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Aphanomyces euteiches is believed to be one of the main culprits behind the increasing incidence of root rot in pulse crops such as lentils in Western Canada.
Crops, Features, Pulses

Root rots in pulses update for 2023

Scientists and plant breeders are hopeful they can provide solutions, but long and diverse crop rotations are still the best management options

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Over the last decade, root rots have become widespread on the Canadian Prairies and are now a fact of life for many pulse growers. Grow the same crop long enough, experts say, and it’s almost certain root rots will show up in your fields. And it’s no small problem for farmers in Western Canada. Some […] Read more
File photo of a barley seedling. (SusanHSmith/iStock/Getty Images)
Cereals, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Grain area to increase this year

Oats area expected to be reduced

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MarketsFarm — Early signs point to increased Canadian feed grain production in 2023-24, with record corn acreage intentions and increases in both barley and wheat area on the year, according to the latest estimates from Statistics Canada. Planted corn area in the country is forecast at 3.725 million acres in 2023, which would be up […] Read more
Crown rust produces tiny, orange pustules on oat leaves. Each pustule contains thousands of spores that can travel long distances when released.
Crops, Features

How to control crown rust in oats

In severe cases, it can slash yields by up to 40 per cent. Here are four strategies to help keep that from happening

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Something Prairie oat producers need to keep a sharp eye out for this summer is crown rust. James Menzies, a plant pathologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in Morden, Man., says you’ll find crown rust wherever oats are grown, except in very arid climates. It’s more damaging than any other oat disease, causing yield […] Read more
File photo of wheat seedlings. (Volodymyr Shtun/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

StatCan expects more wheat, canola acres in 2023

Corn, soy, barley acres also expected up

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MarketsFarm — Canadian farmers intend to plant more wheat and canola in 2023, with soybeans, corn and barley area also forecast to expand, according to Statistics Canada’s projections for field crop area. The increases in those crops will come at the expense of oats, lentils and peas, with intended summerfallow area down to its smallest […] Read more
Photo: Greg Berg
Crops, Markets

Analysts expect additional acres for canola, wheat

StatCan estimates due out Wednesday

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MarketsFarm — If traders and analysts are correct with their estimates, there will be slightly more wheat and canola acres seeded in Canada this year compared to 2022. Statistics Canada (StatCan) will release its first survey-based acreage estimates for the 2023-24 marketing year on April 26. Other than drier and cooler conditions in southern Manitoba, […] Read more
An adult lygus bug. (Photo courtesy Canola Council of Canada)
Crops

Matador, Voliam insecticides back in ‘limited’ release

Revised labels prohibit feeding, foraging of treated crops

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Syngenta Canada no longer plans to keep its lambda-cyhalothrin insecticide products off the market in Western Canada this year — but it’s planning to have a smaller supply. The crop chem and seed company announced Friday it will have a “limited amount” of its lambda-cy-based products Matador 120EC and Voliam Xpress available in the West […] Read more
Callum Morrison taking soil moisture readings using a soil moisture probe in one of the long-term cover crop research plots at the University of Manitoba’s Ian N. Morrison Research Farm in Carman, Man. These plots, along with plots at the University of Manitoba’s Glenlea Research Station in Glenlea, Man., are part of a field trial that has a four-year rotation with cover crops and the same four-year rotation without cover crops.
Crops, Features

Cover cropping on the Prairies

A farmer survey shows many producers are growing cover crops successfully, but more agronomic knowledge and supports are needed

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Climatic constraints such as a short growing season or too little fall moisture are often given as reasons why cover cropping may not be a great fit for the Canadian Prairies. A recent farmer survey, though, shows many western Canadian producers are making cover crops work, and are benefitting in ways you may not have […] Read more
Mycosphaerella blight (shown in photo) may pose a disease threat to pea crops in Alberta.
Canola, Cereals, Crops, Pulses

Prairie crop disease outlook for 2023

Your provincial experts guide you through disease pressures and risks for this season

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Predicting the crop disease outlook for the Canadian Prairies is never easy. With the wild swings in temperatures and precipitation the region faced over the past couple of years, the task has become even more challenging. “It’s always fun to speculate about what we might see,” says Michael Harding, a plant pathologist and crop health […] Read more
This photo is of a wheat plant at growth stage 31, which is generally the best time to apply a plant growth regulator to a cereal crop.
Cereals, Crops, Features

Application timing of PGRs

When to use PGRs and application guidelines

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It’s said timing is everything and that is especially true when it comes to the use of plant growth regulators. Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are hormone-based compounds used primarily as a harvest management aid to modify plant growth and development. They help produce plants with shorter, thicker and stronger stems and reduce the risk of […] Read more
Barley. (Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Barley, Crops, Markets

Feed weekly outlook: Barley demand, prices rise

Downside risk seen in June, July

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MarketsFarm — After months of declining prices, one trader is now seeing a “pop” in the feed barley market. Evan Peterson of JGL Commodities at Saskatoon explained that logistics issues caused transportation delays for barley and resulted in feedlots ordering more than they needed last fall — but by the time spring came around, demand […] Read more

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