Reading Time: 3 minutes It looks like clubroot is moving a bit differently on the east side of the Prairies. In Alberta, clubroot is showing up a lot at field entrances (in 90 per cent of the infected fields, according to one study), which suggests equipment is the main culprit in its spread. It’s a similar pattern in Saskatchewan […] Read more
Wind seems to be the clubroot culprit in Manitoba
Researcher urges producers to watch for early infestations and get on them quickly
Try growth regulators to prevent lodging
Reading Time: 3 minutes For European farmers, growth regulators are standard practice to help reduce the incidence and severity of lodging. Growth regulators are designed to limit the internode elongation of plants by reducing the extension of the cells — in other words, to shorten the growth habit of the crop. This strengthens the straw, which helps improve standability. Growth regulators have, to […] Read more
Plan Rotations to Avoid Fungicide and Herbicide Resistance
Reading Time: 6 minutes Pathogens, organisms and plants will eventually find ways to adapt and develop immunity to the various methods used to control them. This has been shown clearly with the announcement of glyphosate- resistant kochia in Alberta. Other recent challenges for farmers include increasing amounts of Group 2 herbicide-resistant cleavers and wild mustard in pulse crops. Group […] Read more
Polycrops help dry wet soils
With both extremely wet and dry conditions happening in the same growing season, it is not a stretch to call 2011 a strange year in Manitoba, but it has helped prove the effectiveness of perennial and annual forage seed blends known as “polycrops” in dealing with extremes of weather. “One thing that became very clear […] Read more
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