Reading Time: 2 minutes The deadline for filing penalty-free excess moisture claims for unseeded acres in Manitoba is June 22. The final deadline, with a penalty of up to $500, is June 30. Farmers who fail to file by June 30 are ineligible for excess moisture coverage, according to Craig Thomson, Manitoba Agricultural Service Corp.’s (MASC) vice-president of insurance […] Read more
Man. farmers working against June deadlines
Don’t reseed fertilized winter cropland to soy
Reading Time: 2 minutes Manitoba agriculture officials have two pieces of advice if you’re considering tearing up and seeding something else into that sad-looking winter wheat field this spring. First, have it assessed by Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp. (MASC) if you plan to collect crop insurance. Secondly, strike soybeans off your list of reseeding options if you’ve already fertilized […] Read more
Assets
Reading Time: < 1 minute It was as much luck as good planning that saved them hundreds of thousands of dollars when the Gregorys barn caught fire last July. Now they re warning other farmers to learn their lesson The 9,000 square-foot honey house and storage building that Paul Gregory and his brother Lee and their families owned as part […] Read more
It Was As Much Luck As Good Planning That Saved Them Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars When The Gregorys’ Barn Caught Fire Last July. Now They’re Warning Other Farmers To Learn Their Lesson
Reading Time: < 1 minute The 9,000 square-foot honey house and storage building that Paul Gregory and his brother Lee and their families owned as part of a farm and forage seed business near Fisher Branch, Man., burned to the ground July 15, 2008. Today, they consider themselves lucky. While the metal-clad building and all its contents were destroyed, nobody […] Read more
Covering Your Assets
Reading Time: < 1 minute It was as much luck as good planning that saved them hundreds of thousands of dollars when the Gregorys’ barn caught fire last July. Now they’re warning other farmers to learn their lesson The 9,000 square-foot honey house and storage building that Paul Gregory and his brother Lee and their families owned as part of […] Read more
Case Study –Steppler Farms Ltd.
Reading Time: 11 minutes With four sons who want to keep involved with the farm, the Stepplers are adjusting to five families earning income from one operation. Here’s how they’re meeting the challenges OBJECTIVE Provide opportunities for four sons to get as involved as they want with farming Maybe Andre Steppler is so consumed with cattle because he was […] Read more
Up in the West
Reading Time: 2 minutes The trend line for Manitoba soybean acres is definitely up, especially after the crop s miracle recovery in 2008 It could go from where we are right now to 450,000 acres. Bruce Brolley It s hard to believe that as recently as the mid-1990s, you could drive the length and breadth of Manitoba s Red […] Read more
Wouldn’t it be great if it was as easy to know when to sell as it is to know when to plant? These techniques from top marketers may help
Reading Time: 4 minutes Pre-selling is supposed to be all about reducing risk. It’s supposed to be about locking in a profit so you can sleep at night. So why do so many farmers feel so worried? The answer is simple. Risk management can create its own risks. What if prices go up? Or what if there’s a crop […] Read more
Pelissier durum program runs to Dec. 19
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farmers have until Dec. 19 to sign up for the Canadian Wheat Board’s special one-time delivery program for Pelissier, a Canadian Western Amber Durum (CWAD) wheat de-registered Aug. 1, 2007. The program is designed to encourage farmers to clean out all stocks of the variety. Upon delivery farmers will be paid based on a grade […] Read more
Time to assess sclerotinia risk in canola
Reading Time: 2 minutes Now is the right time for canola growers to assess their crops for susceptibility to sclerotinia. Fields considered at high risk should ideally be sprayed with a fungicide at 30 per cent bloom. Where germination was uneven due to the cool, dry spring, flowering will be uneven too. Under those conditions farmers should consider a […] Read more
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