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Seeding 2015: The never-ending story

Close to a million Manitoba acres could get reseeded and 90 per cent of them were canola 

By Allan Dawson June 11, 2015

What started as an early spring has turned into a reseeding frenzy as farmers race against crop insurance deadlines to reseed nearly a million acres damaged by a blizzard, frost, heavy rains and voracious flea beetles. “The May 30 frost was bad for two reasons. One, it was widespread. Two, it was later in the

Crops, Local news

Soggy fields delay producers’ attempts to complete seeding

Producers in the southwest of the province have been battling to complete seeding through  oversaturated fields, late-spring frost and continued bouts of precipitation

By Jennifer Paige June 11, 2015

Another big rainfall June 2 has southwestern Manitoba farmers singing another refrain of the soggy boggy blues as they wait for their saturated land to dry up. “There are some farmers in the area who are done seeding for the first time, there are a lot who are reseeding and quite a few people who

Excessive moisture from the May long weekend storm might trigger more crop insurance claims than the widespread frost. Snow just about buried this tillering winter wheat near Holland, Man. (MAFRD photos by Anastasia Kubinec)

Crops, Weather

Dawson: Moisture may trigger more Man. crop claims than frost

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News May 21, 2015

Excessive moisture in Manitoba from the Victoria Day long weekend might result in more crop insurance claims than frost. “From our perspective the amount of rain and snow that came with this storm is probably as big a concern as the frost itself,” David Van Deynze, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp.’s manager of claim services, said

The view from the AgriTeam site at Glaslyn in northwestern Saskatchewan. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Crops, Weather

Guenther: Reseeding already considered in parts of Sask.

By GFM Network News, Lisa Guenther May 15, 2015

While farmers in northwestern Saskatchewan are getting seed into the ground, warm weather tops their wish lists. Frost is “going to be our biggest enemy here, coming up this weekend, I think,” said Geoff Schick, assistant location manager for AgriTeam Services at Glaslyn, Sask., about 65 km north of North Battleford. As of Friday, weekend

Crops, Weather

Prairie farmers set fastest planting pace in a decade

By GFM Network News, Rod Nickel May 12, 2015

Winnipeg | Reuters — Western Canada’s farmers are sowing crops at the speediest pace in about 10 years, which bodes well for an early, large harvest this autumn. More than half of the region’s farmland is planted, compared with the usual pace of one-quarter, due to dry conditions, said Bruce Burnett, weather and crop specialist

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 1

Conditions as of May 3, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development May 4, 2015

Weekly Provincial Summary Favourable weather and field conditions have resulted in an early start to the 2015 growing season. Producers across the province have started to seed, with the most progress in the Central and Eastern regions. Localized areas that had excess moisture in past growing seasons are still experiencing wet conditions and need continued

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Sow up to 240 acres in one day, and Winnipeg floodway plans near completion

Our History: May 1960

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 30, 2015

Farmers getting ready to seed the 1960 crop could visit their Case dealer to see this equipment advertised in our May 5 issue. At a meeting of the Prairie Flood Control Organization in Brandon the previous week, Agriculture Minister George Hutton said plans were being completed for the Winnipeg Floodway, and engineers were also considering

Crops, Weather

Warm weather aids seeding, but winter still lingers

By GFM Network News, Phil Franz-Warkentin April 29, 2015

CNS Canada — A late spring snowstorm will delay seeding operations in northern Saskatchewan, but better weather across most other areas of the Prairies is allowing producers to make headway getting this year’s crop in the ground. Up to 30 centimetres of snow fell in and around Saskatoon on Saturday and Sunday, knocking out power

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola drifts downward in rangebound trading

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News April 29, 2015

CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada canola contracts chopped around in sideways trading during the week ended Wednesday, before settling slightly lower. Activity was volatile with values generally staying within a $10 range, analysts said. Gains in the U.S. soy complex were responsible for much of the support canola saw over the five-day period, along

Cereals

How does this year’s seeding progress compare to normal?

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 28, 2015

Last week, MAFRD cereal crop specialist Pam de Rocquigny posted a table on Crop Chatter showing average seeding progress from 2009-2013, based on crop insurance data. The publication is now discontinued, but until 2009 the provincial agriculture department published an annual statistical review which contained a table showing various weather-related dates (see below). It shows

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Tag Archives seeding

Seeding 2015: The never-ending story

Soggy fields delay producers’ attempts to complete seeding

Dawson: Moisture may trigger more Man. crop claims than frost

Guenther: Reseeding already considered in parts of Sask.

Prairie farmers set fastest planting pace in a decade

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 1

Sow up to 240 acres in one day, and Winnipeg floodway plans near completion

Warm weather aids seeding, but winter still lingers

ICE weekly outlook: Canola drifts downward in rangebound trading

How does this year’s seeding progress compare to normal?

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