Crop Management
University of Manitoba research finds verticillium stripe in canola can break down blackleg resistance, creating challenges for disease management and yield protection on the Prairies.
Crop Management
Verticillium may undermine canola blackleg resistance
Verticillium stripe may compromise blackleg resistance protection in canola, new research out of Manitoba suggests
Alberta Crop Report: Two sides of the same weather coin
Opposite weather delays harvest operations
Wet weather in the northern half of Alberta and dry weather in the south delayed harvest across the province during the week ended Aug. 19, 2025.
Dry bean seeded acreage in Manitoba hits 20-year high
Farmers in the province planted 207,000 acres of dry beans in 2025, including another record pinto year
Dry bean acreage across all types reached around 207,000 acres in 2025, representing a significant increase from last year’s 182,000 acres.
Manitoba Parkland research station grapples with dry year
Drought conditions force researchers to pull the plug on some projects at the Parkland Crop Diversification Foundation
Drought conditions in northwestern Manitoba have forced researchers at the Parkland Crop Diversification Foundation to terminate some projects and reseed others.
Protect your grain quality before you harvest
Avoid penalties and market headaches by following labels and talking to your grain buyer
Information on how Canadian farmers can avoid penalties and market headaches by following labels and talking to their grain buyers.
Alberta brothers develop rock-solid innovation
A protective rock dam for combine headers helps save farmers on equipment repairs and down time during harvest
Brothers with TrueLine MFG invents new rock damsfor headers that is exploding with interest across Canada, the U.S. and Australia which serves as a cheap protective measure for expensive farm equipment.
Prairie Wheat Weekly: Spring wheat higher, U.S. futures down
Rains delay Prairie wheat harvest
Western Canadian wheat prices were mostly weaker as rains in the Prairies delayed harvesting operations during the week ended Aug. 21, 2025.
French maize ratings slip again; wheat harvest complete
Maize crop conditions in France, the European Union's biggest grain producer, registered a third consecutive weekly decline in the week to August 18, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on Friday, as a heatwave gripped most of the country.
Crop tour finds huge Minnesota, Iowa crops, but diseases lurk
Prospects for corn and soybean crops in Iowa and Minnesota are the strongest in at least 22 years, scouts on Pro Farmer’s annual tour of top grain-producing states said on Thursday, but diseases already lurking in fields could limit yields at harvest.
Saskatchewan Crop Report: Rain, humidity delay harvest progress
Provincial harvest only three per cent complete
Rain, humidity and thunderstorms delayed harvesting and crop progress in Saskatchewan during the week ended Aug. 18, 2025.
