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Forage supplies starting to dip on dry Prairies

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News May 16, 2018

CNS Canada — Forage supplies are starting to dwindle across Western Canada following a long, cold, winter and rain is needed soon to make for a good forage crop this year. “People tended to kind of blend hay this year and they managed to get through. But the prolonged cold spring really I think put

"Winter wheat has an amazing ability to produce a lot of tillers,“ says Lionel Kaskiw with Manitoba Agriculture.

Crops, Local news

Green winter wheat no guarantee it’s alive

Dig up a few plants and look for white roots as a sign they survived winter

By Allan Dawson May 2, 2018

Green-leaved winter wheat this time of year is a promising sign, but no guarantee the crop survived the winter. “Some of those plants are still green from last fall,” Lionel Kaskiw, Manitoba Agriculture’s Souris-based Farm Production Advisor said May 1 during the Westman Crop Talk webinar. “But it definitely is nice right now to see

Mature winter wheat. (Allan Dawson photo)

Crops, Weather

Prairie winter wheat conditions no cause for alarm, yet

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News February 13, 2018

CNS Canada — While it’s been a cold winter with little snow cover, there is still hope for the Prairies’ winter wheat crop as soil temperatures haven’t hit danger levels yet. “I checked the soil temperatures this morning across the Prairies and most of the soils are about -10 C and winter wheat at this

The Mississippi River. (Mark D. Tomer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Weather

New Year’s Day cold snap to hit U.S. winter wheat, rivers

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen December 29, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — A New Year’s Day cold snap in the southern U.S. Plains poses a threat to winter wheat, particularly in Kansas, the country’s biggest producer of the grain, agricultural meteorologists said. Farmers in Kansas grow hard red winter (HRW) wheat, the largest U.S. wheat class that typically is milled into flour for

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall to four-month low

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen December 28, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures fell more than one per cent and neared a four-month low Thursday on improving crop prospects in Brazil that could curb demand for U.S. soy exports, traders said. Corn and wheat futures also declined in thin trade between the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays. Chicago Board of

Crops, Forages, Weather

Manitoba forages fight past winterkill, pest issues

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News June 22, 2017

CNS Canada — The first hay cut is well underway in several parts of Manitoba as favourable weather conditions set the stage for what could be a decent forage season. “Generally speaking they’re (forages) all doing well,” said Pamela Iwanchysko, farm production extension specialist with the provincial government in Dauphin. “The rains were timely.” What

A field in the western Pembina Valley region is one of several in the area to report patchy regrowth.

Forages, Local news

Eyes on winterkill as producers assess forage stands

Some forage fields are lagging, a number of producers in the east and  central Manitoba have said, but the final toll is still up in the air

By Alexis Stockford May 23, 2017

It appears forage producers in eastern Manitoba are suffering the same weather-related winterkill that hit winter wheat in the region. The Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA) says it has got reports of damage in the southeast corner of the province, while producers in the western Pembina Valley have also noted poor regrowth. “Part of

Forages, Local news

Southeast Manitoba sees considerable winterkill in alfalfa

Manitoba Forage & Grassland Association Green Gold Report for May 18, 2017

By Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association May 23, 2017

Fields throughout the Southeast have experienced considerable winter kill due in part to the mild conditions this past winter and rains that may have reduced the insulating effect of the snow and/or caused icing that suffocated the alfalfa. Winter Kill Hopefully most of you have walked your alfalfa fields and assessed if you have any

Early signs say winter wheat didn’t fare very well in parts of the province this season, and much of the crop is in doubt in affected areas.

Cereals, Crops, Local news

Winter wheat takes a beating in the east

The mid-winter melt may have felt good at the time, but winter wheat  producers are now getting a first-hand look at its downside 

By Alexis Stockford May 11, 2017

Mid-winter thaws hit hard at overwintering cereals in January and February, and farmers in eastern Manitoba are just now discovering the impact. Jake Davidson, executive manager of Winter Cereals Canada, said winter wheat acres north, south and east of Winnipeg suffered significant crop damage when water-saturated ground later refroze. Other growers who escaped that weather

Cereals, Crops

Hurry up and wait on your winter wheat crop

Get the nitrogen on now, but give the crop some time before deciding whether to keep or terminate it

By Allan Dawson May 1, 2015

Here’s some timely advice for winter wheat growers: hurry up and wait. First hurry up and apply the nitrogen the crop needs. Then wait before deciding to leave or rip the crop up because of winterkill. “As the weather gets warmer, winter wheat needs time to properly recover,” Paul Thoroughgood, regional agrologist for the Western

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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