Seeding Pretty Much Finished, Crops Are Emerging

May 26, 2016

It appears farmers in the southeast are largely finished spring seeding. Earl Bargen is the Manitoba Agriculture Farm Production Advisor in Steinbach. He estimates planting at 95% complete.

"I'm seeing a lot of fields that are emerging already. I don't know if we're 100% done but we're getting relatively close. And, this of course is the last big week for getting soybeans in, things like that. At the end of this week, we're getting close to some of the (crop insurance) deadlines that you want to have your crop in for."

Bargen adds he has received no reports of frost damage from the cold weather ten days ago. Marc Hutlet of Marc Hutlet Seeds at Ste. Anne agrees, adding he has not heard of anyone needing to re-seed.

Meanwhile, Bargen says soil moisture conditions are okay but the rain this week will be welcomed by producers.

Source : Steinbachonline

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.