emergence Archives

Dry weather reducing Prairie wheat midge problems

By GFM Network News July 17, 2015

CNS Canada — Wheat midge hasn’t been causing as many problems as first anticipated in Western Canada this year, as a dry spring hindered the pests’ emergence. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture’s wheat midge forecast, released earlier this year, initially showed high risk levels for the insect, but the dryness is hampering their effects on […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Reuters, Weather

Patchy canola points to smaller crop, harvest dilemma

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News June 22, 2015

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canola crops are rising across the Prairies like bad haircuts, reflecting multiple plantings and growth stages during a spring of frost and dry conditions. The most uneven canola crop in roughly a decade, according to provincial oilseed specialist Murray Hartman at Lacombe, Alta., points to lower yields in the world’s top […] Read more

Canola at the cotyledon stage. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops, Weather

Prairie canola reseeding done ‘in a hurry’

By GFM Network News June 10, 2015

CNS Canada — Farmers are reported to have mainly finished reseeding canola fields that were damaged by a frost event in the eastern Prairies in late May. “It happened in a hurry. A lot of producers, retail agronomists and seed companies were working overtime to get it all done. It’s pretty impressive, a lot of […] Read more

Crops, Soybeans, Weather

Sask., Man. soybeans survive with minor complications

By GFM Network News June 4, 2015

CNS Canada — Soybean crops have persevered through the frosty spring for the most part, agricultural experts in Manitoba and Saskatchewan say. Though farmers are still in the process of assessing damage, most plants had not yet emerged from the ground in both provinces when temperatures fell below freezing at the end of May. Kristen […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Dawson: Time to assess crops for frost, water damage

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News May 20, 2015

Each day it gets easier to assess how much damage frost and excessive moisture did to Manitoba crops over the Victoria Day long weekend. Farmers can expect their soybeans to emerge this week because of warm and sunny conditions — and that germination will probably suffer in some soybean fields. “I’m expecting to see a […] Read more

A flowering apple tree Tuesday morning in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Weather

Jury still out on Prairie crop damage from Victoria Day weekend

By GFM Network News May 19, 2015

CNS Canada — Cold temperatures across much of Western Canada over the May long weekend may have caused damage to early-emerging crops — but it will take a few more days to determine how many acres will need reseeding. “We have to wait and see, because freeze damage is always sporadic in nature,” said CWB […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Cold, snowfall not likely to hurt Alta. crops

By GFM Network News May 11, 2015

CNS Canada — Cold temperatures that brought some snow and frost to some parts of Alberta overnight won’t likely cause much damage to crops. “Most of our crops aren’t up yet; there’s been a fair bit of seeding going on, but I haven’t seen any emerged crops yet. So, it’s pretty much a non-issue at […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soy futures set six-week low as China buys Argentine cargoes, snubs U.S.

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally ahead of USDA report

Canadian Barley Research Coalition pledges $1.8 million to USask Crop Development Centre

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soy futures set six-week low as China buys Argentine cargoes, snubs U.S.

U.S. livestock: Hogs rally ahead of USDA report

Canadian Barley Research Coalition pledges $1.8 million to USask Crop Development Centre

Tag Archives emergence

Dry weather reducing Prairie wheat midge problems

Patchy canola points to smaller crop, harvest dilemma

Prairie canola reseeding done ‘in a hurry’

Sask., Man. soybeans survive with minor complications

Dawson: Time to assess crops for frost, water damage

Jury still out on Prairie crop damage from Victoria Day weekend

Cold, snowfall not likely to hurt Alta. crops

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