Crop Management
Hybrid wheat is finally arriving in North America, but it won’t be making an appearance in Canada anytime soon. Seed growers in the United States are expected to plant 5,000 to 7,000 acres of Syngenta’s hybrid wheat this year in preparation for a full commercial launch in 2024. The company has been developing the crop […] Read more
Crop Management
Deere, Farm Bureau reach right-to-repair agreement
A ground-breaking right-to-repair agreement went into effect Jan. 8. The three parties signing on to the memorandum of understanding include the American Farm Bureau Federation, John Deere and the North American Equipment Dealers Association. The agreement covers independent shops and farmers. The MOU formalizes the availability and access to parts, tools, software and documentation for […] Read more
Right-to-repair MOU welcomed
Manitoba’s general farm group has joined the American Farm Bureau Federation and come out in favour of the new implement industry memorandum of understanding to provide proprietary service codes to farmers and independent shops. The new agreement takes the locks off manufacturers’ software, security locks and security-related functions to allow for repair and maintenance. It […] Read more
Seed destructors gain ground among producers
Attaching a hammer mill to a combine is catching on in Australia, but North American farmers have been more cautious
Nine hundred to 1,000 new combines are sold every year in Australia, according to the Tractor and Machinery Association of Australia. Of those new combines, 25 to 30 percent come equipped with weed seed destructors. “It’s taken off to the level where … there’s a few hundred being sold (with seed destructors) every year in […] Read more
Spread of clubroot steady but slow in Sask.
Clubroot is not well established in wide swaths of farmland in Saskatchewan, unlike regions of Alberta and Manitoba. The Saskatchewan government annually releases its clubroot distribution map that outlines rural municipalities where clubroot has been identified. Clubroot is a soil-borne disease that can cause significant canola yield loss when pathogen levels are high. “This year, […] Read more
Researchers discover semi-dwarf wheat gene
Wheat with the Rht13 gene could be bred with other varieties to expand the production of climate resilient crops
Semi-dwarf wheat varieties have been used for decades, but they have limitations. The dwarfing aspect affects all stages of growth including the restricted growth of a seedling and the emergence of the first leaf and stem that will transport the young plant from its embryo stage to the soil surface, a process known as coleoptile. […] Read more
Potato given centre stage in Manitoba
The humble spud will be celebrated during the last week of January as part of Manitoba Potato Week. This is the fifth year for the event, which puts a spotlight on Manitoba potato growers and a diverse range of dishes, said Pamela Kolochuk, chief executive officer of Peak of the Market. “We work with restaurants […] Read more
Vigilance needed for soybean cyst nematodes
The pest needs to be caught early because it cannot be eradicated, only managed, once it is established in an area
ST JEAN BAPTISTE, Man. — Now is the time to scout for the silent thief of soybean yields. Once you start noticing that soybean cyst nematode is in your fields, it might already be widespread. “We want to detect it as soon as possible so we can minimize the amount and the populations in our […] Read more
Members of Sask. cereal commissions approve merger
SaskWheat will be responsible for managing levies collected from growers of winter wheat, fall rye and winter triticale
Spring wheat growers and winter cereal growers in Saskatchewan will soon be paying producer levies to the same provincial commission. At annual general meetings held last week in Saskatoon, members of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (SaskWheat) and the Saskatchewan Winter Cereals Development Commission (SWCDC) approved resolutions to amalgamate their organizations. Once the merger is […] Read more
Camelina company seeks farmers to grow crop
The oilseed has been around for years, but advanced genetic tools have made it possible to make improvements quicker
Yield 10 Bioscience is seeking prairie farmers to join its quest to help fill the world’s growing demand for biofuels, bioplastics, healthy edible oils and climate change mitigation. “Obviously it’s not going to be thousands of growers, but certainly it would be nice to have a hundred interested parties lined up,” said president Oliver Peoples. […] Read more
