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Ryan Ruchkall uses a drone to collect field data on kochia and wild oat at EMILI’s Innovation Farms. EMILI is working with Geco Engineering to assess the performance of Geco’s weed mapping technology for predicting weed locations and detecting emerging herbicide resistance.
Crops, Features

Integrated weed management faces new future

Intercropping, predictive weed control could redraw battle lines in the fight against herbicide-resistant weeds

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Glacier FarmMedia — Herbicide resistance in weeds is rising and there are no new chemistries on the horizon, so farmers will need fresh approaches to integrated weed management strategies. “I think the best management practice that someone could do for weed resistance is the one you’re not currently doing on your farm,” says Rory Cranston, […] Read more
According to Hector Carcamo of AAFC, low populations of lygus bugs can actually benefit canola crops.
Canola, Features

When a pest isn’t a pest

Finding flea beetles and lygus bugs in canola fields doesn’t necessarily mean they’re a problem. Sometimes lygus bugs can even benefit the crop

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Insect pests aren’t always true pests. Hard as it may be for farmers to imagine, sometimes the insects do more good than harm. That was a key message from an April online seminar on insect control in canola organized by the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences. The three panelists — Alejandro […] Read more
Silhouette of a bat and reeds at nightfall in the Ria de Aveiro.
Features

VIDEO: Making Prairies less scary for bat habitat

Bats can feast on field pests from suitable haunts

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Having a healthy bat population is not going to be a straight substitute for a strong integrated pest management system on the farm, but as University of Winnipeg bat expert Dr. Craig Willis explains, the potential benefits of having them around can’t be overlooked.
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Cattleman’s Corner, Pasture

Herbicide is only part of the pasture weed control program

Proper grazing management doesn't give weeds a place to start

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Western Canadian livestock producers looking to control weeds on pasture should consider an integrated pasture management program that uses several tools from the tool box, says a specialties business leader with Corteva Agriscience. Mark Versluys says applying a herbicide to knock back some of the more difficult weeds is an excellent start, but that needs […] Read more
Flea beetle damage on a canola leaf.
Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Insect economic thresholds: what do they mean?

Q & A with CPS

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Q: What do insect economic thresholds mean? A: Insects can eat into your profits. They can appear at any time during the growing season and can cause damage that is patchy, scattered and difficult to gauge. Accurate estimation of both pest population and potential crop damage levels can only be obtained by thorough field scouting. […] Read more
A bertha armyworm gets its fill on a canola seed pod.
Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Controlling bugs with seed treatments

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Technology has given western Canadian farmers access to a wide range of options when it comes to insect control in canola. Crucifer and striped flea beetles, wireworm, cutworm, root maggot, cabbage seedpod weevil, bertha armyworm and diamondback moth are just some insect pests that can be particularly problematic for both crop health and farmers’ bottom […] Read more
Growers should only use an insecticide when an economic threshold for a pest is reached.
Features

Don’t jump the gun on pest control

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It’s never a good idea to overreact when you see insects on your crops because jumping the gun, and spraying if it’s not really necessary, can do more harm than good. “Seldom, if ever, do preventative insecticides actually pay us,” says Scott Meers, insect specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. “When we spray just to […] Read more
honeybee on a canola flower
Crops, Features

The latest buzz on bees and neonics

Ontario government proposes restricted use of neonic-treated seed

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The Ontario government has released its proposed regulatory changes to the provincial Pesticides Act to restrict the sale and use of corn and soybean seed treated with neonicotinoids in the province — and to say Ontario’s grain farmers aren’t pleased would be an understatement. According to provincial agriculture minister Jeff Leal, the intent is to […] Read more

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