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McMillan: Southern Alta. winter wheat prevails

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Winter wheat crops are reported thriving across Alberta, contrasting multiple reports of challenges in the eastern Prairies. Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives reported Monday that reseeding of winter wheat is occurring throughout the province due to poor plant stands. The Saskatchewan government reported Thursday that some winter wheat fields in that province’s southeast are […] Read more
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Winter wheat hit hard in southwestern Man.

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Reading Time: 2 minutes One of the first casualties of this spring’s unusually cold weather appears to be the winter wheat crop in Manitoba’s southwest. The recently-released crop report, compiled by Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Iniatives staff across the province, says winter wheat however continues to struggle, with poor winter survival being reported across much of the southwest […] Read more
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Flood mitigation pledged on Lake Manitoba

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Reading Time: 2 minutes The Manitoba government has committed $250 million to the building of two permanent outlet channels to prevent future flooding on Lake Manitoba. Premier Greg Selinger made the announcement in Winnipeg on Wednesday, indicating construction could begin within three years. “We’re going to do all the studies, get the ball rolling on this,” said Selinger. “It’s […] Read more
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U.S. soy crumbles as China cancels purchases

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean futures fell on Wednesday following news that China, the world’s largest buyer of soybeans, had cancelled an order for U.S. soy. Corn was mixed, with old-crop falling on profit-taking. But new-crop December rose for the fifth day in a row, hitting a one-month high as wet weather hampered U.S. […] Read more
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Soggy U.S. weather propels corn, soybean prices

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) corn and soybean futures rallied Tuesday with soy leaping more than two per cent, the most in two weeks, as wet U.S. weather threatened to trim crop acreage and yields. New-crop December corn futures, the corn contract most affected by planting delays, rose 2.7 per cent, the biggest gain for […] Read more
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Prairie planting getting back on track

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Reading Time: 3 minutes After an excruciatingly slow start to the seeding season, Prairie farmers are quickly getting the crop into the ground, according to the latest crop reports from the agriculture departments of all three provincial governments. In Alberta, weather conditions in the province during the last two weeks have been mainly warm, windy and dry, although some […] Read more
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Watch skies for signs of leaf spot diseases in wheat

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Provincial ag extension staff in Alberta are reminding wheat growers they’ve got plenty of economic reasons to keep a weather eye out for signs of leaf spot disease. Leaf spot diseases can decrease wheat yield by up to 20 per cent or more, as well as diminish kernel weight and in some cases reduce grade. […] Read more
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Soil moisture seen varied across Alberta

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development staff say late fall and early spring conditions have caused some unusual and quite varied soil moisture levels across the province. North of Red Deer, many areas saw snow packs persisting well into April. Much of the province experienced a cold April that has been seen fewer than half a […] Read more
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Manitoba seeking crop samples with symptoms

Reading Time: < 1 minute Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives seeks grower assistance with furnishing samples for extension and research projects this summer. One of the focuses at this year’s provincial Crop Diagnostic School at Carman, Man. in July will be diseases in alfalfa. It’s always preferable to be able to show live plants with disease symptoms, but MAFRI […] Read more

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