Manitoba’s weekly insect and disease update summary reports that: • Armyworms continue to be found in cereal fields, although many are now starting to turn to pupae. • Root rot, root maggots and blackleg have been concerns in some canola fields.• Some economical levels of aphids in peas have been detected in later seeded fields. […] Read more
Manitoba weekly insect and disease report
Field audits for Bt corn growers in Ontario and Quebec
CropLife Canada, the organization representing Canada’s crop protection and biotech seed companies, is taking steps to ensure farmers are following recommendations for planting a “refuge” of non-insect-resistant corn varieties. The companies market corn genetically modified to contain bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), a naturally occurring bacteria which kill insects such as the corn earworm. With 100 per […] Read more
Manitoba crop conditions improve
Manitoba’s weekly crop report indicates that some crops are recovering from excess rainfall earlier this spring and summer. In the southwest, many of the crops are rebounding from the moisture stress and have improved significantly in the past week. Disease pressure is moderate to heavy, but no major insect problems were reported.Pastures are starting to […] Read more
Cattle death losses from Kansas heat
Cattle prices on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange reached two-month highs Monday following report of extreme heat in Kansas feedlots. Cattle eat less and gain less weight in hot weather, and Reuters reported that 100 F (38 C) temperatures and stifling humidity has caused more than 1,000 cattle deaths in Kansas the past few days. Innovative […] Read more
Up to $4 million for mustard development
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced up to $4 million for Mustard 21 Canada for mustard seed breeding and market development. “This investment will help unlock the potential of mustard seed, finding new ways to use it beyond the hamburger, and expanding markets for our farmers,” Ritz said at the Centennial celebrations of the Scott […] Read more
AgriInvest deposits now accepted
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says AgriInvest Deposit Notices will start to appear in producers’ mailboxes over the coming weeks with information on how and where to make their 2009 AgriInvest deposit. Producers can now make their AgriInvest deposits at a participating financial institution of their choice. They must open an account and make their 2009 AgriInvest […] Read more
Weed now resistant to five herbicide groups
A common weed for U.S. corn and bean farmers, and also present in Ontario, just got even more troublesome. Waterhemp in Illinois was already known to be resistant to four classes of herbicides — triazine, PPO inhibitors, glyphosate and ALS inhibitors. AgWeb is now reporting the the first documented case of resistance to post-emergence HPPD […] Read more
Rain-Battered Farmers To Get $30 Per Acre
Reading Time: < 1 minute In what’s billed as “the largest and fastest AgriRecovery relief package to date,” Prairie crop producers will get $30 for each acre flooded in major rainstorms this spring and summer. The federal, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta governments on July 8 pledged to cost-share a $450 million AgriRecovery package to help farmers take “measures to protect, […] Read more
Federal Funding For Winter Wheat And Pulses
Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal government last week announced funding for winter wheat and pulse crop development. In collaboration with Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) will invest close to $1.3 million to research the potential of winter wheat for delivering economic and environmental benefits to farmers. AAFC said the funds will support research to […] Read more
Training The Next Generation Of Cattle Producers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canada’s national cattle producers’ group plans to test run a nationwide mentorship initiative for young producers with a pilot program in Alberta starting in July. The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association has rolled out its new Cattlemen’s Young Leaders (CYL) Development Program, expected to provide industry-specific training and mentorship opportunities to producers between the ages of 18 […] Read more
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