Plant count vital when evaluating seeding practices
Canola growers need to walk into their crops and count the number of plants per square foot, says a…
Alfalfa monitoring program helps farmers choose best cutting date
A Manitoba Forage Council program that helps alfalfa growers pinpoint the optimum time to cut their…
Pfizer to cut jobs; PMU ranches not affected
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced today it will cut 50 jobs at its estrogen extraction plant in…
Chinese flax demand looks promising
A grain trader who recently travelled to Asia says China wants to buy flax from Canada and that…
Premium sought for non-GM soybeans
The Ontario soybean industry is trying to figure out how to persuade producers to grow…
Fungicides partner up to do double duty
Many of the new fungicides reaching the Canadian marketplace are group projects rather than solo…
Manitoba canola growers urged to watch for aster yellows
In most years, aster yellows aren't a concern for Manitoba canola growers, but this year could be…
Non-traditional growing regions increase canola acres
Canola production in Saskatchewan is expected to expand by a million acres this year, which raises…
Clubroot DNA found in Manitoba
Manitoba is still officially free of clubroot, but DNA of the disease has been discovered in the…
Wheat growers sold on healthy doughnut
Kristi Guilford wants her kids to eat a healthy breakfast, which is why she never feeds her…