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Manitoba Spring Seeding Outlook 2026: Favourable Setup, Soybean Surge, and Two Weather Windows to Watch
ByWestern Farm Report April 19, 2026April 23, 2026
Manitoba enters the 2026 seeding season in the most favourable position of the three Prairie provinces. Soil moisture levels in southern Manitoba are generally workable, the flood risk is low, and crop prices — while not exceptional — support continued investment in high-yield systems. The main risks are a potential late-April storm system and an…
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Alberta Spring Seeding Outlook 2026: Dry Subsoils, Shifting Acres, and a Narrow Window
ByWestern Farm Report April 19, 2026April 23, 2026
Alberta producers are entering the 2026 seeding season with better mountain snowpack than in recent years, but subsoil moisture deficits across much of central and southern Alberta remain a serious limiting factor. The window for optimism is real — but narrow, and it depends heavily on what happens through May and June. Moisture: A Split…
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