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Dust flies behind a farmer’s harrows just east of Winnipeg on May 14, 2019.

Seeding on schedule but dry conditions concern

Pasture lands and forage crops are struggling to emerge because of cool, dry conditions

By Geralyn Wichers May 24, 2019

After an early start, followed by weather delays, seeding progression is on par with average, according to Manitoba Agriculture. “Last Saturday I got burned by the weatherman,” said Morris-area farmer Rolf Penner on May 14. He expected a storm, so he stayed parked. When rain barely materialized, he was left feeling behind schedule. Still, Penner

ICE July 2019 canola with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looking for more support

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin May 15, 2019

MarketsFarm — ICE canola futures moved higher during the week ended Wednesday as a rally in the Chicago Board of Trade soy complex provided support. Whether there’s more room to the upside remains to be seen. “It looks like we’ve maybe turned a corner,” said Wayne Palmer, senior market analyst with Exceed Grain in Winnipeg.

Crop Report, Local news, Weather

Cool, drier soils sees soybeans planted ahead of canola

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 14

By Manitoba Agriculture May 14, 2019

Southwest Region Very little to no rainfall over the past week has producers concerned about dry soil conditions. Overnight lows still reaching -5 to -9 C in the region. Only 4mm rain reported in Russell area and some localised showers close to Riding Mountain National Park. Most of other areas in the southwest region are

Crops, Markets

Pulse weekly outlook: Planted green, yellow peas lower prices

By GFM Network News May 14, 2019

MarketsFarm — Green and yellow pea seeding is well underway across the Prairies, causing new-crop prices to slide marginally while spot prices hold firm. As Dale McManus, a broker with Johnston Grain at Welwyn, Sask., explained, seeded acres and new crop prices have an inverse relationship: as seeded acres rise, new crop prices fall. Producers

ICE July 2019 canola with Bollinger (20,2) bands, a gauge of market volatility. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Little for canola bids to stand on

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm May 8, 2019

MarketsFarm — There wasn’t much available to sustain a bounce in canola prices, from where David Derwin sits. “It’s really tough to say. We had canola drop so much over the last couple of months and sometimes it’s ‘buy the rumour, sell the fact,’” said Derwin, a commodities portfolio manager with PI Financial in Winnipeg.

Opinion, Other

Stay safe seeding

These tips and reminders can help keep your farm safe and sound this season

By Rene Simcoe May 6, 2019

Spring has finally arrived, and in Manitoba that means there is a small window of time for farmers to get seed in the ground. Being prepared before you begin is critical to avoiding risk and potential fines. The Manitoba Farm Safety Program has identified ways you can ensure a successful, safe season: 1. Train your

CBOT July 2019 soybeans with 20-, 50- and 100-day moving averages. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Weak export data drags soybeans to new lows

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume May 2, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures posted contract lows for a fourth straight session on Thursday after weak U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) export sales data and amid ongoing concerns that rain-delayed corn sowing would increase soy plantings. Corn was mixed as spillover pressure from lower soybeans offset support stemming from concerns about delayed

Crops, Local news

Manitoba Agriculture predicts near-normal canola acres

The province also expects higher corn and sunflower plantings this spring

By Allan Dawson May 2, 2019

Manitoba Agriculture expects Manitoba canola acres to remain flat or decline just slightly this spring, provincial oilseed specialist Dane Froese said in an interview April 26. That’s consistent with what Jason Voogt of Field 2 Field Agronomy Inc. is hearing. “Our clients haven’t changed their plans,” he said, despite China’s boycott of Canadian canola seed.

Editorial, Opinion, Other

Editorial: Keep calm, farm on

By Gord Gilmour May 2, 2019

Every year, as seeding begins to ramp up, there’s no shortage of uncertainty. One can hope for the best, plan for the worst, and still find themselves in the weeds as an unexpected event or uncontrollable variable comes home to roost. Yet that never seems to stop the farmers of Manitoba, or even give them

Ken Heaman of Agassiz Seed Farm was seeding wheat April 24 north of Roland.

Crops, Local news

Seeding started – and put on pause by snow

Although moisture is rated as adequate in most areas, a little extra won’t hurt

By Allan Dawson May 2, 2019

Bob Bartley started seeding hard red spring wheat April 23, and finished the following day after completing two quarters. Now, following a late-spring storm through much of agro-Manitoba, he’s awaiting Mother Nature and the calendar. “Now I’m going to take a holiday,” he said with a laugh April 25 during an interview. “Now that we

Daily Network News

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Tag Archives seeding

Seeding on schedule but dry conditions concern

ICE weekly outlook: Canola looking for more support

Cool, drier soils sees soybeans planted ahead of canola

Pulse weekly outlook: Planted green, yellow peas lower prices

ICE weekly outlook: Little for canola bids to stand on

Stay safe seeding

U.S. grains: Weak export data drags soybeans to new lows

Manitoba Agriculture predicts near-normal canola acres

Editorial: Keep calm, farm on

Seeding started – and put on pause by snow

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