Early season weed control can be key to optimizing yield and giving your crop a good head start. Even small weeds compete with your crop for moisture and nutrients while also acting as a host for insects and diseases.
Try out this new prairie-wide Fusarium head blight (FHB) risk maps. The new maps have higher accuracy and harmonize the three prairie provinces together. When combined with scouting, FHB risk maps help farmers decide if …
This article examines the potential benefits and risks of seeding early and how you can mitigate these risks.
In the Prairies, seeding into dry soils is inevitable in some years. The main concern with seeding into dry soils is emergence. Lack of or variable moisture can lead to uneven emergence. Uneven emergence causes weed issu…
Due to higher occurrence of Fusarium seed infection in certain regions of Alberta, some farmers might face challenges finding Fg-free seed to plant in 2024. What are the best management practices in this case? The follow…
2023 saw some significant grasshopper and wheat stem sawfly damage in Alberta. As the 2024 season rolls in, what is the outlook for the cereal insect pests? Which insect pests need special attention? We will take a close…