Forages & Production Tips

Hayland north of Livelong, Sask. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Dry spring puts Sask. grass, hay in short supply

By Lisa Guenther, GFM Network News June 26, 2015

A dry, cool spring has checked pasture growth in Saskatchewan and a hay shortage is looming. The province’s latest crop report notes topsoil moisture in hay fields and pasture is rated 42 per cent short and 24 per cent very short. Crop district 7A, in west-central Saskatchewan, has the dubious distinction of being the driest […] Read more

Farmland south of Turtleford benefited from recent rain. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Crops, Hay, Pasture, Weather

Guenther: Rain drops in on NW Sask.

By Lisa Guenther, GFM Network News June 15, 2015

Farmers and ranchers in northwestern Saskatchewan received much-needed rain late last week and over the weekend. Tom Brown raises cattle and is a crop reporter for Saskatchewan Agriculture and the reeve for the Rural Municipality of Mervin. His farm at Turtleford, about 80 km east of Lloydminster, received 11 mm of rain on Thursday night, […] Read more

Crops, Forages, Weather

Prairies’ forage a tale of mixed moisture levels

By GFM Network News June 11, 2015

CNS Canada — Forage crops in Saskatchewan and Alberta are badly in need of rain, while alfalfa is already being cut in Manitoba, a testament to the difference in moisture levels across Western Canada. The majority of the snow in Alberta was gone by the end of March, according to the chairwoman of the Alberta […] Read more

Pacific sea surface temperature anomalies for the week centred on June 3. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Crops, Pasture, Reuters, Weather

U.S. agency sees El Nino likely to last into 2016

By Reuters, GFM Network News June 11, 2015

New York | Reuters — A U.S. weather forecaster warned on Thursday the El Nino weather pattern that can cause droughts in Asia and heavy rain in the Americas will likely last into next year, longer than previously expected and potentially roiling crops and commodity prices. The Climate Prediction Center (CPC), an agency of the […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Pasture, Weather

Dry areas of Prairies still waiting for rain

By GFM Network News June 10, 2015

CNS Canada –– The continued lack of moisture across a large portion of Alberta and Saskatchewan is becoming more of a concern for farmers in the region, but there is a chance of rain in some nearby forecasts. Shannon Friesen, a cropping management specialist for Saskatchewan Agriculture in Moose Jaw, said some livestock producers are […] Read more

Crops, Forages, Weather

Warmth seen as welcome relief for Manitoba forages

By GFM Network News May 26, 2015

CNS Canada –– A recent wave of warm temperatures is just what’s needed to boost the development of forage crops in Manitoba, which have been slowed due to recent weather, according to two industry experts. “Just within the past week plants are starting to develop, we’re hoping that with the heat they’re forecasting, the crops […] Read more

Crops, Forages, Hay, Markets

Arrest made in alleged Alberta hay fraud

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 23, 2015

A Lethbridge businessman is due in court next month to answer to charges that a Taber, Alta.-area farm business was defrauded out of six figures’ worth of hay. The Taber Police Service said Friday it had completed a “lengthy investigation” into allegations of fraud in which hay was obtained “under false pretenses” from a local […] Read more

Crops, Forages, Weather

Prairie forage crops to benefit from early spring weather

By GFM Network News April 14, 2015

CNS Canada — Forage crops in Western Canada are in a much better place this spring compared to a year ago, as spring’s early arrival will benefit crop development. The milder winter was also beneficial in preserving forage supplies, with feed stocks adequate to good in many regions, said Terry Kowalchuk, a provincial forage specialist […] Read more

Crops, Forages, Weather

Ont. expands rain gauge options for forage insurance

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 6, 2015

Ontario farmers buying production insurance for forage crops this year can use data from up to three rainfall reporting stations in their coverage. Agricorp, which manages Ontario’s provincial farm programs and production insurance, said Thursday its move will allow forage growers enrolled in the forage rainfall plan to choose stations closer to the spots where […] Read more

Features, Forages

Terminating your forage crops

There are many reasons to take forage crops out of production, and also many ways to do it

By Leeann Minogue February 19, 2015

Brian Nybo is a researcher with the Wheatland conservation area in Swift Current, Sask., and also a farmer. He’s been researching the best ways to take forage crops out of production, and has set up a demonstration at the research station near Swift Current. “It can be fairly difficult,” he told farmers at the Agri-ARM […] Read more

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Forages

Dry spring puts Sask. grass, hay in short supply

Guenther: Rain drops in on NW Sask.

Prairies’ forage a tale of mixed moisture levels

U.S. agency sees El Nino likely to last into 2016

Dry areas of Prairies still waiting for rain

Warmth seen as welcome relief for Manitoba forages

Arrest made in alleged Alberta hay fraud

Prairie forage crops to benefit from early spring weather

Ont. expands rain gauge options for forage insurance

Terminating your forage crops

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