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Pulse growers urge low moisture management for seeding
Crops, Pulses

Pulse growers urge low moisture management for seeding

Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers has some 
advice on planting in dry conditions

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For pulse growers used to planting into wet conditions, it’s going to be a year for recalibrating their seeding practices. The Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers (MPSG) has put the word out for producers to watch herbicide carry-over, salinity, and adjust tillage and seeding practices given lacklustre rainfalls in 2017 and snow-bare winter. Dry conditions
Crop Report, Crops, Weather

Seeding underway into dry soils, rain needed soon after

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report for May 7

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Soils are becoming dry. Rain is needed to aid in crop germination and emergence. Favourable weather and field conditions have allowed seeding operations to get underway in most areas of Manitoba. Spring cereals and peas are being seeded throughout the province; corn, canola, and soybeans are being seeded in the Central, Eastern, and Interlake regions.
A cold, late winter is giving way to a delayed and dry seeding season.
Crops, News

Second winter breaks as farmers start looking to the fields

Cool-season crops may not have got in as early this year, but experts say spring will quickly catch up if the warm weather holds

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It isn’t the late start that’s the biggest concern for Manitoba farmers this season — it’s the looming lack of soil moisture. The “second winter” that gripped the Prairies has slowed things, but now that the weather has broken, things should move quickly. Bruce Burnett, director of markets and weather information with Glacier FarmMedia, estimates
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Dry but less windy weather expected

Issued April 30, 2018: Covering the period from May 2 to May 9, 2018

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Once again, the weather models have been doing a bang-up job with the forecast. The western low developed as predicted over the weekend and we definitely saw warm and windy weather move in — maybe a little too windy in some places. The only deviation from the forecast was the track of the western low
Data represents reported seeding date and crop yields of fields >200 acres (2005-2013).
Crops, Local news

Cool soils? Seed cereals, field peas first

Manitoba soil temperatures are increasing, but vary with soil type and location

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If soil temperatures are cool plant cereals and field peas first, says Manitoba Agriculture Farm Production Advisor Lionel Kaskiw, based in Souris. Soil temperatures are warming, but are still variable depending on soil type and location, he said during the Westman Crop Talk webinar May. 1. Soil temperature readings are available at 109 Manitoba Agriculture
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Warm and dry weather expected

Issued April 23, 2018: Covering the period from April 25 to May 2, 2018

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The only problem with last week’s forecast was that temperatures ended up being warmer than forecasted. Otherwise, everything played out very close to what the weather models predicted; it’s actually almost scary how accurate the weather models have been lately. If the weather models continue to be accurate, it looks like we will see another
A moose walks across a field near the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border. It's not just humans who are tired of the cold weather, wildlife is likely looking for it to end as well.
Other, Weather

Why has it been so cold lately?

This spinning pile of cold air at the top of our planet is trying to sag southward

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One of the questions I have been asked several times over the last couple of weeks is: Just what is causing this outbreak of cold air we have been dealing with across the Prairies? Then, usually, added on to the end of the question is: If global warming is real, then why are we so
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: Slow warming trend to continue

Issued April 16, 2018: Covering the period from April 18 to April 25, 2018

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The slow warming trend looks to continue during this forecast period. Last week’s forecast turned out pretty close to what the weather models predicted. The major storm system forecast for last weekend did develop, and it did stay well to our south, bringing heavy snow to parts of South Dakota and Minnesota and leaving our
Weather

A record-cold start to April? Not quite

In two years where Manitoba saw cold early Aprils, warmer-than-average summers followed

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There is just no way around it: the first week of April was bitterly cold. We are talking January-and-February cold. To put it into perspective, Table 1 (further down) shows the average maximum, minimum, and mean temperatures for the first seven days of April. I’ve also included the long-term averages for this period in brackets.
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: It’ll be cold, but finally above zero

Issued April 9, 2018: Covering the period from April 11 to April 18, 2018

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If you like lots of sunshine and don’t mind April temperatures closer to those usually found in February, then the last week has been perfect for you! If you are tired of the cold weather, then take heart — there are some signs of mild weather coming, it just might take a little while longer.

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