Insights and Stories of Allan Dawson

Farmers in Manitoba spill zone to be compensated

May. 12, 2011 at 3:16 pm CDT

Farmers flooded by a controlled spill to prevent an uncontrolled blowout of Assiniboine River dikes will be compensated “fairly and swiftly and comprehensively,” according to Agriculture Minister Stan Struthers. “It’s a special case and it will be a special compensation package that we come forward with,” Struthers said in an […]

Possible dike breach looms over Man. vegetable farms

May. 11, 2011 at 11:28 am CDT

By Allan Dawson

Don’t drive across flooding roads

Apr. 19, 2011 at 5:42 am CDT

By Allan Dawson

Man. livestock feed transportation program extended

Mar. 17, 2011 at 2:50 pm CDT

By Allan Dawson

Man. to rebate hail premiums on drowned-out acres

Oct. 26, 2010 at 3:35 pm CDT

By Allan Dawson

Manitoba’s lost-acres cheques in the mail

Aug. 31, 2010 at 8:00 am CDT

Cheques to compensate Manitoba farmers for crops lost or unseeded this spring due to excess moisture are on the way. About 900 cheques under the Canada-Manitoba Excess Moisture Assistance Program (CMEMAP) had been mailed as of Aug. 31, according to David Van Deynze, manager of claim services with the Manitoba […]

By Allan Dawson

Man. farmers working against June deadlines

Jun. 17, 2009 at 1:41 pm CDT

The deadline for filing penalty-free excess moisture claims for unseeded acres in Manitoba is June 22. The final deadline, with a penalty of up to $500, is June 30. Farmers who fail to file by June 30 are ineligible for excess moisture coverage, according to Craig Thomson, Manitoba Agricultural Service […]

By Allan Dawson

Don’t reseed fertilized winter cropland to soy

May. 11, 2009 at 5:09 pm CDT

Manitoba agriculture officials have two pieces of advice if you’re considering tearing up and seeding something else into that sad-looking winter wheat field this spring. First, have it assessed by Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp. (MASC) if you plan to collect crop insurance. Secondly, strike soybeans off your list of reseeding […]

By Allan Dawson

Pelissier durum program runs to Dec. 19

Dec. 15, 2008 at 11:02 am CST

Farmers have until Dec. 19 to sign up for the Canadian Wheat Board’s special one-time delivery program for Pelissier, a Canadian Western Amber Durum (CWAD) wheat de-registered Aug. 1, 2007. The program is designed to encourage farmers to clean out all stocks of the variety. Upon delivery farmers will be […]

By Allan Dawson

Time to assess sclerotinia risk in canola

Jul. 3, 2008 at 12:53 pm CDT

Now is the right time for canola growers to assess their crops for susceptibility to sclerotinia. Fields considered at high risk should ideally be sprayed with a fungicide at 30 per cent bloom. Where germination was uneven due to the cool, dry spring, flowering will be uneven too. Under those […]

By Allan Dawson

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