RJP SEED LTD.

Commodities

Western Producer

• Alta. to change grazing lease fees October 15, 2019
  The Alberta government plans to re-jig the grazing lease framework for producers, a move that would increase rates but potentially quash future trade disputes with the United States. With much support from the beef industry, the new framework would see producers begin paying a rate that will largely be based on the market price of […]
  saskatoonnewsroom
• Snow causes soybean headaches in Manitoba October 15, 2019
  More than a million acres of soybeans are still standing in Manitoba, and a large percentage of those plants are standing in snow. A massive snowstorm, just before the Thanksgiving weekend, dumped 15 to 40 centimetres of snow on the south-central region of the province. Forecasters are predicting temperatures of 10 to 12 C in […]
  saskatoonnewsroom
• Canola quality remains uncertain October 10, 2019
  Prairie farmers have had plenty of things to fret about during the soggy harvest of 2019. Their latest stress point might be the condition of unharvested canola. As of late last week, a large amount of this year’s canola crop was still in the field. Based on provincial estimates, nearly 15 million acres of Western […]
  admin

Crop Chatter

• Weed Control Advice for Dry Conditions June 8, 2019
  Early weed removal recommended under dry conditions, especially in thin crop stands that are less competitive. Different crops have different critical weed free periods, usually from emergence to 4 leaf stage. During this time, it is important to minimize weed competition to. The herbicide label is important for the appropriate crop stage, but also for […]
  Anastasia.Kubinec@gov.mb.ca
• Manitoba Crop Pest Update – June 5, 2019 June 8, 2019
  Flea beetles and cutworms are the main insects of concern with foliar insect applications and reseeding of canola because of flea beetles, or a combination of flea beetles and other stresses.  Due to persistent dry conditions, evidence of diseases in field crops is minimal, crops are slow to grow/weeds are slow to emerge, unless they […]
  Anastasia.Kubinec@gov.mb.ca