Insights and Stories on Crops

Jul. 17, 2024 at 1:36 pm CDT

There's no debating the beauty of a canola field in bloom, but it's possible to have a more scientific debate about canola flowers. Such as, how many yellow flowers are there, in a canola field that's one section in size?

By Robert Arnason

Jul. 17, 2024 at 1:00 pm CDT

Proactive thinking and strategies are needed to protect chemical modes of action until new crop protection tools can hit the market, Ag in Motion 2024 attendees hear at Bayer Crop Science panel on herbicide resistance.

By Don Norman

Jul. 17, 2024 at 11:28 am CDT

Canada’s Pest Management Review Agency approved Garlon XRT herbicide, the first industrial vegetation product with drone application on the label.

By Mary MacArthur

Jul. 17, 2024 at 9:33 am CDT

Glacier FarmMedia’s Bruce Burnett took advantage of the drive to Ag In Motion to cast his experienced eye on the Prairie’s crop prospects this growing season. He found that crop conditions are vastly improved over last year, especially in the southwest Prairies. However, the heat forecast for the end of […]

Jul. 16, 2024 at 4:50 pm CDT

Warmer conditions across Manitoba during the week ended July 16 helped advance crop growth, with recent rainfall leaving most of the province with wet or optimal soil moisture conditions, according to the latest provincial crop report.

By Phil Franz-Warkentin