Production

• CONQUER WEEDS through best management practices

  Weed experts encourage farmers to heed the warnings of weed surveys and the growing problem of resistance to make better weed […]

• Strong stand establishment ensures a healthy, profitable crop

  No matter what crop you are growing, solid stand establishment will help mitigate weeds, make the best use of nutrients, sun […]

• Flea beetles on the move

  More and more non-native flea beetles are spreading into canola country, causing all kinds of problems for growers Flea beetles are […]

• Consumers ‘get the real dirt’ on food production

  Canadian farmers are using the oldest form of communication to talk to urban consumers about how their food is produced. A […]

• Food policy takes a youthful turn

  We hear a lot of discussion about how the agriculture industry is going to ramp up production enough to feed improved […]

• Youth takes up the global food challenge

  Four Canadians head to Australia this summer to join 100 other young folk in search of ways to secure good nutrition […]

• Top 5 errors and fixes to applying crop protection products

  Are bad habits punching holes in your crop protection budget? Maybe it’s time for a diagnostic check-up. Those in the business […]

• Cut at your own risk: why reducing fertilizer rates might not save you money

  It’s seeding time and it’s easy to see how some growers might consider reducing their spring fertilizer to save time and […]

• New fungicide offers extended disease protection for pulses and soybeans

  A new tool in the battle against disease is available to prairie growers this spring.  Delaro fungicide from Bayer CropScience provides […]

• Honey is the glue that cements this working relationship

  At least two 1930s-era W.  W.  Dyck honey cans are still in existence in Manitoba.  One sits on Grant Dyck’s desk […]

• Soybeans trek west

  Without question, the Red River Valley area in Manitoba is a soybean success story. In the past 10 years it has […]

• Delegates head ‘down under’ for 2015 Global Youth Ag-Summit

  Young Canadian Farmers are preparing to tackle world hunger.  Their focus is distinctly global and long-term, but one of their leaders […]

• Better market data yields higher profits

  THE START OF ANY new year is a great time to wrap up sales of last season’s harvest and get a […]

• A year in review

  Agronomists from across the country weigh in on the 2014 growing season, and its implications for 2015 and beyond Overall, the […]

• All volunteer canola is herbicide-tolerant

  With prairie canola acreage hovering around the 20-million mark each year, growers are seeing more and more yellow in their rotations […]