Ag News

Weekly Provincial Summary

Rainfall amounts varied across the province with the highest amounts falling in the Eastern and Interlake regions. Most locations in Manitoba received between 20 to 60 mm in the preceding seven days. The Northwest region is the exception, where rainfall amounts ranged from 1 to 32 mm.

Frequent rains and generally warm temperatures have elevated risk for many fungal diseases. Application is widespread for wheat, oat, barley, canola and pea crops.

The risk of fusarium head blight in cereal crops has been high this year.

David Kaminski is a field crop pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture.

A major aspect of beef production in Canada is validating responsible on-farm practices, and that’s just what the Verified Beef Production Plus (VBP+) Program does.   

Erica Stewart is the coordinator for the VBP+ in Saskatchewan and is responsible for delivering the national program to beef producers in the province.   

On July 19-20, CFA held its Summer Board Meeting in Saskatoon, SK. This meeting brought together farm leaders from across the country to discuss the priority issues in Canadian agriculture, and to prepare for the following Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Agriculture Ministers Roundtable.
 
CFA is pleased to announce that Scott Ross accepted the position of Executive Director at CFA on a permanent basis during the board meeting.
 

Strathmore will see some great world-wide representation in Brazil, as 18 year old Ali Chernoff will be heading to São Paulo for the World Youth Reining Cup on August 26th!

This will be one of many incredible accomplishments for Chernoff. Some of her past accomplishments include being the NRHA Western Canada Affiliate 14-18 Youth Champion in 2021, and the AQHA Canadian National Champion in Reining and Ranch Riding in 2019. She also got to fulfill one of her dreams last year at the NRHA Futurity tournament in Oklahoma!

Twenty-five years is a long time for any business to endure the challenges and trials of the market, let alone in a part of the world people claim it could never succeed.

The Southwest Terminal is proof that people can be wrong, and that hard work and devotion to making the work happen can beat the odds. As they celebrated their 25-year anniversary last week, that was a sentiment the people who helped the terminal become a player in a global market could take pride in.

The Canadian Cattle Association is pleased to see the increased funding for the next Ag Policy Framework. 

The agreement includes $500 million dollars in new funding, $250 million dollars of which, has been earmarked for a Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP).

Tyler Fulton, an Officer with the CCA, says that's a program the cattle industry is well positioned to take advantage of.

Saskatchewan's Crop Diagnostic School kicked off yesterday in Swift Current.

The two day event continues today for pre-registered participants.

Crops Extension Specialist Allie Noble says this year's event gives producers, agronomists, industry and retail staff from across the province the opportunity to take part in training sessions focusing on everything from crop scouting to agronomics.

Participants are going through five different stations covering a variety of topics ranging from weeds, to disease and insects, herbicide injury and soils.

The Canadian Cattle Association is pleased to see the increased funding for the next Ag Policy Framework. 

The agreement includes $500 million dollars in new funding, $250 million dollars of which, has been earmarked for a Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP).

Tyler Fulton, an Officer with the CCA, says that's a program the cattle industry is well positioned to take advantage of.

Manitoba's sunflower crop is looking good, although it is still behind schedule.

Morgan Cott is an Agronomy Extension Specialist with the Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA).