Scouting fields right up to harvest is key
Prairie farmers are seeing some late-season flea beetles.
The Canola Council of Canada says while it may look alarming flea beetle feeding on canola in late summer is rarely an economic concern.
This week's Canola Watch notes that once the canola plant has moved past the 5.2 growth stage, it becomes resistant to injury from flea beetles.
The newsletter also reminds producers about the importance of scouting before harvest.
Check combine settings to reduce harvest loss
Farmers are moving through the crops as they bring in this year's harvest.
Harvest can be a stressful time as farmers spend many long hours in the combine and trucks trying to get the crop in before a change in the weather.
Taking a break and getting out of the driver's seat, even walking around and checking the combine is key for your own mental health and the efficiency of the machine.
Making sure the combine is clear of debris and running efficiently is important to prevent not only fires but also grain loss.
The winter cereal harvest is nearing completion
Farmers continue to roll right through the harvest despite minor rain delays.
The winter cereal harvest is nearing completion in the province with 93 per cent of the winter wheat and fall rye now in the bin.
Provincial pulse specialist Dennis Lange puts together Manitoba's Weekly Crop Report.
He says with the winter cereals wrapping up farmers have moved into the spring cereals.
Participating in Insect and disease surveys play an important role in the forecasting models
Now that harvest operations are underway farmers are starting to see the impact of insect damage.
Dr. Meghan Vankosky is a research scientist in agricultural entomology with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
She says she's hearing a lot about wheat stem sawfly activity.
Farmers encouraged to take part in free disease testing
With harvest operations getting underway, farmers are being reminded about the free disease testing being offered through SaskCanola and the Ministry of Agriculture.
SaskCanola's Agronomy Extension Specialist Kaeley Kindrachuk says as well as testing for blackleg and clubroot this year they are also testing for verticillium stripe.
Prairie Cattle Marketing Update
The drought and producer challenges with trying to find feed are leading some producers to reduce their herds.
The latest cattle marketing report shows in Saskatchewan more cattle are coming to town.
The number of feeder cattle moving through the auction mart more than doubled last week to 7,607 head up from 2,917 the previous week, and up from last year's weekly total of 4,794 head.
CPKC says this years drought could see U.S. corn moving north
The assistant vice president of marketing and sales for bulk with CPKC took part in the Transportation Elevator and Grain Merchants Association meetings last week in Kansas City.
Elizabeth Hucker says the drought in Western Canada was a key topic of discussion.
"The overall theme though and I got a lot of questions about it, was corn to Alberta. CPKC is ready to move corn to southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan to help feed the herd down in those locations, as we did in the 2021- 2022 drought year."
Rain is far too little, too late for farmers and ranchers
It's been a long, hot dry summer, especially difficult for area agriculture producers.
The Director of Ag Services for Vulcan County Kelly Malmberg says harvest is in full swing for some, unprecedented for how early it started.
"As everybody expected the rains came too late this year so pretty poor crops, yields are way down. Some silver linings, the crops are pretty thin so I'm hearing on the cereals, the bushel weights on wheat are weighing up but a really low yield,"
SCA CEO "At this point, any assistance is going to be welcome."
The Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association is pleased to see the province step up to help support livestock producers struggling to maintain their herd with the drought.
Agriculture Minister David Marit announced $70 million dollars Monday to help livestock producers dealing with the increasing cost of buying and transporting feed or animals while still trying to maintain their herd.
Funding will be delivered through the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation and allows eligible producers to receive up to $80 per head to maintain breeding stock.
Province announces $70 million for livestock sector
Agriculture Minister David Marit announced $70 million dollars for livestock producers dealing with the drought and the increasing cost of buying and transporting feed while trying to maintain their herd.
Funding will be delivered through the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation and allows eligible producers to receive up to $80 per head to maintain breeding stock.
Marit says it's pretty well covered in this one they did all breeding stock including bulls and replacement heifers.