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Farm business tax credits on tap in Manitoba budget

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 30, 2015

Expansions and extensions for tax credits of use to Manitoba farmers and small agribusinesses were laid out Thursday in the province’s latest budget. Finance Minister Greg Dewar’s plan calls for an expansion of the province’s small business venture capital tax credit, broadening its list of eligible businesses to include “non-traditional farming” ventures, as well as […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Drier bias seen on horizon for Manitoba

By GFM Network News April 30, 2015

CNS Canada — Warm and dry weather is allowing for a good start to spring seeding in Manitoba, but that dryness could pose problems down the road as its longer-term outlook is also on the dry side, according to meteorologist Drew Lerner. Temperatures on Thursday in Manitoba were hitting levels more normally seen in the […] Read more

Crops

Man. bean area likely to beat StatsCan forecast

By GFM Network News April 28, 2015

CNS Canada — Early indications from Statistics Canada call for a sharp reduction in edible bean plantings in Manitoba, but actual area likely won’t be down by that much on the year, a provincial specialist says. StatsCan’s planting intentions report on Thursday predicted Manitoba farmers intend to plant 75,000 acres of edible beans in 2015, […] Read more

(Manitoba Co-operator photo by Allan Dawson)

Corn, Crops, Weather

Man. corn planting seen starting last week of April

By GFM Network News April 14, 2015

CNS Canada –– The dry bias to this year’s spring, along with recent warm temperatures, leads one Manitoba agronomist to conclude corn will soon be going into the ground. “By the last week in April… unless some weather shift happens,” said Morgan Cott, agronomist for the Manitoba Corn Growers Association. Excess moisture shortened last year’s […] Read more

(Manitoba Co-operator file photo by Laura Rance)

Crops, Weather

Manitoba lifts fertilizing ban early

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 1, 2015

Manitoba farmers are cleared to apply spring fertilizer and manure on their fields, now that the ban which was supposed to last for another week and a half has been lifted. Soil temperatures across the province have risen to the point that the restriction — otherwise in effect each year between Nov. 10 and the following […] Read more

This 2009 photo of alfalfa plots highlights the long-term consequences of neglecting soil phosphorus. The alfalfa in the front of the photo received composted beef cattle manure after years of receiving no phosphorus. The alfalfa at the back of the plot did not receive any additional phosphorus and has suffered dramatically. (Martin Entz photo)

Crops

Minogue: Rebalance your fields’ phosphorus bank accounts

By Leeann Minogue, GFM Network News March 31, 2015

While your crop rotations and your seeding practices have evolved into something your grandfather might not recognize, recommended phosphorous guidelines for Manitoba farmers haven’t changed in more than 20 years. Over the past year, Manitoba soil fertility experts came together to fill this gap. John Heard (Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development), Cindy Grant (Agriculture […] Read more

Features, Soybeans

Price impacts soy seeding rates

Researchers say growers should evaluate input costs, plant survival rate

By Julienne Isaacs March 23, 2015

According to a recently completed three-year study into the effects of lower seeding rates on soybean yields, growers must pay attention to both the cost of seed and individual plant survival rates when making seeding rate decisions. This is one of the conclusions in a study by Ron Tone, Jordan Karpinchick and Elizabeth Karpinchick of […] Read more

Crops, Features

Making money growing sunflowers

Sunflowers can be very profitable in some parts of the Prairies. If you can manage sclerotinia

By Julienne Isaacs March 3, 2015

Agronomists say the biggest threat facing Manitoba sunflower growers is sclerotinia (head and stem rot), but the fungal disease can be managed with proper crop rotation and fungicide applications. This formed part of the message of a presentation submitted to the Manitoba Agronomists’ Conference at the University of Manitoba in December. According to Troy Turner, […] Read more

Columns, Crops

Excess water and farm drainage: Part 1 of 3

In the first part of the a three-part series, Les Henry tackles the dreaded  “D-word” that can get folks’ dander up. That’s right. Drainage

By Les Henry February 12, 2015

This is Part 1 of a three-part series on drainage. Part 2 will deal with water quality and Part 3 with wet cycles and extreme weather. The past few years have been “back to the 1950s” for rain. Excess water has been the result. The 1950s spawned the Conservation and Development Branch (C&D) of Saskatchewan […] Read more

Machinery

Dealers must provide machinery parts

We look up the rules to see what rights equipment buyers have when it comes to getting repair parts

By Scott Garvey February 11, 2015

We were recently given another mission by our readers. A few farmers wanted us to investigate and report on what obligations machinery dealers have when it comes to providing repair parts. We set to work looking up the laws that apply to dealers, manufacturers and distributors when it comes to supporting the equipment they sell […] Read more

Daily Network News

U.S. deputy farm secretary to meet with Mosaic amid high fertilizer prices

Corteva taps Luke Kissam to lead crop protection unit after spinoff

Klassen: Stronger fed market pulls feeder cattle complex upward

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