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(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Wet weather brings disease worries to Man. winter wheat

By GFM Network News June 24, 2015

CNS Canada — Excess moisture in parts of central Manitoba could bring disease problems to winter wheat fields in the region. Fungicide spraying has occurred to control diseases such as fusarium head blight and leaf diseases, but farmers are running into some problems with applications, according to Bruce Burnett, crop specialist with CWB in Winnipeg. […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat, Weather, Winter Wheat

Rusts enter southern Manitoba from U.S.

By GFM Network News June 19, 2015

CNS Canada — While fusarium head blight and wheat streak mosaic have already popped up in Manitoba fields, a new strain of disease is making its presence felt in the province’s south. Stripe rust and leaf rust appear to have blown in from the United States. Pam de Rocquigny of Manitoba’s agriculture department said the […] Read more

Crops, Potatoes, Weather

Man. potato acres expected to top previous year’s

By GFM Network News June 16, 2015

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s potato acres are expected to be up from last year, despite some light reseeding, according to two people involved in the industry. Dan Sawatzky, manager with the Keystone Potato Producers Association, said most growers are ahead in terms of crop stage development so far this year. “I know in the process […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Rain poses biggest threat to Man. edible beans

By GFM Network News June 8, 2015

CNS Canada — Most of Manitoba’s edible bean crops are progressing with no complications — the only imminent threat being too much rain and moisture. Dennis Lange, farm production advisor for Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development at Altona, said most of the beans were planted at the end of May. “One of the biggest […] Read more

Canola, Crops

Time to test all Man. fields for clubroot, province says

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News June 5, 2015

Distribution of clubroot spores across Manitoba now suggests it’s time for more widespread testing to keep the disease in check, the provincial ag department recommends. Since the disease appeared in Manitoba in 2009, fewer than five per cent of the province’s farms have so far been tested for the spores that cause the yield-robbing disease […] 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

(Manitoba Co-operator photo by Allan Dawson)

Corn, Crops, Weather

Manitoba corn crops likely unscathed

By GFM Network News June 4, 2015

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s corn crop was nearly fully seeded ahead of crop insurance deadlines in late May, but frost events in Manitoba during the same time frame didn’t likely cause any damage. Parts of southwestern Manitoba saw a significant frost event on May 29 and 30, which killed off many canola crops and sparked […] Read more

(Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Canola, Crops, Weather

Tight seed supplies, storms could hamper canola reseeding

By GFM Network News June 1, 2015

CNS Canada — Frosty late-May weather in parts of Western Canada means some farmers will need to reseed canola crops — but due to a seed shortage, some may have to wait. Temperatures dropped below freezing for a number of hours Saturday morning across a large area of Manitoba and into eastern Saskatchewan, according to […] Read more

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

Canola, Crops, Weather

Some S. Manitoba canola ‘wiped out’ in weekend frost

By GFM Network News June 1, 2015

CNS Canada –– Many canola crops in southern Manitoba were badly damaged by frost early Saturday morning, leading farmers to reseed fields, one local farmer reports. “There’s quite a bit of canola that has been damaged, and some guys are reseeding. Some guys are still assessing, though,” said Anastasia Kubinec, oilseed specialist with Manitoba, Agriculture, […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Weather

Frost in weekend forecast for eastern Prairies

By GFM Network News May 29, 2015

CNS Canada –– Freezing temperatures are in forecasts for parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan over the next 24 hours, which could create more stress for emerging fields as farmers are still busy reseeding after the last frost. Environment Canada is forecasting lows of -1 to -2 C across much of the agricultural regions of Manitoba […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

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GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall on harvest pressure

U.S. livestock: Hog futures slide in technical correction

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Acknowledging the past, seeking a better future

Tag Archives Manitoba

Wet weather brings disease worries to Man. winter wheat

Rusts enter southern Manitoba from U.S.

Man. potato acres expected to top previous year’s

Rain poses biggest threat to Man. edible beans

Time to test all Man. fields for clubroot, province says

Sask., Man. soybeans survive with minor complications

Manitoba corn crops likely unscathed

Tight seed supplies, storms could hamper canola reseeding

Some S. Manitoba canola ‘wiped out’ in weekend frost

Frost in weekend forecast for eastern Prairies

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