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Russia, Ukraine may cut grain crop forecasts as temperatures rise

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Moscow/Kiev | Reuters — Major Black Sea wheat exporters Russia and Ukraine may cut their official 2015 grain crop forecasts as recent hot weather has raised the risks to plants and rains elsewhere have delayed the harvest and dented quality, farmers and officials said. Russia and Ukraine’s agriculture ministries have said if hot weather persists […] Read more
Larvae of a parasitic wasp emerging from an armyworm.
Crops

Manitoba crop insect and disease update

Conditions as of July 7, 2015

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Some localized higher populations of armyworms and grasshoppers are present. Scouting is encouraged, although in many cases populations are noticeable but not economical as of yet. Armyworms in cereal crops are present in noticeable levels in many areas of Central Manitoba. Larvae can be scouted for by counting the number of larvae per square foot on average. The majority of larvae will be on the ground during the day and often hidden […] Read more
Haying continues in Sask., but crops limited in growth due to lack of rain
Crops, Weather

Haying continues in Sask., but crops limited in growth due to lack of rain

Saskatchewan Crop Report for the week ending July 6

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Haying continues in much of the province despite limited plant growth due to the shortfall in precipitation. Livestock producers now have 24 per cent of the hay crop cut and 15 per cent baled or put into silage, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. Hay quality is currently rated as four per cent excellent, […] Read more
Parched Prairie forages hang in under stress
Crops, Hay, Pasture, Weather

Parched Prairie forages hang in under stress

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CNS Canada — Sporadic rains and prolonged periods of dryness are taking their toll on forage crops in Alberta and parts of Saskatchewan. According to Terry Kowalchuk, a forage crop specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture in Regina, the eastern half of the province is managing, but the situation is worse in the province’s west. The western […] Read more
Pacific Ocean sea surface temperature anomalies for week centred on July 1. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)
Crops, Reuters, Weather

U.S. forecaster sees El Nino likely into N. Hemisphere spring

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New York | Reuters — A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday warned that much-watched El Nino conditions are likely to last another nine months, potentially roiling global crops and commodities prices. The National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center projected a more than 90 per cent chance that El Nino would continue through this winter […] Read more
Canterra, which has already worked with AAFC-bred CPSR varieties such as AC Conquer VB, has entered a partnership with AAFC and the Alberta Wheat Commission for future CPSR development. (Canterra.com)
Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat

CPSR wheat breeding program adopts ‘4-P’ model

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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s breeding program for Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat in Alberta is picking up new investment partners. AAFC, Canterra Seeds and the Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) on Wednesday announced they would jointly contribute $3.4 million over five years to Dr. Harpinder Randhawa’s CPSR breeding program at AAFC’s Lethbridge Research Centre. The […] Read more

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