REGINA — What is likely the world’s largest liquid fertilizer cart attracted a lot of farmer interest at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina last week. “I’ve checked around and there isn’t anything this big on a single frame,” said company owner Wade Mowat of CW Mowat Manufacturing. The FLC 9000 ST Super Series is […] Read more
Robin Booker
Stories by Robin Booker
Blackleg growing along with canola
Southern Manitoba’s canola crop is off to a good start because of a wet spring. However, the moist conditions have also prompted growers to load up their sprayers with fungicide for blackleg. “It’s everywhere, and we know that there is a level of pressure and a level of the disease that we’re probably going to […] Read more
Pea leaf weevil strikes southern Alta.
A mild winter helped the pest survive the winter, and an early and warm spring gave it an extra boost
Southern Alberta is suffering through the worst pea leaf weevil outbreak in its history. “It’s the number one insect concern for growers of peas and fababeans. This year we seem to have the worst outbreak that I have seen in the last 10 or 15 years, since they have become an issue,” said Héctor Cárcamo, […] Read more
Pea leaf weevil “worst outbreak that I have seen”
Southern Alberta is suffering through the worst pea leaf weevil outbreak in its history. “It’s the number one insect concern for growers of peas and fababeans. This year we seem to have the worst outbreak that I have seen in the last 10 or 15 years, since they have become an issue,” said Héctor Cárcamo, […] Read more
Verticillium stripe causes concern
The Canadian canola industry has been concerned about verticillium stripe ever since the plant disease was found in Manitoba in 2014 because high infection rates will significantly reduce yields. Soil surveys conducted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency last year found the disease in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. Barbara Ziesman, Saskatchewan’s provincial […] Read more
A wet long weekend
The snowfall warning has ended for northern Alberta, but over 15 cm of snow has fallen in some areas causing trees to break under the weight of wet snow, which led to power outages in some areas. Power is out at our farm. I wonder why? pic.twitter.com/kD4D64g77v — Nolan Robertson (@dell_farmer) May 20, […] Read more
Sask. seeding hits snag
The growing season got off to a good start for many Saskatchewan producers, with warm April temperatures followed by significant rain on early seeded crops. However, a hard frost on emerging crops across southern and central Saskatchewan has dealt a major setback for some growers. Rosetown dropped below 0 C for six hours in the […] Read more
Peace Region under snowfall warning
The Peace region in northern Alberta is under a snowfall warning, where 10 to 15 centimetres could fall over the next 24 hours. Seeding was 30 percent complete in the region as of May 10, according to the latest Alberta crop report. The following long term precipitation forecast from the National Centers for […] Read more
Here comes the rain
If you were planning on heading to the lake over the long weekend in south and central Alberta, or western Saskatchewan, the weather forecast isn’t looking very good. However, if you’re hoping to grow a crop this year the forecast for these areas is fantastic, as a significant amount of rain should start […] Read more
Rain in the forecast for parched Alberta fields
Much needed rain is in the forecast for south and central Alberta this week, and southern Manitoba will likely receive a significant amount of precipitation early next week. This map, from the U.S. National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center, was issued just before noon May 17 and it’s for 6 p.m. Thursday to […] Read more
