Record Soybean Acres Expected In Manitoba In 2015

Apr 24, 2015

Soybean acres have been on the rise in Manitoba for almost a decade, and the same is expected for 2015.

In its March seeding intentions report, Statistics Canada predicts Manitoba farmers will seed 1.3 million acres of soybeans, up 2.4% from 2014. However, nation-wide soybean acres are expected to drop 3.4% to 5.4 million.

Spring wheat is expected to jump 20.8% to 3.1 million acres in 2015, while nationally spring wheat should rise 3.4% to 18 million acres. Total wheat acres are anticipated to reach 24.8 million acres across Canada, up 3.9% from 2014.

Canola in Manitoba is expected to increase slightly (1.7%) to 3.1 million acres. Nationally, canola acres are pegged at 19.4 million acres which is down 4.5% from 2014.

According to industry reports, seeding conditions are seen to be favourable overall, after two years of late seeding in 2013 and 2014.

Below is a full list of seeding intentions across Canada for 2015:

Source: PortageOnline

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.