on, says Manitoba Agriculture entomologist John Gavloski. “The ladybird beetles were abundant last year because they had lots of food,” he said in an

Clinic attendees get into the fine details of combines during a July 13 clinic in Neepawa.

Crops, Equipment

Women take the wheel at combine clinic

Ag Women Manitoba wants to beat back the  preconceptions over female farm equipment operators

By Alexis Stockford August 28, 2018

Tiffany Dancho and Pam Bailey don’t think machinery should just be for men. Two of the lead voices behind Ag Women Manitoba, Dancho and Bailey set off for Neepawa and the group’s inaugural combine clinic July 13 in the hopes of getting women more comfortable in the cab. “I’ve been in equipment for 10-plus years,

Sitting long hours in the tractor can cause lower back pain.

Country Crossroads, Other

Farmers need to keep in shape

Sitting long hours in the tractor cab is hard on  the body so here’s some tips to help prevent injury

By Manitoba Farm Safety July 20, 2018

Paul Gregory, 60, is a farmer and president of Interlake Forage Seeds Ltd. in Fisher Branch, Manitoba. He is also an avid skier and running marathoner who believes one must condition their body for farming just like for sport. “Lower back pain is a part of long days in the cab of a tractor or

Beef producers are celebrating the end of a U.S. TB testing requirement.

Livestock

Manitoba scores a win on U.S. TB testing

The USDA will no longer require Manitoba beef and bison producers  to test for TB before export. So what does that mean for the industry?

By Alexis Stockford July 16, 2018

As trade tensions rise between the U.S. and Canada, Manitoba’s beef industry is celebrating the removal of a long-standing irritant. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has rolled back testing requirements on bovine tuberculosis for breeding stock, an issue that producers say has hovered over their industry since 1997, when the CFIA downgraded Manitoba’s TB status.

Local news, News

KAP president Mazier resigns to seek Tory nomination

Dan Mazier to seek Conservative candidacy for Dauphin-Swan River-Neepawa

By Allan Dawson July 7, 2018

Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Dan Mazier resigned his position Friday so he can seek the Conservative Party of Canada’s nomination for MP in the Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa in western Manitoba. “I would like to acknowledge my sincere appreciation to all the (KAP) staff, executive, board and the members of KAP who have offered support and

There just hasn’t been enough rainfall to fill dugouts this year in much of the province.

Livestock, Other, Weather

Producers watching drying dugouts

By Alexis Stockford June 30, 2018

Livestock producers have a closer-than-normal watch on low dugouts, although Manitoba Agriculture says levels aren’t near the danger zone yet. No regions were reporting drinking water shortages as of early June, although Manitoba’s June 4 crop report noted varying levels across the province. Dugouts in the Interlake flagged at a third to two-thirds full, while

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U.S. to seek more foreign tariff cuts, CUSMA improvements in 2026

Iran conflict drives up urea prices

Speculative net long position grows in canola

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