Manitoba SOUTHWEST Precipitation varied up to 20 millimetres. Spring cereal harvest is 50 to 60 percent complete, and about 23 percent of canola is complete. Second cut hay is mostly complete, and slough hay is also being cut. NORTHWEST Rainfall ranged from 15 to 40 mm, while high winds were reported in some areas. Harvest […] Read more
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Man. farm groups merger still in the works
The five agricultural groups met recently but say there are questions to answer and consultations to be done
It’s not a done deal, but a merger of Manitoba commodity groups is closer to reality. Leaders of five groups, the Corn Growers, Manitoba Pulse & Soybean, Manitoba Flax Growers, National Sunflower Association of Canada and the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers, met twice in August to discuss the details, opportunities and obstacles around forming […] Read moreGood year for large green lentils and chickpeas
Even though yields are down and the price is not inspiring, canola is the crop that will pay the bills on a lot of prairie farms this year. However, if you farm in an area that can grow large green lentils or chickpeas, those crops show returns that eclipse canola. While the recent estimates from […] Read more
Good harvest progress reported for Manitoba
WINNIPEG, Sept. 6 – Harvest is proceeding at a good pace in Manitoba with significant progress reported for cereal crops and canola, according to Manitoba Agriculture’s latest crop report issued Sept. 5. Yield reports for the province overall report barley at 75-120 bushels per acre, oats 90-190 bu. per acre, spring wheat 55-100 bu. per […] Read more
Saskatchewan harvest well ahead of five-year average
Aug. 31 CNS Canada – The Saskatchewan harvest is moving forward well ahead of the five-year average with 26 percent now in the bin, compared to 16 percent from 2012-16, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s latest crop report. As well, about 24 percent of the crop has been swathed or is ready to straight cut. The […] Read more
Easy-to-grow perception a problem for flax
Agronomist says the crop needs good management, including appropriate fertilizer, fungicides and weed control
INDIAN HEAD, Sask. — Researchers are responding to producer complaints about seemingly unpredictable flax yields, says Rachel Evans, extension agronomist with the Flax Council of Canada. “Some producers tend to think of flax as a low input crop, but in fact, it is quite the opposite,” Evans said during the Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation’s […] Read moreHistory of an old research station in an evolving world
In 1993, word came from the federal government that Agriculture Canada’s research centre in Indian Head, Sask., was destined for closure. In response, local scientists and researchers banded together with area farmers to develop a new game plan to keep the farm open. The result was the Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation (IHARF), and by […] Read more
Crop report – August 31, 2017
Manitoba SOUTHWEST Rainfall ranged from about three to 20 millimetres with above normal temperatures. Harvest is wrapping up for winter wheat and peas and just beginning for spring wheat and cereal silage, while canola is being swathed and prepared for straight cutting but is not quite ready for combining. Pastures continue to rebound but fields […] Read more
StatsCan reaction — durum bullish, canola neutral, wheat bearish
WINNIPEG, Aug. 31 (CNS) – The 2016 canola crop has been revised higher by Statistics Canada in its first production estimates for 2017 released august 31. StatsCan raised the 2016-17 production number to 19.6 million tonnes from 18.4 million previously. It pegged the 2017 crop at 18.2 million tonnes, which was in the middle of […] Read more
StatCan durum number smaller than trade expectations
Statistics Canada’s forecast of 2017 crop production was similar to what the trade expected in most crops except durum. Production of most major crops is down significantly from last year because of challenging growing conditions this year, particularly dry weather in southern areas. Durum production at 3.898 million tonnes is down almost 50 percent from […] Read more
