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Warmth seen as welcome relief for Manitoba forages

By GFM Network News May 26, 2015

CNS Canada –– A recent wave of warm temperatures is just what’s needed to boost the development of forage crops in Manitoba, which have been slowed due to recent weather, according to two industry experts. “Just within the past week plants are starting to develop, we’re hoping that with the heat they’re forecasting, the crops […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

Sunflowers off to good start in Manitoba

By GFM Network News May 22, 2015

CNS Canada — Manitoba’s sunflower crop is off to a good start this year, having largely missed out on any damage from adverse weather over the May long weekend. “We had a good early start (to spring seeding) in the eastern part of the province and things went into some nice warm ground,” said Troy […] Read more

Excessive moisture from the May long weekend storm might trigger more crop insurance claims than the widespread frost. Snow just about buried this tillering winter wheat near Holland, Man. (MAFRD photos by Anastasia Kubinec)

Crops, Weather

Dawson: Moisture may trigger more Man. crop claims than frost

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News May 21, 2015

Excessive moisture in Manitoba from the Victoria Day long weekend might result in more crop insurance claims than frost. “From our perspective the amount of rain and snow that came with this storm is probably as big a concern as the frost itself,” David Van Deynze, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp.’s manager of claim services, said […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Soybeans

Study finds Manitoba ready for soy crushing

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 16, 2015

The rise of soybeans as a cash crop in and around Manitoba, and the availability of hogs to dine on soy meal, could support Western Canada’s first-ever soybean crushing plant, a new study finds. The feasibility study, run by Winnipeg-based Mercantile Venture Consulting and backed by the federal and Manitoba governments, shows a Manitoba crushing […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Minnesota bans bird exhibitions over avian flu

By Reuters, GFM Network News May 15, 2015

Minneapolis | Reuters –– Minnesota officials on Friday banned all bird exhibitions in the state this year, including at the Minnesota State Fair, in response to an outbreak of avian influenza that has affected farms around the Midwest. Exhibitions at fairs, swap meets, exotic sales and petting zoos must not include birds for the rest […] Read more

Crops

Former Man. agriculture minister won’t run again

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News May 13, 2015

Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger’s first agriculture minister plans to exit the provincial political arena. Stan Struthers, the MLA since 1995 for what’s now the Dauphin riding, and agriculture minister from 2009 to 2011, announced Wednesday he won’t seek re-election when the next provincial vote is held in April 2016. Struthers, a high school principal at […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery, Markets

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

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

GFM Network News