Insights and Stories on Crops

Cereal leaf disease minimal in Alberta but be aware of blown-in stripe rust

Jul. 26, 2024 at 4:10 pm CDT

The province received variable precipitation this spring which had pathologists and producers expecting the arrival of members of the leaf spot complex. However, Kelly Turkington with the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lacombe Research and Development Centre said they may have been scorched by the July heat wave.

Fusarium-infected wheat heads in a wheat field near Stockholm, Sask.

Back to normal for cereal leaf disease in Saskatchewan

Jul. 25, 2024 at 12:37 pm CDT

By Jeff Melchior

Good demand expected for Canada’s two biggest crops

Jul. 22, 2024 at 12:54 pm CDT

By Sean Pratt

Issue-solving durum varieties showcased at AIM

Jul. 19, 2024 at 12:54 pm CDT

By Janelle Rudolph

Company promises instant plant tissue sample results

Jul. 19, 2024 at 10:40 am CDT

By Don Norman

How stubble height can make a difference in crop yields

Jul. 19, 2024 at 10:25 am CDT

You may not think leaving stubble just a bit taller would make much of a difference — but field scale research in Saskatchewan is showing even two more inches of stubble height, for example, can trap snow that could translate into about $40 or more per acre in extra yield. […]

By Lee Hart

Seed growers offer proof that new varieties will work, says SeCan manager

Jul. 19, 2024 at 9:26 am CDT

Todd Hyra can't speak for the entire grain industry, but as far as SeCan is concerned, its western business manager says there's no such thing as a 'Version 2.0" of any of the varieties it distributes.

By Jeff Melchior

WATCH: Pre-cleaner available to top AGI mixed-flow dryers

Jul. 18, 2024 at 4:48 pm CDT

Grain handling and storage equipment maker AGI’s new offerings at Ag in Motion include a new optional pre-cleaner system to work with AGI, Neco and Vertec mixed-flow grain dryers. Dave Bedard of Grainews speaks with AGI’s Ron Kleuskens about the new system for extracting beeswings, fines and chaff before grain […]

From AIM: New tech opens paths for canola’s next steps

Jul. 18, 2024 at 11:31 am CDT

After Bayer’s “dream team” panel of canola breeders and developers at Ag in Motion to discuss their work on “the highest-yielding DeKalb canola hybrid yet,” an audience member posed the inevitable question: What’s next?

By Dave Bedard