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Break in Plains drought seen this week

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Reuters / Agricultural meteorologists said on Tuesday of this week that the precipitation in the next week to 10 days would provide significant relief for crop prospects in the U.S. Plains and Midwest. John Dee, meteorologist for Global Weather Monitoring, said “this will really help add to soil moisture levels.” Dee said .50 inch to
Cereals, Crops, News

U.S. spring crop season jeopardized as drought persists

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Reuters / The unrelenting drought gripping key farming states in the U.S. Plains shows no signs of abating, and it will take a deluge of snow or rain to restore critical moisture to farmland before spring planting of new crops, a climate expert said Jan. 31. “It’s not a pretty picture,” said climatologist Mark Svoboda
Crops, News

Manitobans honoured by Man-Dak

Staff / Two Manitobans were recipients of awards at the recent Manitoba North Dakota Zero Tillage Association in Bismarck, South Dakota. John Heard, a soil fertility specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives received the non-farmer-of-the year award for his work over the past 20 years in helping farmers understand the agronomy related to
Country Crossroads, News

Winter gardening project

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You will need a container — a rectangular one works best if you are planning to locate the dish garden on a windowsill. In fact, it is a good idea to decide where you want to display the garden — choose a location that gets some direct sun — and then choose an appropriate container.
Crops, News, Weather

Soil moisture looks good: Survey

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Newly released results of Manitoba Agriculture’s fall soil moisture survey are good news for Manitoba farmers worried last year’s dry summer could turn into a drought. The soil moisture situation in many parts of Manitoba is normal, and even better than it was last spring, say Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives’ staff. “It’s not
Crops

New study says Brazil beats Iowa in protecting waterways from eutrophication

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Brown University study finds deficient Brazilian soils hold 
on to phosphorus while rich Iowan farmland is spoiling 
waterways even though much less of the fertilizer is being applied

A new American study has turned a long-held belief on its head by discovering that — in one respect, anyways — growing soybeans in Iowa is environmentally worse than growing them in the former Amazon rainforest. Researchers from Brown University found Iowa farmers are doing more harm to waterways than their counterparts in Matto Grosso,
Crops, News

Fertilizer deadline Nov. 10

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Manitoba farmers have until Saturday, Nov. 10 to finish applying fertilizer to their fields. Provincial government regulations prohibit the application of synthetic fertilizer and manure between Nov. 10 and April 10. The restriction is based on the presumption the ground is normally frozen then. Fertilizer and manure applied to frozen soil is more vulnerable to
Livestock, News

Building nitrogen on the range through better grazing management

Low rainfall during the growing season is the most obvious factor causing reduced grass production. However, low available mineral nitrogen at less than 100 pounds per acre is responsible for greater than half of the reduction in herbage production. “Most grassland pastures managed with traditional practices have mineral nitrogen available at 60 to 75 pounds
Crops, News

Award-winning Manitoba micronutrient company explains its products

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Wolf Trax Innovative Micronutrients is one of those overnight successes 14 or more years in the making. The Winnipeg-based firm and recent recipient of the Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation Innovation Award, has been quietly building sales of its patented Dry Dispersible Powder (DDP) micronutrient fertilizer coating in 75 regulatory regions, including the U.S., Mexico
Crops

Dry soils offer risks and rewards for fall nitrogen applications

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Dry soil conditions this fall offer both opportunities and challenges for fall nitrogen application. The risk and success of such operations depend on soil characteristics, weather conditions and machinery operations. Opportunities Usually growers are advised to delay application as long as possible in the fall so soils are cool, in order to prevent or delay

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