Insights and Stories on Manitoba

Rain gives farmers relief, for now, from three-year drought

Jun. 25, 2019 at 3:56 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — With drought turning Chad Ross’s pastures brown, the southeastern Saskatchewan rancher sent 140 head of cattle to slaughter earlier than usual this spring, as the Prairies’ three-year drought made them too expensive to feed. The ranch and feedlot near Estevan has lost money two straight years. […]

P+H plans new elevator east of Winnipeg

Jun. 8, 2019 at 9:42 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Manitoba ag minister upbeat about peas

May. 27, 2019 at 12:40 am CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Prairie dryness concerns to persist

May. 24, 2019 at 7:50 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Five insect pests  for Manitoba farmers  to watch

May. 14, 2019 at 11:13 am CDT

By Melanie Epp

Prairies can expect unexpected from El Nino this summer

Apr. 12, 2019 at 7:43 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — The U.S. National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center on Thursday reported a 65 per cent chance of El Nino prevailing throughout 2019’s growing season. “A weak El Nino is likely to continue through the Northern Hemisphere summer 2019 (65 per cent chance) and possibly fall (50-55 per cent […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Feed weekly outlook: Corn acreage predicted to be flat

Apr. 4, 2019 at 8:19 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Experts predict corn acreage will be flat in Western Canada in 2019. While flooding remains a concern to many this spring, years of dry summers have impacted soil conditions to the point where a wet spring may be a welcome reprieve. “I’m more concerned about how much moisture […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Soybean acreage remains a question mark for 2019

Apr. 3, 2019 at 2:23 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Experts expect soybean acreage to decrease across Canada this year, though the jury is still out as to how much it will drop. In its principal crop acreage report published March 21, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada predicted that area planted to soybeans would decrease by three per cent […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Pulse weekly outlook: Edible beans on move

Mar. 19, 2019 at 6:22 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Following a lengthy 2018 harvest, Manitoba’s edible bean farmers are optimistic about the 2019 growing season. According to an outlook report published in late December by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, pulse farmers are expected to plant approximately the same amount of acreage as seen in 2018. However, after […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Manitoba farmers unfazed by flood reports

Mar. 15, 2019 at 7:42 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — As experts forecast a spring flood to hit southern Manitoba, farmers in the Red River Valley won’t be caught off guard. Manitoba’s Emergency Measures Organization held flood preparedness seminars in Morris, Brandon, and Selkirk throughout the week of March 11. Topics covered included the forecast, flood outlook, preparedness […]

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm