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A partially harvested wheat field near Selkirk, Man., on Aug. 24, 2024. Photo: Greg Berg

Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest nearly one-quarter complete

By Adam Peleshaty September 4, 2024

Manitoba’s harvest continued to progress, reaching 24 per cent completion as of Sept. 2 despite light to moderate precipitation in most areas, according to the latest provincial crop report. Combining for winter wheat and fall rye was near complete at 97 per cent with a few fields in the northwest and Interlake regions yet to […] Read more

Crops

Alberta’s harvest ahead of average pace

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 30, 2024

Combining in Alberta reached 20 per cent complete as of Aug. 27, according to the latest provincial crop report issued Aug. 30. The harvest was eight points ahead of the five-year average. Also, nine per cent of Alberta’s crops have been swathed and 70 per cent remain standing.

Machinery

Combine market holding, for now

By Jeff Melchior August 30, 2024

According to a recent news release from Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation, higher combine prices do not yet appear to have affected their sales in Canada.

Crops

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest marches on despite rains, hail

By Adam Peleshaty August 29, 2024

Severe storms brought strong winds, heavy rains, and, in some places, golf ball-sized hail over parts of Saskatchewan. Nevertheless, the province’s harvest continued to progress during the week ended Aug. 26, according to the agriculture department’s weekly crop report.

Crops, Markets

Manitoba crop report: Harvest advances

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 28, 2024

Manitoba Agriculture said the provincewide harvest was at eight per cent complete, according to the department’s latest crop report released on Aug. 27.

Crops, Markets

Little faith in accuracy of August StatCan report

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 27, 2024

There appears to be very little credibility that will be given to Statistics Canada’s principal field crop report to be issued on Wednesday. The concerns among analysts and brokers include the timing of the report and the use of satellite imagery.

Crops, Markets

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest slow going under heat, rains

By Adam Peleshaty August 23, 2024

Harvest progress for major crops in Alberta more than tripled during the week ended Aug. 20 while heavy rains hit northern and central parts of the province.

Crops

Combining underway in Manitoba

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm August 13, 2024

The harvesting of fall cereals was well underway in Manitoba, according to the province’s latest crop report released on Aug. 13. Manitoba Agriculture said 39 per cent of the fall rye and 17 per cent of the winter wheat had been combined.

A drone image, taken by Dr. Philip Harder, then with the University of Saskatchewan’s Centre for Hydrology, shows the test field in February 2023 with different amounts of snow trapped by different stubble heights.

Crops, Features, Weather

Stubble height can make yield difference

Under extremely dry growing conditions, do your best to manage the moisture that’s there

By Lee Hart July 12, 2024

You may not think leaving stubble just a bit taller would make much of a difference — but field scale research in Saskatchewan is showing even two more inches of stubble height, for example, can trap snow that could translate into about $40 or more per acre in extra yield. That’s not just wishful thinking, […] Read more

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Crops, Equipment, Machinery

Learn to get the best performance from a combine

Bushel Plus Harvest Academy will run training programs for growers starting this year

By Scott Garvey May 23, 2024

When the weather is good during harvest, every grower wants the combine to get right to work. There is pressure to just keep it moving to cover as many acres as possible while the weather holds and accept whatever threshing performance it offers. But not taking time to pay close attention to combine settings can […] Read more

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Manitoba Crop Report: Harvest nearly one-quarter complete

Alberta’s harvest ahead of average pace

Combine market holding, for now

Saskatchewan Crop Report: Harvest marches on despite rains, hail

Manitoba crop report: Harvest advances

Little faith in accuracy of August StatCan report

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest slow going under heat, rains

Combining underway in Manitoba

Stubble height can make yield difference

Learn to get the best performance from a combine

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