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Water-soaked lesions after artificial inoculations in the chambers.
Cereals, Crops, Features

Five tips for managing bacterial leaf streak

Currently no seed treatments or in-crop disease control options exist. Understanding the disease is critical to managing it

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While bacterial leaf streak (BLS) has been reported in Canada for at least 100 years, its incidence appears to be rising in both irrigated and non-irrigated Prairie wheat and barley acres over the past decade. BLS directly affects yield and grain quality and decreases emergence. Primarily seed-borne (at least for now), it is especially devastating […] Read more
As part of a series of weed abundance surveys, 2,277 fields across Saskatchewan were surveyed in 2019 and 2021. That data was used to provide metrics such as the frequency and density with which weed species can occur in a region after post-emergence herbicide application.
Crops, Features

Herbicide-resistant weed update for Saskatchewan

Your biggest herbicide-resistant weed threats for 2023 based on the latest survey results

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As any farmer will attest to, herbicide-resistant weeds are a growing concern on the Canadian Prairies. In fact, it’s estimated they cost farmers in Western Canada as much as $530 million annually in lost yields and alternative weed management practices. Charles Geddes, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), who specializes in weed […] Read more
Shown in this photo is leaf tip twisting and curling, also known as pig-tailing, on the leaves of copper-deficient wheat.
Crops, Features

Balance micronutrients and macronutrients in your fields for best possible outcomes

Macronutrients are essential but only one part of the nutrient equation

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When discussing the nutrient needs of a farming operation, most producers tend to think first about the macronutrients that are applied in large quantities to fields. These macronutrients, which include elements such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulphur, are essential but only one part of a well-balanced field. There is a second category of nutrients […] Read more
A PAMI staff member holds up a grain loss pan after taking a sample from one of the combines used in a recent project.
Canola, Equipment, Features

How to reduce canola combine losses

A recent PAMI study shows canola combine grain losses can be significant. Here’s what you can do

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Combine grain loss is a fact of life for most canola growers on the Canadian Prairies. A recent study conducted by the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) provided a snapshot of how significant those losses can be and what producers can do to reduce them. The On-Farm Survey of Combine Grain Loss in Canola Across […] Read more
Manufactured in Saskatoon, Sask., the Redekop Seed Control Unit can be fitted onto the back of a combine to provide harvest weed seed control.
Equipment, Features

Use multiple strategies to control weeds in your crops

Rising herbicide resistance means it’s time to broaden your weed control arsenal with chemical, mechanical and non-chemical methods

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Herbicides have long been the go-to solution for Prairie grain producers fighting weed infestations. Over time, it has led to widespread resistance development in many weed species and a shrinking list of chemical options for controlling pervasive weeds like kochia and wild oats that have become resistant to multiple modes of action in recent years. […] Read more
Chris Raupers says most of the farm workers he has brought in from Europe are highly skilled and extremely dedicated to the job.
Features, News

What to expect from international workers to address labour shortfalls

Benefits include dedicated, skilled and experienced farm workers

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Like many western Canadian farmers, Chris Raupers has struggled at times when it comes to finding experienced workers to fill positions on the 6,500-acre grain farm he operates near Cardale, Man., with his wife, Lindsey, and their three children. He’s hardly alone in that regard. A report released by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business […] Read more
A look at the damage flea beetles can cause to otherwise healthy canola plants.
Canola, Crops, Features

Tips for flea beetle control

The pros and cons of insecticide seed treatments and in-season foliar sprays, application advice and a concerning trend

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On average, more than 22 million acres of canola are planted in Western Canada each spring.  Flea beetles will damage or destroy a significant portion of those cropped acres in any given year. What can farmers do to best protect their crops? The two most common options are treated seed and insecticide sprays. Insecticide seed […] Read more
News that a cost-effective insecticide that controls a wide range of pests will no longer be available this April is causing disbelief among farmers.
Crops, Features

Farmers discuss how lambda-cyhalothrin regulation changes will affect them in 2023

Concerns include the loss of another crop protection tool, lack of science-based reasons for excluding feed crops from the label and costs and availability of alternative insecticides

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Western Canadian farmers are hoping that common sense prevails in Ottawa before a potentially serious outbreak of insect crop pests play havoc with grain, oilseed and pulse crops across the Prairies this growing season. News that a cost-effective insecticide that controls a wide range of pests like grasshoppers and flea beetles won’t be available to […] Read more
Fungicide being applied at the flag leaf stage of wheat in July 2019. The field trial at Bon Accord, Alta., was part of an Alberta Agriculture project looking into optimal fungicide timings for two CWRS cultivars.
Cereals, Crops, Features

Fungicide timing for wheat leaf disease and FHB

A single fungicide application at the anthesis stage may produce the best results

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Prairie grain producers always keep close tabs on the weather during the growing season to see if conditions turn favourable for disease development in their crops. If that happens, there may not be a simple answer to the question of whether to spray or not. And much of that has to do with timing. “The […] Read more
Chad, Britny, Lila, Kate and Ruby with their John Deere S670 combine.
Features

Efficiency is the No. 1 priority on the Andrews Farm

Prairie Farms: Strategic partnerships support productivity

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The Prairie Farms feature will be an ongoing series that highlights western Canadian producers and their farm operations. These producer and farm profiles will share the strategies, tips and experiences that have helped Prairie farmers be successful. Along with crop production strategies, this Q-and-A series will look at the personalities and lifestyles of farmers across […] Read more

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