Insights and Stories on Crops

Mar. 24, 2017 at 9:57 am CDT

Many growers across the Prairies are facing the reality of canola that’s been left out in fields over winter. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been talking to players in the canola buying and processing industry to find out who will buy spring-threshed canola, and to learn about some of […]

By Brian Wittal

Mar. 17, 2017 at 10:04 am CDT

If you’ve ever had a near miss in a grain bin — and lots of you have — this is the horrible fate you nearly suffered. It starts when your foot sinks past the ankle and the grain reaches your lower calf. Eight or nine seconds later, the grain is […]

By Glenn Cheater

Feb. 17, 2017 at 9:33 am CST

There’s good news on the horizon for growers and agronomists wrestling with sclerotinia in canola. Researchers with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) have identified several canola lines with more-robust resistance to sclerotinia. They’ve also learned more about the sclerotinia pathogen and the sclerotinia resistance genes found in some canola lines. […]

By Lisa Guenther

Jan. 20, 2017 at 10:49 am CST

The possible threat of major flooding in Manitoba this spring has Keystone Agricultural Producers worried rookie governments in Winnipeg and Ottawa may not be prepared for it. The combination of fiscal restraint and flood damage could produce a big problem if initial signs of widespread spring flooding turn out to […]

By Ron Friesen

Jan. 12, 2017 at 8:08 pm CST

For producers soil compaction probably feels like an unwinnable catch-22. They need to get out and perform field operations to grow crops, but each pass contributes to the creation of soil compaction that can seriously hinder productivity. Provincial land management specialist Marla Riekman told producers at the recent St. Jean […]

By Shannon VanRaes