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Up against some resistance? These tips below could help reduce the chances of your fields becoming a haven for hard-to-eliminate weeds.
Crops, Features

Eight ways to boost your herbicide resistance prevention strategy

The latest information and improvements to management systems

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It’s a dire situation that the number of herbicide groups various weeds are resistant to continues to grow across the Prairies; however, farmers should take heart as there are many actions they can take to protect their fields this year and for years to come. It’s about managing weeds to reduce reliance on, and enhance […] Read more
Crops, Features

How to maximize the efficacy of your crop protection products

For starters, ensure you have adequate water quality

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No farmers want to unintentionally alter the efficacy of their crop protection products because of water quality pumped into the tank. However, farmers may do just that if they do not have their farm water source tested every year and take the appropriate actions based on the results of those tests. There are several factors […] Read more
On the left is regrowth of glyphosate-resistant kochia following a harvest date in early August. On the right is regrowth of glyphosate-resistant kochia following the same harvest date but with a post-harvest application of glyphosate and saflufenail.
Crops, Features

Seeding strategies benefit pre- and post-harvest weed control

The most effective treatments can involve decisions made at seeding

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The early reports from a couple of ongoing field research projects are suggesting some of the most effective treatments for pre- and post-harvest weed control might actually involve decisions made at seeding, say weed specialists. In Saskatchewan, Clark Brenzil, provincial weed specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, is looking at how narrower row spacing (10 inches) as […] Read more
Emergence was patchy overall and there were large areas where no canola was growing at all.
Crops, Features

Crop advisor casebook: Emergence issues in canola

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the June 2, 2020 issue of Grainews

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Joe, who grows canola, wheat, barley and lentils on his farm near Delisle, Sask., called me in early May about an alarming problem that, in just a few days, had turned a promising-looking canola field into an eyesore. Joe had finished seeding his crops and was checking his fields for emergence when he spotted the […] Read more
By controlling grasshoppers in the nymph stage, you can keep them from feasting on your fields later on when they reach adulthood.
Crops, Features

Higher grasshopper nymph populations expected this spring in Manitoba

Manage nymphs in hatching areas before they disperse into crops

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It’ll come as no surprise to Manitoba producers that the major pests to watch for this coming growing season are flea beetles in canola as well as grasshoppers and cutworms across all Prairie crops. All three are well established in Manitoba, all three overwinter in the province and all three showed high populations last year. […] Read more
Flea beetle.
Crops, Features

Expect flea beetle and cutworm issues in Alberta fields

Grasshopper population levels will depend on weather, for one

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Spring is finally coming to Alberta crop fields. Unfortunately, insect pests won’t be far behind. Weather, natural population cycles and wind conditions are just a few factors influencing insect pest numbers this season. Grasshopper Alberta is home to 85 species of grasshoppers, three of which caused economic damage to Alberta fields last year. In the […] Read more
Parallel stripes of yellowing, unhealthy-looking plants ran across the field.
Crops, Features

Crop advisor casebook: Seeding issue makes for unhealthy wheat plants?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the May 12, 2020 issue of Grainews

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In early June, I got a call from Keith, who owns a mixed cattle and grain farm near Grandview, Man. He’d been out checking his crop for herbicide timing when he noticed there were parallel stripes of yellowing plants running all across the field. Keith, who also grows canola, oats and mixed hay on his […] Read more
The amount of damage caused by cutworm feeding on canola seed-treated with an insecticide was measured. Manned aircraft were used to collect images on 90 acres. Field and data analysis was performed to develop relative density, and per cent cover maps were created to provide an objective estimate of cutworm damage.
Crops, Features

How to use remote sensing for crops to its fullest potential

Images from drones and satellites can be part of a much bigger picture

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Remote sensing tools can produce a lot of valuable information about what’s happening on farmland and within your crops, but the full potential has yet to be properly harnessed, says a north-central Alberta agronomist after studying the technology for a couple years. Satellite imagery, aerial photography and images captured by unmanned drones are all forms […] Read more
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Features, Machinery and Shop

How often should you check tire pressure and why does it matter?

You could be risking your soil health, crop yield and operating efficiency

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Quick quiz: when was the last time you checked your equipment’s tire pressure? Very few farmers manage the recommended weekly tire pressure checks; even fewer meet the ideal of a daily pressure check. The result? Tire experts agree that almost all western Canadian farmers routinely operate at damagingly incorrect p.s.i. The results are quietly costing […] Read more

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