Insights and Stories on Crops

Aug. 26, 2022 at 3:09 pm CDT

Aerial field sprayers are the fighter pilots of industry, swooping low and fast while dropping chemical armaments over fields. They’re used to avoiding obstacles including power lines, trees, buildings and vehicles. But some are facing a new challenge — getting chemical delivered to the aircraft. Calvin Murray, founder of Early […]

By Geralyn Wichers, James Snell

Aug. 5, 2022 at 10:21 am CDT

Get those verbal agreements down in writing, know what terms like “liquidated damages” mean, and take action fast if you can’t fulfil a grain contract and prices are rising. Those are key takeaways from a recent webinar on grain contracts put on by the Canadian Canola Growers Association and Winnipeg […]

By Alexis Kienlen

Aug. 4, 2022 at 10:19 am CDT

Dennis Lange with Manitoba Agriculture talks about the optimal time to spray for mycosphaerella blight and the economic importance for agronomists and growers to know the difference between it and bacterial blight. (Video by Greg Berg, online editor)

Aug. 2, 2022 at 3:13 pm CDT

Sclerotinia is most often found in commodity crops such as canola, sunflower, and dry edible beans. But when – and where – should Manitoba growers focus their attention if their crops become susceptible to the fungus? In this video from last month’s Crop Diagnostic School, David Kaminski with Manitoba Agriculture […]

Jul. 29, 2022 at 10:12 am CDT

Due to its high oil content, canola has a higher risk of spoilage compared with numerous other crops. If it’s too wet or too warm inside the bin, moulds, mites and insects will thrive, leading to spoilage and lost revenue for farmers. Charley Sprenger, a research project lead at Prairie […]

By Mark Halsall