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Excessive moisture from the May long weekend storm might trigger more crop insurance claims than the widespread frost. Snow just about buried this tillering winter wheat near Holland, Man. (MAFRD photos by Anastasia Kubinec)

Dawson: Moisture may trigger more Man. crop claims than frost

By Allan Dawson May 21, 2015

Excessive moisture in Manitoba from the Victoria Day long weekend might result in more crop insurance claims than frost. “From our perspective the amount of rain and snow that came with this storm is probably as big a concern as the frost itself,” David Van Deynze, Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp.’s manager of claim services, said […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Dawson: Time to assess crops for frost, water damage

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News May 20, 2015

Each day it gets easier to assess how much damage frost and excessive moisture did to Manitoba crops over the Victoria Day long weekend. Farmers can expect their soybeans to emerge this week because of warm and sunny conditions — and that germination will probably suffer in some soybean fields. “I’m expecting to see a […] Read more

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Prairie winter wheat set back by cold

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 19, 2015

CNS Canada –– Recent cold temperatures in parts of Western Canada should cause some setbacks for winter wheat, but most of the crop is likely still in decent shape, according to an analyst. Farmers in the three Prairie provinces seeded 665,000 acres of winter wheat in the fall of 2014, with about 565,000 acres surviving […] Read more

A flowering apple tree Tuesday morning in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

Crops, Weather

Jury still out on Prairie crop damage from Victoria Day weekend

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 19, 2015

CNS Canada — Cold temperatures across much of Western Canada over the May long weekend may have caused damage to early-emerging crops — but it will take a few more days to determine how many acres will need reseeding. “We have to wait and see, because freeze damage is always sporadic in nature,” said CWB […] Read more

The view from the AgriTeam site at Glaslyn in northwestern Saskatchewan. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Crops, Weather

Guenther: Reseeding already considered in parts of Sask.

By Lisa Guenther May 15, 2015

While farmers in northwestern Saskatchewan are getting seed into the ground, warm weather tops their wish lists. Frost is “going to be our biggest enemy here, coming up this weekend, I think,” said Geoff Schick, assistant location manager for AgriTeam Services at Glaslyn, Sask., about 65 km north of North Battleford. As of Friday, weekend […] Read more

Canola at the cotyledon stage. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Crops, Weather

Cold, snowfall not likely to hurt Alta. crops

By Terryn Shiells May 11, 2015

CNS Canada — Cold temperatures that brought some snow and frost to some parts of Alberta overnight won’t likely cause much damage to crops. “Most of our crops aren’t up yet; there’s been a fair bit of seeding going on, but I haven’t seen any emerged crops yet. So, it’s pretty much a non-issue at […] Read more

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Dawson: Moisture may trigger more Man. crop claims than frost

Dawson: Time to assess crops for frost, water damage

Prairie winter wheat set back by cold

Jury still out on Prairie crop damage from Victoria Day weekend

Guenther: Reseeding already considered in parts of Sask.

Cold, snowfall not likely to hurt Alta. crops

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