Fusarium head blight forecasts offer key information when Manitoba farmers are trying to decide whether they need to apply fungicide against the disease in their 2025 cereal crops.
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Fusarium head blight forecasts offer key information when Manitoba farmers are trying to decide whether they need to apply fungicide against the disease in their 2025 cereal crops
Weed pressure hampers good winter wheat start in Manitoba
Some weeds, like dandelions and cleavers, have gotten big in Manitoba fields thanks to a weather-driven pause in spraying
Some weeds, like dandelions and cleavers, have gotten big in Manitoba fields thanks to a weather-driven pause in spraying
Too early to check winter cereal survival
Manitoba wasn’t warm enough in the first half of April for winter wheat and fall rye to consistently grow
Manitoba’s weather in the first half of April wasn’t warm enough for winter wheat and fall rye to consistently grow
Russia’s Kursk region declares emergency due to winter grain crop failure
Russia's Kursk region has introduced emergency measures due to a drought which killed winter grain crops, the local government said on Thursday.
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2021 variety selection data for winter cereals is now available
Yield results from the 2021 MCVET (Manitoba Crop Variety Evaluation Team) fall rye and winter wheat testing locations are now available to help producers with variety selection decisions. Data from all locations was not available at the time of publication; more information will be included in Seed Manitoba 2022 in November. Yield, agronomic, and disease-resistance
Weighing your options for winter cereal crops
Manitoba is still in a state of drought as winter cereal seeding season approaches, but in some ways, that’s increasing interest
Planting into dust, in a drought year, may have some producers questioning the possibility of success, but cereal experts have shown some optimism over the future of winter cereals this season. Why it matters: The province is dry, but the urge to get the most out of water-use efficiency, or ease the feed strain for
Feed weekly outlook: Clearer picture of coming crop means lower prices
MarketsFarm — Prices for feed barley and wheat have been trending lower recently, according to Brandon Motz of CorNine Commodities at Lacombe, Alta. While there has been some harvest pressure, Motz said “it’s more of an equalization of the crops. “We got through the crunch of July not knowing exactly where things were at. As
Thinking of planting winter cereals? Read this
Here is the Manitoba 2019 variety selection data for winter wheat and fall rye
Just in time to assist with decisions to plant winter cereals, the MCVET (Manitoba Crop Variety Evaluation Team) yield results are in for 2019 fall rye and winter wheat varieties testing locations from across Manitoba (see tables below). In addition to yield, the agronomic and disease-resistance information for winter wheat and fall rye varieties tested
Fall rye’s popularity catching on Prairies
CNS Canada — It’s good and bad news when it comes to winter cereal acreage in Western Canada. Winter wheat acres in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are down this fall, while acreage in Alberta increased, and fall rye acres in all provinces rose. “I think a lot of the guys that were growing winter wheat have
Winter Cereals Manitoba now in on amalgamation plan
A possible union between four Manitoba commodity grower groups has a new fifth player on deck. Winter Cereals Manitoba Inc. (WCMI) announced Thursday its chair, Doug Martin, and director Allan Olinyk will join a steering committee made up of directors and staff from the Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA), Manitoba Flax Growers Association (MFGA), National
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