Should I Be Cancelling My Soybean Seed?
Answer (provided by Dennis Lange, MAFRI Farm Production Advisor at Altona): Before you considering cancelling you soybean seed, here are a few things to consider: Variety Choice: Is the variety...
View ArticleLodging in Cereal Crops: Part 1 – Effect on Yield
Lodging in cereal crops has become a common site in many fields across Manitoba over the past few weeks. Lodging is often caused by weather conditions, such as rain, wind and/or hail. However, other...
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Seeding Date Relationship to Crop Yield
One of our most used extension messages is seed early! In a year that is later, this may cause some concern that seeding into the second half of May is not going to have good crop yields. Typically...
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The Relationship between Yield & Protein in MCVET Spring Wheat
There are numerous factors that impact protein content in wheat. While environmental factors such as moisture and temperature have large effects on protein content, production practices such as...
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Uniform Emergence in Corn Critical to Yield
Ensuring corn emerges uniformly is the first step in maximizing yield potential. Why Corn Emerges Unevenly. The most common reason for uneven corn emergence is soil moisture. Soil moisture in the seed...
View ArticleEstimating Harvest Losses in Cereals – Don’t Just Rely on the Grain Loss...
UPDATED FROM ARTICLE POSTED ON AUGUST 12, 2015 Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is underway in Manitoba. Since final yields aren’t determined until the crop is in the bin, attention now has to be...
View ArticleProvincial 5-Year Average Yields for Cereal Crops in Manitoba
As Harvest 2016 progresses, there is always the question “How will this year’s yields compare to what producers typically see, i.e. average yields?” If we use yield data reported by producers to...
View ArticleUpdated Cereal/Oilseed/Pulse Maps for Yield, Acreage and Seeding Date Now...
Manitoba Agriculture’s Crop Industry Branch and MASC has updated and posted yield, acreage and seeding date maps for cereal, oilseed and pulse crops at https://www.masc.mb.ca/masc.nsf/mmpp_index.html...
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Hail Damage – What is the Yield Loss in Cereals & Corn?
Submitted by Anne Kirk, Cereal Crop Specialist, Manitoba Agriculture Hail has been reported in several areas of Manitoba, and due to the size of the hail and duration of the storm, crops were affected...
View ArticleHow Much Nitrogen Do I Use to Fertilize my Fall Hybrid Rye?
Submitted by John Heard, Crop Nutrition Specialist, Manitoba Agriculture Interest and acreage of fall rye has grown substantially in Manitoba. Hybrid rye has about a 20% yield advantage over...
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