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This field sprayer carrying OnDeck herbicide approaches a patch of kochia to apply a unique combination of actives including tolpyralate, a newer active ingredient, and bromoxynil, which are Group 27 and Group 6 herbicides, respectively, for effective control of kochia, herbicide-resistant kochia and other broadleaf weeds.
Crops, Features

Corteva’s OnDeck offers crop rotation flexibility

A wheat and barley in-crop herbicide with no cropping restrictions for peas, lentils or canola the following year

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Wheat and barley producers in Western Canada in the Brown and Dark Brown soil zones will have a new tool for broadleaf weed control this growing season with a unique combination of actives that doesn’t have cropping restrictions the following year. Following recent product registration by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Corteva Agriscience is releasing […] Read more
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
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
Ignoring fatigue is a slippery slope
Features, Wheat & Chaff

Ignoring fatigue is a slippery slope

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We often hear farmers say, “I’ll sleep when the busy season is over.” But that outlook, even if intended jokingly, is a slippery slope for health and safety considerations. While it’s no secret that long and tiring days go hand in hand with farming, that doesn’t mean becoming complacent about the implications of working while […] 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
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
Willem van Staveren says perennials and winter annuals such as dandelions, thistle and particularly kochia are targeted in the farm’s fall weed control program.
Crops, Features

Weed control timing is important: sooner is better than later

If weeds get the upper hand, a percentage of yield loss can’t be recovered

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Willem van Staveren says you can’t beat early weed control. In fact, every year on the family-run southern Saskatchewan farm, the Van Staverens plan for a post-harvest herbicide application to help control winter annual and perennial weeds in preparation for the following growing season. “It is important for us to make the late fall herbicide […] Read more
Clint Jurke, agronomy director for the Canola Council of Canada, says he believes the Canadian canola industry has a lot to feel encouraged about.
Canola, Crops, Features

Tools to reach 52 bushels per acre canola in 2023

Focus on and execute these five agronomy priorities to increase overall yields and profitability

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Last year, the national average canola yield in Canada came in at 38 bushels per acre, according to Statistics Canada. It’s an improvement on 25 bushels per acre in 2021, when drought conditions drove yields down across Western Canada, but it’s still well short of the 52-bushel-per-acre yield target the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) […] Read more
A University of Saskatchewan researcher conducting phosphorus fertilization trials near Central Butte in 2021.
Crops, Features

Phosphorus fertility studies reveal best placement

Proper placement of phosphorus fertilizer is crucial to meet the nutritional needs of plants

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Like most Canadians these days, farmers are looking to get the most bang for their bucks. That’s especially true when it comes to applying phosphorus fertilizers to their fields. Jeff Schoenau, a professor of soil fertility at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) and chair of soil nutrient management for the Saskatchewan Ministry of […] Read more
With the increasing incidence of herbicide resistance, producers must adjust their strategies to manage kochia and other resistant weeds.
Crops, Features

Your provincial weed outlook for 2023

Make sure these weeds are on your radar this year

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For as long as agriculture has existed in Western Canada, farmers have been waging a battle to control yield-robbing weeds in their fields. It will be a similar story in 2023. The difference this time around is that battle could be shaped largely by the location where it is being fought. While Manitoba received significant […] Read more

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