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CropWatch 2011: Watch canola for blackleg

Jun. 22, 2011 at 7:51 pm CDT

A series of wet springs, combined with tight rotations, have led to increased risk of blackleg infection in canola crops, according to Alberta Agriculture in Wednesday’s CropWatch. Farmers are encouraged to check canola crops early and regularly for signs of the disease, the provincial ag department warned. Fungicides should be […]

Sask. premier warns of “action” against crop insurance strike

Jun. 22, 2011 at 5:30 pm CDT

Sask. crop insurance reporting deadlines extended

Jun. 22, 2011 at 4:01 pm CDT

Viterra buys U.S. pea, lentil processor

Jun. 22, 2011 at 5:24 am CDT

Acreage base expected smaller than StatsCan update

Jun. 21, 2011 at 3:30 pm CDT

By Dwayne Klassen

Some S. Ont. farms get extension on soybeans

Jun. 19, 2011 at 11:01 pm CDT

Ontario’s provincial crop insurance and ag program delivery agency has spotted a few southern areas’ growers some extra time to plant soybeans. Agricorp said Saturday it has extended the planting deadline for soybeans to June 30 from June 20 for the Niagara Region, Haldimand County and Tuscarora Township. To maintain […]

CropWatch 2011: Harvest allowed for volunteer RR canola

Jun. 17, 2011 at 4:26 pm CDT

Taking off a crop of volunteer Roundup Ready canola will be allowed this year, but only if certain conditions are met, Monsanto’s spokeswoman tells us in Friday’s CropWatch. “This is a special case exception for the 2011 crop year and is directed at allowing those farmers to harvest a volunteer […]

CropWatch 2011: Peace could use some rain

Jun. 16, 2011 at 5:44 am CDT

Crops in Alberta’s Peace River region are “variable” with most areas in need of moisture, according to reports in Wednesday’s CropWatch. Later-seeded canola fields are just germinating now with recent showers, according to the Peace crop report posted by Dunvegan AG Solutions. Grasshopper pressure is “moderate to high” in some […]

Seeding virtually complete in Alberta: AARD

Jun. 15, 2011 at 4:33 pm CDT

Seeding operations in Alberta are generally complete with the only exceptions in the south, where less than five per cent of the intended crop still needs to be put into the ground, according to a provincial crop specialist. “That area has been extremely wet and has prevented producers from seeding […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Wetness to push Man. unseeded acres to record

Jun. 14, 2011 at 10:55 pm CDT

Unseeded crop acres in Manitoba will likely reach a record high this year due to excessive wetness, a provincial government official told Reuters on Monday. The province is working to calculate an estimate, and it appears Manitoba will exceed the record of nearly 1.4 million unplanted acres set in 2005, […]

By Rod Nickel