Insights and Stories on Weather

Jun. 6, 2012 at 5:49 pm CDT

Winter wheat is at, or near the stage, for applying fungicides to protect it from various leaf diseases — and spring wheat isn’t far behind. According to Holly Derksen, a plant pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) at Carman, some winter wheat fields were at the flag […]

By Allan Dawson

Jun. 6, 2012 at 5:25 am CDT

Saskatchewan farmers are expected to more than double the area planted to chickpeas in the province this year, as improving prices made the crop a more attractive option. The acreage increase was “driven by some fairly strong prices for chickpeas relative to where they’ve been the last number of years,” […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Jun. 4, 2012 at 5:03 am CDT

Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) is showing up across Manitoba in winter wheat, according to the province’s latest insect and disease update. WSMV is spread by wheat curl mites, and chemical controls are not available for the mites or the disease. Scout winter and spring wheat fields for this disease […]

By manitoba-agriculture

May. 31, 2012 at 4:57 pm CDT

Favourable weather conditions have aided seeding operations in Alberta as well as crop emergence, according to a provincial crop specialist. Seeding of various grain, oilseed and pulse crops is now complete in the southern regions of Alberta, 95-100 per cent done in central areas, roughly 80-85 per cent complete in […]

By Dwayne Klassen

May. 31, 2012 at 4:00 pm CDT

In his weekly report on Call of the Land, crop pest specialist Scott Meers says flea beetles have been spotted in several areas of the province, and that some spraying has begun. Meers, an insect management specialist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development at Brooks, also says "relatively large numbers" […]