Even with last month’s winter weather, corn and sunflower producers in Manitoba had a strong finish to their 2023 growing season. Anastasia Kubinec harvested her corn and sunflowers with great yields this fall, and she was lucky enough to have her sunflowers off before the snow came. She said the warmer weather created some muddy […] Read more
Stories by Becky Zimmer
Irrigators warned to watch for bacterial leaf streak
Management practices that prevent the disease are not available, nor is resistance in Canadian cereal crops
Gursahib Singh of the Irrigation Crop Diversification Corporation issued a warning to Saskatchewan irrigators: look out for bacterial leaf streak. The research director of ICDC presented to 200 members of the irrigation industry at the Irrigation Saskatchewan conference held Dec. 5 in Saskatoon. Bacterial Leaf Streak is so far not a problem in Saskatchewan, but […] Read more
Irrigated dry beans can fit Sask. rotations
With the help of irrigation, producers Jeff Ewen and Nigel Oram have had substantial success with dry beans in Saskatchewan, but there are challenges that come with being a small community of growers. They recently advocated for more dry bean acres being added to crop rotations, during the Saskatchewan Irrigation Conference in Saskatoon. Dry beans, […] Read more
Import levy provides valuable funding
Over $10 million has collected since the import levy was created in response to a similar levy in the United States
Ten years of a beef cattle import levy have resulted in about $1 million per year invested in growing the domestic market for beef. The Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order came to be in June 2013. Melinda German, general manager of the Canadian Beef Check-off Agency, said the levy charged to […] Read more
Stock dogs show off their skills at Agribition
Stock dogs that are properly trained and used can reduce anxiety levels in cattle so fewer employees are needed
Cattle ranchers and livestock producers had a chance to check out a solution to looming labour shortages while attending Canadian Western Agribition last week. Dogs and their handlers competed at the seventh annual Cattle Dog Futurity and Maturity competitions and the International Stock Dog Trials held Nov. 22. Other Agribition coverage: VIDEO: Simmental, Hereford top […] Read more
Iowa school group gets a glimpse of Agribition
Fresh faces and new blood were injected into the usual cadre of journalism veterans at Canadian Western Agribition recently. Students from Iowa’s CAC Media Group ventured to Regina for some hands-on agricultural journalism experience. Other Agribition coverage: VIDEO: Simmental, Hereford top show First Nation establishes market garden Strong sales highlight 52nd Agribition, helped by weather […] Read more
Simmental clear winner at First Lady Classic
Winner says champion heifer brought a combination of femininity, structural integrity, body, mass and power to the ring
REGINA — Cattle judges found their champion during the First Lady Classic at Canadian Western Agribition last week in Regina. Eleven animals made it to the final round with every major breed represented. Other Agribition coverage: VIDEO: Simmental, Hereford top show First Nation establishes market garden Strong sales highlight 52nd Agribition, helped by weather Stock […] Read more
Sask. judge takes top spot at youth competition
The national youth show judge championships were held at Canadian Western Agribition in Regina last week
After an extensive two-day competition, 4-H crowned its national youth show judge champion at Canadian Western Agribition Nov. 21. Justin Harcourt from Quill Lake, Sask., took home first place after beating out 74 other competitors from across the country, including Carmen White and Rhianna Gallagher from Ontario, who placed second and third, Hillary Schneider, also […] Read more
Manitoba sees wide range in yield and moisture issues
Government ministry issues final crop report of the season as it summarizes how different crops fared in the province
Central Manitoba farmers reported a significant drop in yields this year, based on the provincial government’s year-end summary. It said producers in these drier regions had yields of 30 to 35 bushels per acre compared to the provincial average, which was between 55 and 60 bu. per acre. Acres that received much-needed precipitation reported yields […] Read more
Little left in the fields as harvest ’23 almost done
Provincial crop reports note a need for fall rain and heavy snowfall this winter as soil moisture continues to decline
With the majority of harvest complete across the Prairies, government agriculture ministries are taking a look at the season as a whole. Even with the last few acres of flax, canola, soybeans, oats and chickpeas still waiting for the combine, harvest in Saskatchewan is 98 percent done for the 2023 growing season. Yields and quality […] Read more
