Insights and Stories on Manitoba

Manitoba to prepare for spring flooding

Feb. 28, 2019 at 6:06 pm CST

Some major waterways in agricultural Manitoba are expected to spill their banks this spring, according to the provincial infrastructure department’s first official flood outlook for the year. Assuming normal weather conditions for the season, southern Manitobans can expect levels on the Red River south of the floodway to peak near […]

U.S. agency sees high spring flood risk for Red River

Feb. 26, 2019 at 8:02 pm CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Livestock tax deferral map expands again for 2018

Jan. 30, 2019 at 7:05 pm CST

By GFM Staff

Unusual third assessment run for livestock tax deferrals

Jan. 29, 2019 at 6:33 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Flea beetles top Manitoba’s 2019 watch list

Jan. 18, 2019 at 7:19 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Fall rye’s popularity catching on Prairies

Dec. 7, 2018 at 5:02 pm CST

CNS Canada — It’s good and bad news when it comes to winter cereal acreage in Western Canada. Winter wheat acres in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are down this fall, while acreage in Alberta increased, and fall rye acres in all provinces rose. “I think a lot of the guys that […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Klassen: Feeder market searching for direction

Dec. 4, 2018 at 1:10 am CST

Western Canadian feeder cattle markets were quite variable from seven days earlier. Prices were unchanged in the eastern Prairie regions; however, Alberta markets traded $3 to as much as $7 below week-ago levels. Alberta and Saskatchewan feedlot inventories are running 16 per cent above year-ago levels, so there’s limited buying […]

By Jerry Klassen

Winter Cereals Manitoba now in on amalgamation plan

Nov. 23, 2018 at 1:27 am CST

A possible union between four Manitoba commodity grower groups has a new fifth player on deck. Winter Cereals Manitoba Inc. (WCMI) announced Thursday its chair, Doug Martin, and director Allan Olinyk will join a steering committee made up of directors and staff from the Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA), Manitoba […]

By GFM Staff

Klassen: Softer demand causes feeder prices to weaken

Nov. 19, 2018 at 7:43 pm CST

Compared to last week, Alberta feeder cattle markets traded $4 to as much as $8 lower; however, Manitoba and Saskatchewan prices experienced a week-over-week decline of $3 to $5 on average. Demand from Eastern Canada appeared to limit slippage in the eastern Prairie regions but some of these markets also […]

By Jerry Klassen

Weather weighed on 2018 Manitoba crop year

Oct. 30, 2018 at 2:11 pm CDT

CNS Canada – Conditions were variable across Manitoba throughout the 2018 growing season, according to the provincial crop report released Oct. 29. As of Oct. 29, provincially 97 per cent of the total crop was harvested. Crops completely finished include winter wheat, fall rye, field pea and dry bean. The […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm