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Born in 1940 at Milden, about 100 km southwest of Saskatoon, Henry studied agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan, earning a master's degree in soil science in 1968. | File photo
Farm Living, News

Soil scientist and Grainews columnist Les Henry, 83

Henry's outreach to farmers spanned more than half a century

Glacier FarmMedia – Saskatchewan soil scientist Les Henry, well known for his work on improving Prairie farmland and his outreach to Prairie farmers in the pages of Grainews, has died. Ending a long fight with congestive heart failure, Henry died Friday in Saskatoon at age 83, having continued to write until very shortly before his […] Read more
The larval form of what’s now called the soybean tentiform leafminer. | Robert Koch, University of Minnesota photo
Crop Management

Native insect acquires new taste for soybeans

The soybean tentiform leafminer has been seen in Manitoba creating leaf injuries on the lower and upper surface

A tiny North American moth species that has been seen in Canada has been developing a new appetite for soybean plants on the U.S. Plains. The species, Macrosaccus morrisella — now officially named the soybean tentiform leafminer — was detected feeding on soybean crops in eastern Minnesota in 2021 and has since taken its newfound […] Read more

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