Cool weather and frost slow Manitoba harvest progress
Manitoba crop report shows harvest delays across provinces due to cool drying and a moderate to severe frost over Sept 14 15. Frost damaged buckwheat corn flax canola sunflowers while most regions report uneven progress with swathing and combining varying from 25 to 80 percent. yields remain near record levels despite delays.
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Manitoba Agriculture
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Northwest
Starbuck-Altona-Morris
Morden-Portage-Baldur
Morris-Altona
Altona
Steinbach-St. Pierre
Sprague
Beausejour
Interlake
Portage
Morden-Plum Coulee-Winkler
Manitoba Agriculture Offers Ditch Drainage Fact Sheets
Three new fact sheets from Manitoba Agriculture guide farmers on on farm drainage surface and subsurface tile drainage. They include using aerial photos to locate low spots and measuring ditch lengths, recommended grades, and erosion concerns. The material cites yield gains from drainage and notes the 1973 survey supports these findings.
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Manitoba Agriculture
Neil MacAlpine
York Avenue
Winnipeg
A Kilowatt Hour Explained By The Power Of Electricity
The Rossburn Review explains how electricity performs many tasks from cooking to heating and running equipment. It defines a kilowatt and shows conversions to horsepower and large lifting tasks to illustrate energy use and its impact on household bills.
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