Prairie Pest Monitoring Network update
The June 21st Prairie Pest update covers a lot of ground with information on a variety of insects for farmers to be aware of covering insect identification, scouting tips, potential issues and more.
Dr. Meghan Vankosky, a field crop entamologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, works with her AAFC and her provincial counterparts in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta in putting together the weekly report and identifying any potential issues.
Wright reaches personal milestone as Judge at World Auctioneer Championships
Virden area cattleman and auctioneer, Rick Wright has been synonymous with the Manitoba livestock marketing industry for decades.
Wright has served with the Manitoba Livestock Marketing Association as Executive Administrator for multiple years, as well as on the Board of Directors for the Livestock Markets Association of Canada. He has been recognized for his work on improving the livestock marketing industry both for Manitoba cattle producers as well as on a national level.
Farmers now have access to a new disease monitoring website specific to issues on the Prairies
Farmers now have access to a new disease monitoring website specific to issues on the Prairies.
The Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network (PCDMN) launched its new website at "prairiecropdisease.blogdpot.com.".
The PCDMN is a coordinated field crop disease monitoring program for the Prairies, focusing on providing timely information about crop diseases and highlighting effective disease management strategies.
CN rail is reporting strong grain movement in June
CN's Assistant Vice-President of Grain, David Przednowek says they saw strong movement early in June.
"We're about a half million tonnes of processed grain products shipped in week 45, pushing 550,000 tonnes in week 46."
He points out that compared to historical levels, those are both pretty strong weeks.
Przednowek says going forward into July, he expects to see a slowdown in grain movement as a number of the export terminals and canola processing plants start their maintenance shutdowns.
2024 inductees selected for Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame
Four agricultural champions from across Canada have been selected by the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame as its 2024 inductees. Dr. Bruce Coulman, Dr. Michael Eskin, Paul Larmer and Dr. Charles Vincent will be formally inducted on November 2 at a ceremony during the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario.
"I would love to have this rainfall if we could just match it with some heat," Scott Chalmers
"It's like we're the doormat of Manitoba," says Scott Chalmers from the Melita area. "Every storm seems to come through the Souris River and enter the province, at least the big ones anyway."
As an Applied Research Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Chalmers keeps his eyes on the skies watching for the next system that's developing in Saskatchewan or North Dakota making its way east.
Crop Report shows rainfall improving livestock water supplies
Frequent rainfall and excess moisture have resulted in one per cent of the acres in the province going unseeded.
Crops extension specialist Meghan Rosso says overall, the rain is supporting crop growth in the majority of regions across the province, but there is some crop stress occurring in the northern regions from excess moisture.
"Currently, three per cent of land is flooded and unlikely to produce a crop, one per cent of forage crops have excess moisture and are unlikely to produce a crop."
Some crops have been struggling with the excess moisture
Farmers have been dealing with a real mix of weather this year, from isolated heavy rains, to strong winds, hail and even a few tornado sightings.
Anne Kirk, the Cereal Crop Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, says its been fairly wet in many areas of the province.
The weekly crop report shows peak wind speeds at the Manitoba Agriculture Weather Station at Rivers hit 113 km/hr on June 12. Precipitation for the past seven days ranged from 7.8 mm to 54.8 mm (Table 1)
Province reminds the public about important hay salvage deadlines
Today, the Government of Saskatchewan reminded farmers and ranchers about some key dates as the annual highways hay salvage and ditch mowing clips along for the season.
Landowners or lessees adjacent to a highway ditch have the first option to cut or bale free hay prior to and including July 8.
After July 8 anyone may cut or bale material without the permission of the nearby landowner or lessee, as long as the same activity or mowing is not underway.
Grain Growers ask farmers and consumers to help protect the family farm
Prairie farmers are being encouraged to let their thoughts be known on the impact the changes to the Capital Gains will have on their operations when it comes into effect June 25th.
The Grain Growers of Canada have set up a site "protectfamilyfarms.ca" for people to sign a petition and register to email their MP on the damage Ottawa's proposed changes will have on family farms.