How early of a spring will it be? A tractor and air seeder were spotted Tuesday travelling north on Highway 23 near Roland in south-central Manitoba. (Allan Dawson photo)

Spring seeding fast approaching in Western Canada

CNS Canada –– An early melt in many areas of Western Canada should allow farmers to get on their fields within the next few weeks, although the uncertainty of spring weather remains a wild card in the background and seeding won’t begin in earnest until late April or May as the fields warm up. Areas […] Read more

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

State of Prairie winter wheat still unknown

CNS Canada — Snow cover is rapidly disappearing across Western Canada, but it will still be a few weeks until the extent of any damage to winter wheat across the Prairies is fully known. “It’s still wait-and-see,” said analyst Bruce Burnett of Winnipeg grain firm CWB. The crop won’t start re-growing until the overnight temperatures […] Read more

Flea beetle feeding (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)

Pests likely to survive Manitoba winter

CNS Canada –– Sufficient snow cover will likely help insect crop pests survive the winter in Manitoba, despite a recent bout of extremely cold weather. “Snow is a great insulator, so even though we have had some quite cool temperatures the last several weeks, where the insects are beneath the snow it’s actually nice and […] Read more