Insights and Stories on Manitoba

Manitoba crop groups officially on merger track

May. 2, 2017 at 4:52 pm CDT

Five Manitoba-based crop producer associations, nearly all of which already work out of the same building, have a memorandum of understanding to work toward forming a single merged grower group. The Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA), Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers Association (MPSG), National Sunflower Association of Canada (NSAC) and […]

Manitoba edible bean acreage looking steady

Apr. 13, 2017 at 12:19 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

Mixed conditions loom over Manitoba winter cereals

Apr. 12, 2017 at 5:57 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

Manitoba pulls less-loved ag tax credits in budget

Apr. 11, 2017 at 7:12 pm CDT

By Staff

Manitoba announces new appointments to its disaster assistance appeal board

Mar. 30, 2017 at 3:33 pm CDT

By Staff

Manitoba’s southwest expecting ‘well above normal’ runoff

Mar. 30, 2017 at 12:53 am CDT

Manitoba is expecting normal to above-normal spring runoff except in the Souris River basin, which is looking at “above normal to well-above normal runoff potential.” Levels of spring flooding still depend on future weather conditions, Infrastructure Minister Blaine Pedersen said Friday in the province’s March flood outlook, but the risk […]

By Staff

Canadian hog prices to rise by summer

Mar. 17, 2017 at 7:40 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Cheap prices for feed and a softer Canadian dollar have helped keep Canadian hog prices aloft so far in 2017. “Right now producers are looking at $180 to $184 a pig,” said Andrew Dickson, general manger of Manitoba Pork. “Prices are looking pretty good for June, July, […]

By Dave Sims

Wet spring hampers Prairie fertilizer timetable

Mar. 9, 2017 at 2:21 pm CST

CNS Canada — This week’s dump of snow in eastern Saskatchewan and western Manitoba will likely push back fieldwork and fertilizer applications on a lot of farms, according to one crop watcher. Keystone Agricultural Producers president Dan Mazier, speaking from a conference in the U.S., said only about 50 per […]

By Dave Sims

Manitoba storm may cause more than travel delays

Mar. 7, 2017 at 4:15 pm CST

CNS Canada –– Road closures across most of western Manitoba due to a late-winter storm are likely only the start of the headaches to come, as flooding and/or late seeding may be a reality in many areas this spring. Meteorologist Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. in Kansas City said […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Five uses for provincial machinery rate guides

Feb. 28, 2017 at 9:26 am CST

The new provincial Machinery Guides for 2016-17 have been published on each Prairie province’s website, showing rental or custom rates for commonly used machinery.

By Dilia Narduzzi