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By Ralph Pearce July 29, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Planting conditions in the falls of 2013 and 2014 were difficult, to say the least. Only 800,000 acres of winter wheat were planted in 2013 (with roughly 675,000 acres harvested last year) and about 600,000 acres planted last fall. Early assessments done in the spring labelled many of those fields as, at best, “decent.” Winter […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Canola replanting may hinder winter wheat seeding

By Terryn Shiells July 17, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — With canola as the preferred stubble choice into which to seed winter wheat in Western Canada, it’s possible farmers will run into problems seeding this fall due to vast canola reseeding in early June. “The crop insurance said there was over a million acres reseeded (in Manitoba), and when you reseed, unless […] Read more

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U.S. wheat futures seen stalling

By Phil Franz-Warkentin July 3, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– U.S. wheat futures posted solid gains over the month of June but appear to be stalling out in the early days of July as the market looks for more fresh supportive news. “The bull needs to be fed every day, and right now it’s not getting anything to keep it going,” said […] Read more

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Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Wet weather brings disease worries to Man. winter wheat

By Terryn Shiells June 24, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes 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

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U.S. grains: Wheat falls on profit-taking after two-week high

By Julie Ingwersen June 24, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures fell on Wednesday after a seesaw session, pulled down by profit-taking from a two-week peak and as the hard red winter wheat harvest expanded in the U.S. southern Plains, traders said. Corn and soybeans also declined, reversing midsession gains as producers sold old-crop supplies. But […] Read more

Crops, Spring Wheat, Weather, Winter Wheat

Rusts enter southern Manitoba from U.S.

By Dave Sims June 19, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute 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, Weather, Winter Wheat

Prairie winter wheat set back by cold

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 19, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Recent cold temperatures in parts of Western Canada should cause some setbacks for winter wheat, but most of the crop is likely still in decent shape, according to an analyst. Farmers in the three Prairie provinces seeded 665,000 acres of winter wheat in the fall of 2014, with about 565,000 acres surviving […] Read more

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

State of Prairie winter wheat still unknown

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 12, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada — Snow cover is rapidly disappearing across Western Canada, but it will still be a few weeks until the extent of any damage to winter wheat across the Prairies is fully known. “It’s still wait-and-see,” said analyst Bruce Burnett of Winnipeg grain firm CWB. The crop won’t start re-growing until the overnight temperatures […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.S. grains: Wheat rises to one-week high on dry U.S. Plains

By Julie Ingwersen March 11, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose 1.2 per cent to a one-week high on Wednesday, extending four-day gains to nearly four per cent on short-covering and concerns about dry weather in U.S. growing regions. Corn and soybeans also firmed, although renewed strength in the dollar capped rallies. At the Chicago Board of Trade, […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather, Winter Wheat

Arctic blast hits U.S. Midwest, some wheat at risk of winterkill

By Christine Stebbins February 17, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago | Reuters –– An arctic blast hitting the heart of the U.S. Midwest soft red winter wheat belt this week will put 10 to 15 per cent of the dormant crop at risk of winterkill damage, agricultural meteorologists said Tuesday. While most of the northern Midwest wheat crop is protected by snow from frigid […] Read more

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New in winter cereal crops

Canola replanting may hinder winter wheat seeding

U.S. wheat futures seen stalling

Wet weather brings disease worries to Man. winter wheat

U.S. grains: Wheat falls on profit-taking after two-week high

Rusts enter southern Manitoba from U.S.

Prairie winter wheat set back by cold

State of Prairie winter wheat still unknown

U.S. grains: Wheat rises to one-week high on dry U.S. Plains

Arctic blast hits U.S. Midwest, some wheat at risk of winterkill

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