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Speckled pods are a sign of light or moderate frost damage. (Canola Council of Canada photo)

Have you got green standing canola in mid-September?

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News September 17, 2014

Consider swathing canola now — or at least a few days before the next expected killing frost, according to Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development’s oilseed specialist Anastasia Kubinec. And if standing canola is frozen, be prepared to swath it as soon as possible, she said in an interview Monday. Swathing too soon can reduce […] Read more

Crops, Soybeans, Weather

Man. soybeans surviving recent unfavourable weather

By GFM Network News September 17, 2014

CNS Canada –– Many areas of Manitoba have seen unfavourable cool, wet conditions recently, with frost reported in some areas — but the province’s soybean crops seem to be holding up OK. Frost seen on Sept. 12 and 13 caused some damage to soybean crops in the province, but it was mostly minimal, said Dennis […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Crop damage limited from freeze in northern U.S. Midwest

By GFM Network News September 16, 2014

Chicago | Reuters –– The first freeze of the season hit the northern U.S. Midwest corn and soybean belt over the weekend, but the weather did not stay cold long enough to cause major damage to crops, agricultural meteorologists said on Monday. “There was some frost and a few light freezes but nothing that was […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Calif. governor OKs bills to regulate groundwater amid drought

By GFM Network News September 16, 2014

Reuters — California Governor Jerry Brown signed a package of bills on Tuesday to regulate California’s stressed groundwater supplies amid a drought that is expected to cost the state US$2.2 billion in lost crops, jobs and other damages, with no end in sight. The bills will allow the state to take over management of underground […] Read more

Swathed canola under snow at Barons, Alta. on Sept. 9. (Lee Hart photo)

Crops, Weather

Crop damage varies across Prairies

By GFM Network News September 16, 2014

CNS Canada –– Last week’s Prairie frost seems to have bitten Alberta crops the hardest, but all across Western Canada, crop experts say wet, cold weather poses challenges to late-stage development. In Alberta, a hard frost came the night of Sept. 10 and morning of Sept. 11. “The cereals and canola that were least ripe, […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Weather

‘Average’ Manitoba corn harvest pushed back

By GFM Network News September 15, 2014

CNS Canada –– A southern Manitoba corn agronomist says most corn farmers in the province can expect to see average yields this season. “Normally harvest would begin in late September but I would be surprised if that happened. I think it will be the first or second week of October,” said Morgan Cott of the […] Read more

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Cereals, Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Late harvest to hurt Prairie winter wheat seeding

By GFM Network News September 15, 2014

CNS Canada –– Monday (Sept. 15) marks the full coverage crop insurance seeding deadline for winter wheat in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with Alberta farmers having until the 20th or 30th of the month, depending on their location. A late harvest this year, however, has prevented some farmers from getting the crop seeded in time. “Unfortunately […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Early freeze looms for some crops amid U.S. bumper grain forecast

By GFM Network News September 12, 2014

Chicago | Reuters –– Maturing corn and soybeans in the northern U.S. Midwest may see an early freeze this weekend that could damage crops still far behind in development, with agronomists saying this year’s record harvests may be trimmed. Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin crops are immature after late planting and a cool summer, raising […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Frost spreads to Sask. as harvest lags

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News September 12, 2014

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Freezing temperatures spread on Friday into Saskatchewan — Canada’s biggest producer of spring wheat and canola — chilling some of the country’s most immature crops. Temperatures dipped to between -3 C and -1 C in parts of Saskatchewan, while other areas stayed above freezing, according to Environment Canada data. Temperatures of […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

Frost hits Alberta crops

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News September 11, 2014

Winnipeg | Reuters — Freezing temperatures covered much of Alberta early Thursday, raising the risk of damage to wheat, barley and canola crops that did not fully develop. Overnight temperatures included lows that were just slightly below freezing to well below, according to Environment Canada data. The national weather service reported a low of -6 […] Read more

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Have you got green standing canola in mid-September?

Man. soybeans surviving recent unfavourable weather

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Crop damage varies across Prairies

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