Daily Network News

More News →

Tag Archives seeding

crop seeding
Crops, Oilseeds

Tips for planter and air seeder maintenance

Seeder boots need good soles too — check for wear and replace if more than half an inch is burned off the bottom

By
Producers in Manitoba are doing a good job making sure their equipment is in field-ready condition, according to Les Bobyk, a territory customer support manager for John Deere based in Regina, Sask. But everyone benefits from paying close attention to detail when it comes to planter and air seeder maintenance. During a presentation at North
soybean plant
Local news, Oilseeds

Bringing soybeans in from the cold

A Brandon research scientist is studying the effects of cool temperatures during the Manitoba growing season

By
A Brandon research scientist is studying how cold temperatures during the growing season can put a chill on soybean production. Ramona Mohr, who works at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Brandon Research Centre, says it starts with a “chilling effect” at planting. Mohr presented preliminary results from her studies at North Star Genetics’ annual soybean
(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Crops, Weather

Some farmers already seeding in southern Alberta

By ,
CNS Canada — Some farmers in southern Alberta are seeding earlier than normal this spring, thanks to some recent warmer weather. “Some guys are just starting to turn a wheel in southern Alberta,” Harry Brook, crop specialist with Alberta’s provincial Ag-Info Centre in Stettler, said Thursday. Soil temperatures are still not very warm, so more
Crops, Weather

Prairie farmers eye early start to seeding

By ,
Winnipeg | Reuters –– Western Canadian farmers, some of whom could not plant crops last year due to soggy soil, may be able to get a head-start on sowing their fields this spring. Canada is the world’s biggest canola exporter and the second largest wheat exporter, but its flat western provinces — Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
farmer seeding a field
News

Planting options after June 20, IF your land dries out soon enough

Greenfeed can be seeded until July 15 with reduced crop insurance coverage

By
June 20 is the last day to seed wheat in Manitoba and be eligible for crop insurance. The final tally won’t be known for a while but several hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland, mostly in the southwest, won’t meet that deadline because they are too wet to plant. If their land dries up
Man in tractor cab
Cereals, Crops, News

Southwestern Manitoba farmers hard-pressed to finish on time

Some have barely started and it just keeps raining

By
Some Manitoba fields are so wet it’s unlikely farmers will get them seeded by the June 20 crop insurance deadline, say industry officials. The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) won’t know for sure until seeded acreage reports are tabulated later in the season, but officials are predicting unseeded acres will be higher this year than
flooded field
Crops, News

Good yields still possible with crops seeded soon

MAFRD's tips to mitigate the impact of delayed seeding

By
Seeding has been late from the gate across the province, but there is still time for yields to finish with the front-runners, provincial extension agronomists said last week. Crops planted the third week of May can still achieve close to their full yield potential, although that potential will decline from now on, say crop experts

AgCanadaTV

AgCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Jan. 30, 2026

Sponsored by:
More Videos →

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast

Latest Market News

More Market News →