June 27, 2025

Corn School: It's time to scout for tar spot

Tar spot has been ramping up across Ontario ever since the leaf disease was first spotted in the province back in 2020. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Corn School, agronomist Ken Currah looks at the potential impact ...

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June 13, 2025

Corn School: Volunteer corn management in the age of resistance

Managing volunteer corn can sometimes feel like an afterthought—until it’s not. In regions where herbicide-resistant traits stack up across crops such corn and soybeans, it’s becoming increasingly important for growers to ...

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June 13, 2025

Physiological leaf spot suspected in southern AB winter wheat

A warm June has resulted in suspected sightings of physiological leaf spot in a number of winter wheat fields in southern Alberta, according to Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network. Read more on the sightings from this ...

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June 13, 2025

Canola School: Sclerotinia doesn’t disappear in dry cycles

Think sclerotinia won’t show up just because it’s been dry? Last year proved that even after a string of droughts, one wet window is all this sneaky disease needs to make a comeback. After several years of drought, many Pr...

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June 13, 2025

MB watches true armyworm migration

Manitoba Agriculture officials are back monitoring the annual migration of true army worms. The province has put out about 50 moth traps to get a sense of where the adults are in 2025. So far, moderate levels have been fou...

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June 13, 2025

Pea leaf weevil spread prompts wider watch in MB

Pea leaf weevils are creeping farther east in Manitoba. Provincial entomologist John Gavloski said the pulse pest has been confirmed as far east as the Stony Mountain area. Find out more on their spread from this Western P...

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May 30, 2025

Conditions right for pea leaf weevils to thrive

Pea leaf weevils were a challenging pest for pea growers near the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border in 2024. Since adult weevils hide in shelterbelts and under the snow to survive the winter, it’s likely that 2025 will be anoth...

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May 30, 2025

Pulse School: Some weeds are so hard to kill, but why?

Weeds are a constant thorn in the side of pulse producers, but some are proving especially tough to take down. In this episode of RealAgriculture’s Pulse School, Mike Palmier, partner and agronomist with MNP AgIntellect, d...

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May 30, 2025

Canola School: Managing verticillium stripe before it manages you

In this episode of the RealAgriculture’s Canola School, Jeanette Gaultier discusses where verticillium is showing up and what can be done to manage it. While most visible in Manitoba, the disease has now been confirmed acr...

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May 30, 2025

Cereal aphids & black cutworm alert

This cooler, wet weather seems to have delayed plant growth but also has been ideal for pests to build in fields or do more feeding while the plant growth is slowed. Read more on cereal aphid activity and black cutworm mot...

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May 23, 2025

A combination of planting timing & herbicide choice could help fight waterhemp in soybeans

When it comes to weed control, should growers plant soybeans later in fields where high levels of waterhemp are anticipated? Read advice on the topic from this Field Crop News article.

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May 23, 2025

Stripe & leaf rust identified in ON winter wheat fields

As of May 12, 2025 stripe and leaf rust has been identified in a small number of fields in Perth and Grey counties. Growers across southern Ontario should scout their winter wheat fields closely, particularly where suscept...

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May 09, 2025

Help your canola win the race with flea beetles

Flea beetles have become a perennial bane for Prairie canola growers. Recent years have seen several seasons where seed treatments were not enough to protect from crop damage past economic thresholds. Read more on protecti...

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