Insights and Stories on Crops

May. 31, 2024 at 9:58 am CDT

Insect pests aren’t always true pests. Hard as it may be for farmers to imagine, sometimes the insects do more good than harm. That was a key message from an April online seminar on insect control in canola organized by the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences. […]

By Mark Halsall

May. 30, 2024 at 5:29 pm CDT

Saskatchewan farmers made good seeding progress during the week ended May 27 although operations continue to run behind average as varied rainfall caused some delays, according to the latest weekly report from the provincial agricultural department.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

May. 29, 2024 at 10:39 am CDT

Despite heavy rains as well as snowfall, Manitoba farmers were still able to make planting progress during the week ended May 25, according to the province’s weekly crop report.

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

May. 28, 2024 at 11:50 am CDT

The second half of May has been one of the rainiest periods seen in Manitoba in a number of years. On May 24 and 25, upwards to 70 millimetres of precipitation were reported in most areas, causing seeding to become delayed in multiple locations.

By Adam Peleshaty - MarketsFarm

May. 23, 2024 at 4:27 pm CDT

Spring planting in Saskatchewan progressed 24 points during the week ended May 20, putting seeding at 56 per cent complete, according to the provincial Agriculture department. However, that’s 12 points behind this time last year and well below the five-year average of 76 per cent finished.

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm