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Flax growers scout soggy fields as prices edge upward

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus July 11, 2016

CNS Canada — Producers are assessing the effects of weekend rains that soaked flax crops in Western Canada, while prices have ticked up slightly as data reflects shrinking acres. Flax fields in western Manitoba saw thunderstorms and powerful winds, which knocked out power in some areas of the province during the weekend. Parts of southeastern

A wheat crop in standing water. (Colton Yoder photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Weather

Wet wheat weather watched worldwide

By GFM Network News, Jade Markus July 6, 2016

CNS Canada — Generous rainfall has benefited but also boosted the risk of disease on wheat crops in much of Canada and the U.S., and has also cut into grain quality in parts of Europe. However, according to Drew Lerner of U.S. forecast agency World Weather Inc., conditions during the harvest season will be the

Eastern Ontario, parts of the Near North and a region bounded by Essex to Niagara are the worst hit by excessive dryness. (Map courtesy Weather INnovations)

Crops, Weather

Pearce: Precipitation maps have Ontario farmers seeing red

By GFM Network News June 29, 2016

It’s official: Spring 2016 will go down as an excessively dry season for Ontario growers — and most hope the summer will be considerably wetter. Last week, we cited reports of stressed-but-surviving corn and soybean crops in midwestern Ontario, which had received spotty showers early in the week. The crops were showing signs of drought-stress

A sclerotinia-infected canola stem. Eastern Prairie crops are expected to face added disease pressure. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops, Weather

Rain increases disease pressures on eastern Prairies

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News June 28, 2016

CNS Canada — The recent batch of wet weather across parts of Saskatchewan and Manitoba have been a welcome relief to some fields that were suffering from excess dryness. However, soggy conditions have also enabled certain disease pressures to rear their ugly head, according to some government specialists. “Root rot is showing up in peas

Crops, Weather

Severe weather causing problems for Manitoba crops

By Erin Debooy, GFM Network News June 27, 2016

CNS Canada — Manitoba was pummelled over the weekend with heavy rains, winds and even hail in some areas, leaving various crops around the province a little beat up. “It’s a little too early to say what the final impact will be, but crops that saw that severe weather system did see some crop damage,”

Uneven corn emergence in eastern Ontario. (Photo by Gilles Quesnel)

Crops, Weather

Pearce: Eastern Ontario weather challenges corn, soybeans

By GFM Network News June 24, 2016

Times are tough for corn and soybean growers across parts of Ontario, with reports of wrapped leaves and low moisture levels. Hardest hit are the areas north of Toronto, through parts of Niagara and across eastern Ontario, where moisture levels in some locations are less than half of normal levels for May through to late

Crops, Forages, Weather

Prairie forage crops perk up with precipitation

By Erin Debooy, GFM Network News June 4, 2016

CNS Canada — It’s been a slow start for forage crops growing across the Prairies, but the much-needed precipitation is better late than never. “The rain has been a huge help,” said Karin Lindquist, forage specialist with Alberta’s Ag-Info Centre in Stettler. “There are still some areas that could use a bit more, but so

A Canada thistle seedling. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops, Weather

Rain holds up spraying as weeds thrive in Manitoba

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News June 2, 2016

CNS Canada –– A steady dose of rain to start the week has put a crimp on herbicide applications across Manitoba. While weeds weren’t noticeable a few weeks ago due to the relative dryness, they’re definitely becoming more noticeable, according to crop watchers. “We know that with the rain and warmer temperatures, both the crops

Crops, Weather

Alberta rain good news for farmers, bad news for grasshoppers

By Erin Debooy, GFM Network News June 2, 2016

CNS Canada — After a dry spring, the rainfall across Alberta is a welcome change — unless you’re a grasshopper. “I’d hoped that over the weekend with the rain we had it would drown the little buggers out. When they’re small like that, they’re easily drowned if there’s water on the surface,” said crop specialist

This wheat was seeded three weeks ago, but hasn’t germinated. MDA’s Lionel Kaskiw says farmers shouldn’t plant too deeply trying to hit moisture, especially with small seeded crops such as canola and flax, because if the seed germinates it might not survive emergence or be weak.

Crops

Manitoba farmers hope for rainy May long

By Allan Dawson May 18, 2016

While most city folk are looking forward to a warm, sunny long weekend, many Manitoba farmers are praying for rain. In the meantime, farmers should avoid the temptation to seed deeply to reach moisture, according to Lionel Kaskiw, a Manitoba Department of Agriculture (MDA) farm production advisor based in Souris. ‘I still think if you

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Flax growers scout soggy fields as prices edge upward

Wet wheat weather watched worldwide

Pearce: Precipitation maps have Ontario farmers seeing red

Rain increases disease pressures on eastern Prairies

Severe weather causing problems for Manitoba crops

Pearce: Eastern Ontario weather challenges corn, soybeans

Prairie forage crops perk up with precipitation

Rain holds up spraying as weeds thrive in Manitoba

Alberta rain good news for farmers, bad news for grasshoppers

Manitoba farmers hope for rainy May long

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