Manitoba Farming

• Farmers cautiously optimistic about 2026 soil moisture

  Manitoba's rainy autumn and recent snowfall has farmers optimistic about soil moisture levels this year. A silver lining in an industry currently facing many uncertainties.

  Canada

  Jan 6
  
• Manitoba farmers past the halfway mark for seeding season

  The seeding season is progressing across much of Manitoba, with provincial seeding 57 per cent complete.

  Canada

  May 26, 2025
  
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• “I know I’ll be combining in November”: Manitoba farmers behind due to late spring

  Farmers say crops are behind due to late winter and wet spring.

  Economy

  Jul 10, 2022
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• Harvest nearly complete in Manitoba

  The province says harvesting of grain corn is underway.

  Economy

  Oct 6, 2021
• Manitoba suffering driest July on record

  July 2021 in Winnipeg is on pace to set a new record with only 8.5mm of precipitation, smashing the previous record of 9.6mm set back in 2011.

  Economy

  Jul 31, 2021
• Manitoba farmers anxious for moisture with spring seeding already underway

  It could be the earliest growing season Manitoba's seen, but even though farmers are already out in the fields, the dry conditions aren't being celebrated by all.

  Economy

  Mar 29, 2021
• ‘Agriculture has carried on’ during the pandemic: Keystone Agriculture Producers

  The farm lobby group held a virtual district meeting last week to check in with its members safely during the pandemic.

  Economy

  Nov 29, 2020
• Supersized Steinbach steer Dozer dies

  Dozer — a six-foot-five castrated bull that lived at Kismet Creek Farm, an animal sanctuary south of Steinbach — died Tuesday, the farm said on Facebook. 

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2020
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• ‘It doesn’t want to give us a break’: Strong winds challenge Manitoba farmers

  In a year of economic uncertainty, Manitoba farmers also struggle with a familiar foe -- Mother Nature. This spring has been one of the windiest on record.

  Consumer

  Jun 21, 2020
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• Manitoba Agriculture reviewing forage insurance decisions

  Manitoba Agriculture says it needs to better understand why producers make the decisions they do when buying forage insurance, so it is launching a review.

  Feb 6, 2020