Insights and Stories on Crops

Sep. 11, 2024 at 1:22 pm CDT

Harvesting in Manitoba reached 40 per cent complete according to the latest crop report from the provincial agriculture department on Sept. 10. The central region was furthest along a 51 per cent finished, followed by the eastern region at 47 per cent done, the southwest at 38 per cent, the Interlake at 34 per cent and the northwest at 25 per cent.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Sep. 10, 2024 at 4:58 pm CDT

Tar spot is present is nearly every Ontario corn field this season due to a wetter spring.

By Kristy Nudds

Sep. 3, 2024 at 4:17 pm CDT

Saskatchewan bore the brunt of Aug. 12-18 storms that racked up hail claims from Alberta to Manitoba.

By Janelle Rudolph

Aug. 9, 2024 at 10:20 am CDT

Fifteen-inch cranberry beans are unheard of in southwestern Ontario, but things are done differently in Grey County. Wayne Metzger, co-owner of Highland Custom Farming (HCF), fielded questions on the Etna variety cranberry bean he planted on May 27 during the Grey County Soil and Crop Improvement Association’s July 16 crop […]

By Diana Martin

Jul. 31, 2024 at 12:18 pm CDT

Western Canada may be on the cusp of a rye renaissance. New cover cropping programs and changes to single-use agreements could double the number of Canadian rye acres within the next five to 10 years. It’s all because of a recent tweak in contractual language from seed companies on their […]

By Trevor Bacque