Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson visits a field near Miami, Man., to find seeding well underway. Manitoba farmers will spend approximately $2.6 billion in seed, fertilizer and fuel during the 2017 crop season.
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VIDEO: Seeding in southern Manitoba gets rolling
VIDEO: Spring wheat seeding off to a good start
On May 2, Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson spoke with Brian Derksen near Miami, Man., about how conditions were for seeding his spring wheat crop and what he plans to put in the ground next.
Seeding underway in many parts of Manitoba
Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 1, 2017
Manitoba Agriculture – Favourable weather and field conditions have allowed seeding operations to get underway in many areas of Manitoba. Provincially, it is estimated that less than five per cent of the 2017 crop has been seeded. No meaningful precipitation received during the past week and soil surface conditions are drying nicely across the province.
Spring seeding — one of Manitoba’s biggest mega-projects — about to begin
Progress will be delayed in parts of sodden western Manitoba, say KAP delegates
A$2.6-billion mega-project will soon start in Manitoba — but it won’t likely make many headlines. It’s called spring seeding and it’s an annual event in Manitoba. “The more than $2.6 billion we (farmers) invest in fertilizer, fuel and seed dwarfs any other private sector investment in the province,” Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) president Dan Mazier
What’s your canola-seeding rate?
New online calculators can help get this key decision just right
When it comes to putting in canola, few decisions are more important than getting the seeding rate right. Now there are two new online calculators that you can find at www.canolacalculator.ca that will help determine the correct plant stand for an individual field. The calculators determine target plant density and seeding rate, and allow farmers
Get a jump in April with these jobs
Your canola crop can benefit later from steps you take now
It’s still a bit early to get into the field, but here are a few jobs you can do now to set yourself up for success this season. Get the drill ready. Check each opener, tire and hose. If you have a perfectly flat spot for levelling, that may also help achieve consistent seed and
How early is too early to seed canola?
There are better options for early seeding, especially in wetter areas where soil moisture isn’t an ongoing worry
Fields may have soil temperatures adequate for canola establishment and enough moisture for emergence, but should growers seed canola in early to mid-April? Past experience would suggest that starting on peas and maybe some cereals in mid-April would be the preferred early-seeding choice, with canola going in late April and early May. Growers may see
You may be ready for seeding, but is your land?
That early start to seeding is desirable, but not without some risks to manage
There’s little doubt that in recent years Manitoba farmers have been getting the crop in earlier and earlier. More tracked tractors, different seeder designs, management changes such as getting more work done in the fall and the ability to place more fertilizer at seeding time, has all added up, says Rejean Picard, a farm production
Deciding on cover crop blends
Figuring out what to use in a cover crop blend can be an intimidating process. What species to use? What seeding rate? When should they be seeded? All would influence how the blend would look, work, and the success of it. There is some science involved, but making it work is as much art as
Wet conditions delaying Manitoba harvest, fertilizer applications
Sunny forecast is just what many farmers need
Too wet. That sums up conditions on many Manitoba farms as of Nov. 3 when the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) held its advisory council meeting here. But that was before Mother Nature treated much of the province to a weekend of record-breaking temperatures, sunshine and wind. And as of press time Monday warmer-than-normal, sunny weather
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