June 05, 2023

Canola School: Keeping an eye on the early competition

Canola is not a very competitive crop in its early stages, so keeping an eye on the competition is key. This Canola School looks at why a pre-emerge herbicide pass can be valuable, but also how the next step is to watch fo...

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May 26, 2023

Verticillium gains ground on blackleg, sclerotinia in MB

Farmers preparing to seed canola might want to take a minute to visit the Canola Council of Canada’s website. The national group, drawing on data from the 2022 Manitoba Canola Disease Survey, has summed up the most signifi...

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May 26, 2023

Should I spray or should I go?

Deciding on a fungicide application to control mycosphaerella blight (aka ascochyta blight) in field peas can be difficult. Many variables are at play, including disease occurrence, product selection, application timing, s...

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May 17, 2023

Missing plants could signal early grasshopper feeding

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May 17, 2023

The Agronomists: Rotten root rots with Alison Robertson & Clint Jurke

This episode of The Agronomists is dedicated to those rotten root rots. Identification, rotation impacts, scouting tips, and likely culprits for canola, corn, and soybeans — host Lyndsey Smith covers it all. Joining her is...

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May 08, 2023

Pests & Predators Podcast: Prairie pests & predators — what can you expect?

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May 08, 2023

Wheat School: Scouting for grasshopper eggs in the seed row

Across the Prairies, there’s no doubt that you’ll see a few grasshoppers over the course of the summer — especially when it is hot and dry. However, if the conditions are right, you’ll see grasshoppers feeding early in the...

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May 01, 2023

Canola School: Mitigating flea beetle damage through uniform seeding

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May 01, 2023

Wheat School: Seed treatments for soil-borne diseases

Just because there’s not a lot of biological activity going on in the soil, doesn’t mean the risk for soil-borne disease goes away. As Shad Milligan of Syngenta explains in RealAgriculture's latest Wheat School episode, yo...

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May 01, 2023

Suspected Cry1Ab resistant European corn borer found in NS

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May 01, 2023

Pulse School: Breeding for disease resistance and for protein

In the case of peas, root rot pressure, including from aphanomyces, has been an emerging concern. Ascochyta was the key disease focus for many years, but that’s shifting says pea breeder, Dr. Tom Warkentin, with the Univer...

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April 21, 2023

Pulse School: Biosecurity considerations for aphanomyces management

Trying to “cure” aphanomyces of pea and lentil is similar to trying to find a cure for something as complex as cancer. The organism is hardy, spreads easily, and persists in soil for a long time. Find out more on biosecuri...

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April 21, 2023

Potato wart not detected in 2022 national survey CFIA report

CFIA has completed its 2022 national survey for potato wart and confirms that potato wart was not detected in the soil samples tested from the fields where the samples were collected. The survey included fields in British ...

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