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Freezing temperatures drop on Kansas wheat fields

April 19, 2012

reuters / Potentially crop-damaging freezing temperatures descended on to western Kansas early April 16, where the new crop of hard red winter wheat was maturing rapidly, but wheat experts said the wheat likely held up well. “It can tolerate some pretty cool temperatures with little or no damage,” said Kansas State University agronomist Jim Shroyer.

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North Dakota wheat and durum acreage to rise

By Phil Franz-Warkentin April 15, 2012

Improved planting conditions will allow North Dakota farmers to seed more spring wheat and durum this spring, but corn will likely steal away potential acres. “Obviously (wheat) acres will be higher, just because so much was not planted last year,” said Jim Peterson, marketing director with the North Dakota Wheat Commission. Five million acres of

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Too soon to give up on winter wheat

By Daniel Winters March 24, 2012

The Prairie winter wheat crop may have been left looking a bit worse for wear due to unusually low snowfall cover, but there’s still life lurking below those browned-off stalks. That’s because it takes more than just a tap on the head to kill winter wheat, said Outlook, Sask.-area farmer Dale Hicks, who is also

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Briefs March 8, 2012

March 14, 2012

Arrests made in mail thefts Staff / Police have laid charges against four individuals in relation to a series of mail thefts in rural areas surrounding Winnipeg. RCMP report two adult males from Winnipeg have been arrested and have been charged with a number of offences including possession of stolen mail, identity theft, and fraud.

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Lack of snow probably hasn’t hurt the winter wheat — yet

By Allan Dawson March 5, 2012

Everybody is talking about the lack of snow this winter, but like the weather, nobody can do much about it. The fields here are bare and it’s the same for much of southern Manitoba. That’s raising concerns about possible winterkill to crops such as alfalfa, winter wheat and strawberries. Snow is a good insulator. Fortunately

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“Buyer resistance” pressures durum

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 15, 2012

Values for durum wheat have slipped furthest back in this month’s pool return outlook (PRO) from the Canadian Wheat Board, thanks largely to “buyer resistance” against high durum prices. Durum values in the January 2011-12 PRO, released Jan. 26, are down $2-$11 per tonne from December levels, while other wheats vary from $5 per tonne

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Crops briefs, Jan. 12

By Adam Johnston January 24, 2012

Drought dents Brazil crops Sao Paulo/Reuters/ Two important Brazilian corn and soy producers Parana and Rio Grande do Sul made sharp cuts to crop forecasts Jan. 5 after weeks of harsh, dry weather dented prospects for a soy crop that as recently as this week some still expected to be a record. Brazil’s biggest soy

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Winter wheat can help you manage your time and risk

By Lorraine Stevenson January 12, 2012

When Lee Moats’ grandfather began farming in 1910, near Riceton, Sask., the soil was rich and fertile, and required little more than occasional summerfallow to produce bountiful crops of wheat and other cereal grains. Moats’ father was a wheat grower too, although by the 1960s, the soil’s fertility was running low. Today, as the third

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CDC Falcon Will Remain In CWRW Class A Little Longer

By Allan Dawson October 13, 2011

CDC Falcon, Manitoba s most popular winter wheat will remain in the Canada Western Red Winter (CWRW) wheat class until at least Aug. 1, 2014. The announcement from the Canadian Grain Commission was no surprise. When we first announced that certain CWRW varieties were moving to the CWGP (Canada Western General Purpose) class in 2013,

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Time To Line Up Winter Wheat Seed

By Allan Dawson August 11, 2011

With an estimated three million unseeded acres in Manitoba, a lot of farmers are expected to seed winter wheat later this month. “The supply (of winter wheat seed) will be good but the demand will be high,” Todd Hyra, SeCan’s business manager for Western Canada said in an interview Aug. 5. “I’d say call your

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Tag Archives Winter wheat

Freezing temperatures drop on Kansas wheat fields

North Dakota wheat and durum acreage to rise

Too soon to give up on winter wheat

Briefs March 8, 2012

Lack of snow probably hasn’t hurt the winter wheat — yet

“Buyer resistance” pressures durum

Crops briefs, Jan. 12

Winter wheat can help you manage your time and risk

CDC Falcon Will Remain In CWRW Class A Little Longer

Time To Line Up Winter Wheat Seed

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