
Guides

Canola’s changing climes
Trends in the Prairies’ climate should generally be net good for canola crops, even as pest pressures here adjust accordingly

New tools clear paths for canola’s next steps
Gene editing, artificial intelligence bring new efficiencies to the process

New canola hybrids for 2025
Nineteen more options are on deck for Prairie canola producers

Pipeline offers promise
Some of the country’s leading canola seed companies discuss what comes next — and what’s driving those decisions

Broadleaf herbicide formulations set for cereal crops
Corteva, Adama launch new combination products

Keeping aphids in check, online and off
Improvements could come for a smartphone app targeting the cereal pest, but you can also take steps to help the pest’s natural predators

Maps now mark the spots for fusarium risk
Prairie-wide, variety-specific FHB risk maps now available online

It pays to adjust seeding rate based on moisture
Keep wheat plant count in line with moisture expectations — and limit the amount of tillering

Field-scale trials with wheat present seeding and yield mystery
Trials see little yield difference by boosting seed count -- but don't plant less

Earlier-than-early seeding
These farmers use soil temperature, rather than the calendar, to time seeding wheat