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"Lloyd, seems to me that is the only way Ritz operates.  Drops in with local MP, sele…"

Steve Twynstra replied Apr 26, 2011 to Farmers Matters Political Meeting

4 Apr 26, 2011
Reply by Steve Twynstra

"My 2cents.  I think the Conservatives will still form a minority albeit with far few…"

Steve Twynstra replied Mar 31, 2011 to Federal Budget: Do you want an election? Do you think anything will change with an election?

9 Apr 6, 2011
Reply by Bristow

"There has been a natural, cost-effective strategy here for the past year or so....ov…"

Steve Twynstra replied Mar 7, 2011 to Comment On The Ontario Government's Proposed Agriculture-Wildlife Conflict Strategy Process.

1 Mar 7, 2011
Reply by Steve Twynstra

"Not sure...but with the good field conditions and dry(er) crop we averaged over 4000…"

Steve Twynstra replied Jan 30, 2011 to Record Corn Harvest video: 50,000 bu in 10 hours. What could you achieve if there were no harvest bottlenecks? Trucks? Elevators?

2 Jan 31, 2011
Reply by Roadrunner

"I would suggest that one of the most interesting stories of 2010 was how many Ontari…"

Steve Twynstra replied Jan 4, 2011 to What Was The Ontario Agriculture Top News Story Of The Year? Any suggestions?

12 Jan 15, 2011
Reply by Roadrunner

"Hmmmm, interesting predicament I would be in if i woke up to find myself in Ritz's s…"

Steve Twynstra replied Mar 9, 2010 to If I were Ag Minister Ritz....I would "DO" the following...Not much mention of Agriculture in the Throne Speech. Comments?

4 Mar 19, 2010
Reply by Roadrunner

"Thanks Rob....and here I have been making up my own worksheets in Excel all these ye…"

Steve Twynstra replied Jan 5, 2010 to Just how big a mortgage can people carry?

7 Jan 5, 2010
Reply by Steve Twynstra

"A good old fashioned pandemic with the requisite border closures might change attitu…"

Steve Twynstra replied Dec 10, 2009 to AgVisionTV.com The High Cost of Cheap Food. Do you agree with Dr. Charlebois? Comments

4 Dec 10, 2009
Reply by rein minnema

"Within a week, now that i have booked and prepaid my flights and accomodations to a…"

Steve Twynstra replied Dec 10, 2009 to C$=US$ Parity - what date/time

6 Apr 5, 2010
Reply by Joann

"AMEN Joann!!! At the risk of sounding like a recent provincial columnist, we DO have…"

Steve Twynstra replied Nov 9, 2009 to Future of Ontario Agr As We Know It

19 Nov 20, 2009
Reply by Joann

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Crop Report for the Period May 13 to May 19, 2025

Seeding in Saskatchewan is nearly three-quarters complete with 72 per cent of crops now planted, which is an increase of 23 per cent from last week. This is a smaller increase than the week prior, which is largely due to rain delays in parts of the south and east regions of the province. Seeding progress remains notably higher than the five-year average of 60 per cent and 10-year average of 64 per cent. Producers in the southwest are in the home stretch of seeding with 89 per cent of crops currently seeded in this region. Progress in the northwest and west-central follow closely with 81 per cent of crops now seeded in these regions. Producers in the northeast made good progress this week as seeding progress in this region sits at 74 per cent. Seeding progress in the southeast and east-central are below the provincial average. Seeding in the southeast is 63 per cent complete, while the east-central region has the smallest percentage of current seeded acres with progress currently sitti

Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Credit

2024 Tax Credit – 14% of MPSG check-off Farmers who contribute check-off dollars to the Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers (MPSG) are eligible to claim a federal tax credit through the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program. The tax credit is based on the amount of check-off funds invested in research and development that meet specific criteria set out by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). For the 2024 tax year, 14% of the Manitoba pulse check-off qualifies for the SR&ED tax credit. Farmers can calculate their total check-off contribution by referring to their pulse and soybean sales receipts. Of this total, 14% is eligible to earn an investment tax credit for 2024. As an individual, farmers can claim this tax credit up to a maximum of 15% while corporations are able to claim at the rate of 35%. To claim the federal tax credit on your tax returns, you must file a T2038 (IND) for farm proprietorships or a T2SCH31 for farm corporations. Click here to see exampl

Dry Bean Research Update

Nitrogen Fertilization Dry beans are relatively poor N-fixers, producing less than 45% of their N requirement. Nitrogen uptake rates in dry beans range from 3.9-4.7 lbs N/cwt of seed, meaning a 2000 lbs/ac dry bean crop would require 78-90 lbs N/ac. This nitrogen may come from a combination of residual soil N, biological N fixation and N fertilizer. As fertilizer nitrogen rate applied increases, nodulation decreases since plants become ‘lazy’ and rely on soil nitrogen alone. In 4 out of 6 on-farm trials, good to excellent nodulation was found to occur when N rates applied were below 70 lbs N/ac. In small-plot trials, nodulation has generally been less than with on-farm trials. On-farm trial yield responses to different nitrogen rates have been inconsistent. At four trials, there was no yield response to different N rates and at two trials there were opposite responses. At one, the highest rate of N (140 lbs N/ac applied) reduced yield, while at another, the highest rate of N applied

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