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Canola is typically sold with a seed treatment that includes both a  fungicide and insecticide.

Are seed treatments worth the cost?

Ask the Experts: Seed treatments come at a price, but some say they add enough benefits to pay that bill

By Angela Lovell May 2, 2016

Some farmers consider seed treatments an insurance policy to try and ensure their crop has every opportunity to germinate and establish healthy plants. Others see them as another added cost they don’t need, especially if they haven’t had any serious disease issues for a while. Invariably though, once a farmer has had a disease problem […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Researching root rot control in peas

Evaluating the benefits of seed treatments, soil amendments and soil tests

By Lisa Guenther January 25, 2016

There’s still a lot to learn when it comes to managing root rot, especially aphanomyces. When are seed treatments most effective? Do soil amendments help? And can soil testing help farmers pick the best pea fields? Fortunately, research is underway to answer those very questions. Dr. Syama Chatterton, an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) researcher […] Read more

Crops, Pulses

Manage root rot before seeding

Saskatchewan plant disease specialist recommends good agronomy to reduce root rot

By Lisa Guenther January 25, 2016

Lentil and pea growers struggling with root rot need to manage the disease before the seed is in the ground, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s plant disease specialist. Fusarium, pythium, and rhizoctonia are root rot pathogens long familiar to farmers. But aphanomyces is a relatively new problem, only detected in Saskatchewan in 2012. “It probably was […] Read more

In spite of expectations for increased seeding of winter wheat, the immediate challenges include the price per bushel and managing fusarium head blight. (Ralph Pearce photo)

Corn, Crops, Markets, Soybeans, Winter Wheat

Pearce: Winter wheat’s challenges go beyond just the seeding

By Ralph Pearce, GFM Network News October 22, 2015

For the past five growing seasons, winter wheat has taken it on the chin in terms of its status as one of the Big Three crops in Eastern Canada. Compared to soybeans, which have seen a steady climb to the three million-acre mark in those five seasons, wheat has suffered from poor seeding conditions with […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Alta. feed prices hang steady despite swings in quality

By GFM Network News October 21, 2015

CNS Canada –– As harvest winds to a close across the Prairies, some feedlot operators say they’ve noticed more feed barley and feed wheat out there than they initially thought. The quality of the feed varies greatly, with some second-cut wheat being accepted as high-quality with reasonable protein, while other loads arrive with sprouting, bleaching […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Spring Wheat, Weather, Winter Wheat

Wheat near done flowering, prices could also bloom

By GFM Network News July 8, 2015

CNS Canada –– Weather-related issues ranging from floods to drought have been putting wheat crops at risk globally, bringing potential for prices to move higher. Traders are watching to see how the crop in Canada will shape up, given recent dryness in the West, according to Jonathon Driedger, senior market analyst at FarmLink Marketing Solutions. […] Read more

Crops, Weather

New tool launched for fusarium decisions

By Leeann Minogue, GFM Network News June 24, 2015

Saskatchewan farmers trying to decide if they need to spray for fusarium this summer will have new information on hand. The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (SaskWheat) and Saskatchewan Agriculture have merged information about past outbreaks of fusarium with current weather and temperature conditions to create a day-by-day fusarium risk map. Faye Dokken-Bouchard, Saskatchewan Agriculture’s provincial […] Read more

(Michael Thompson photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Weather, Winter Wheat

Wet weather brings disease worries to Man. winter wheat

By GFM Network News June 24, 2015

CNS Canada — Excess moisture in parts of central Manitoba could bring disease problems to winter wheat fields in the region. Fungicide spraying has occurred to control diseases such as fusarium head blight and leaf diseases, but farmers are running into some problems with applications, according to Bruce Burnett, crop specialist with CWB in Winnipeg. […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

Mother Nature, as usual, holds all the cards for farmers

Farmers are optimistic about the growing season, as long as  the weather doesn’t tip too far either way

By Lee Hart May 25, 2015

While the spring seeding outlook was generally good as of late April, farmers in different parts of the Prairies described being close to feast-or-famine conditions as they planned to get the 2015 crop in the ground. Producers from mid-Saskatchewan and east were hopeful about getting the crop in as long as it didn’t rain, while […] Read more

Columns, Crops

Better weather information for better spraying decisions?

New technology allows farmers to have their own on-farm weather stations 

By Lisa Guenther May 8, 2015

In my last column, I wrote about how new technology sometimes scares the snot out of me (specifically driverless cars). But I’m not a complete Luddite, or neo-Luddite. I do have an iPhone, apps and all. Some of the apps I use most frequently during the summer are weather-related. I like to check if a […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

GFM Network News