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File photo of a fall rye crop plot at Ag in Motion in 2024.

Rye silage: From the field to feedlot

Nutrition: Evaluating how barley silage and rye silage compare in feed quality

By Fuquan Zhang, Gabriel Ribeiro, Greg Penner June 25, 2025

Acres seeded to hybrid rye as a source of silage for feedlot cattle in Canada and the U.S. have increased in recent years. Increased use of hybrid rye as a forage source may be driven by greater yield potential relative to conventional rye and the early harvest may allow for double cropping. In some areas, […] Read more

Canola, Cereals, Crops, Markets, Pulses, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Spring planting in Manitoba close to finished

Province gets very little rain over the week

By Glen Hallick June 4, 2025

Dry conditions continued to spur quick seeding progress in Manitoba, as the provincial agriculture department reported spring planting reached 95 per cent complete as of June 3.

Crops, Markets

Grain deliveries up on year in April: StatCan

Barley the lone exception

By Glen Hallick May 26, 2025

Almost all major grains delivered in April had notable increases from the previous April, Statistics Canada reported on May 26.

Crops, Markets

Manitoba seeding 12 points ahead of pace

Most spring wheat in the ground

By Glen Hallick May 21, 2025

Manitoba farmers pushed their spring planting to 57 per cent complete as of May 21, up 24 points from a week ago, the province's agriculture department reported.

Barley, Canola, Cereals, Corn, Forages, Hay, Markets, News, Oats, Peas, Pulses, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Seeding in Manitoba picking up the pace

Most fields still have good soil moisture

By Glen Hallick May 7, 2025

Overall spring planting in Manitoba reached eight per cent complete as of May 6, with some areas of the province much further along, the latest provincial crop report said.

Forage brassica growing in a demonstration plot.

Crops, Forage, Forages

No recipe, only guidelines, to cover crops

There are many factors to consider when growing cover crops

By Becky Zimmer May 5, 2025

More farmers and ranchers are looking at cover crops for many reasons, ranging from animal health, to reducing erosion, to capturing moisture. But how can people make them work on their operation? Kevin Elmy sees the benefits of a more hands-on approach to cover crop management. Through Cover Crops Canada, he talks with farmers and […] Read more

Canola, Cereals, Crops, Markets, Oats, Pasture, Peas, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

First Manitoba crop report says seeding slightly ahead of pace

Soil moisture conditions very from region to region

By Glen Hallick April 30, 2025

Spring planting in Manitoba registered at three per cent complete in the provincial agriculture department’s first crop report of 2025. Manitoba Agriculture released the report on April 29, noting planting progress was two points ahead of the five-year average.

Barley, Canola, Cereals, Markets, News, Oats, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Higher deliveries in most grains; Canola drops back March to March

Canola drops back March to March

By Glen Hallick April 28, 2025

There were several increases in the producer deliveries major grains report for March compared to a year ago, according to Statistics Canada on April 28. However, there were notable decreases in canola and rye from March to March.

Barley, Canola, Cereals, Markets, Oats, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Higher deliveries in most grains reports StatCan

By Glen Hallick March 28, 2025

Most farmer deliveries of reported grains increased in February from the year before, according to Statistics Canada on March 28.

Barley, Canola, Cereals, Corn, Lentils, Markets, News, Oats, Peas, Pulses, Soybeans, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Canola stocks shrink, wheat nudges up

StatCan issues stock report

By Glen Hallick February 7, 2025

With a decline of 19.2 per cent, total canola stocks in Canada dropped from a year ago, while all wheat stocks bumped up 0.9 per cent, Statistics Canada reported on Feb. 7.

U.S. grains: Wheat futures rise on supply snags in top-exporter Russia

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U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed despite fresh supply threats

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U.S. grains: Wheat futures rise on supply snags in top-exporter Russia

Trump tariff on Brazilian goods could jack up U.S. burger price

U.S. livestock: Cattle mixed despite fresh supply threats

Rye silage: From the field to feedlot

Spring planting in Manitoba close to finished

Grain deliveries up on year in April: StatCan

Manitoba seeding 12 points ahead of pace

Seeding in Manitoba picking up the pace

No recipe, only guidelines, to cover crops

First Manitoba crop report says seeding slightly ahead of pace

Higher deliveries in most grains; Canola drops back March to March

Higher deliveries in most grains reports StatCan

Canola stocks shrink, wheat nudges up

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