AgGronomyTV: Soybeans in crop rotations

Yvonne Lawley, associate professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Manitoba, has a keen interest for how soybeans are faring in rotation alongside their crop cousins in Manitoba. Here, Lawley talks about yields in soy-on-soy crop rotations, plus, one of the ‘new frontiers’ in building soil health in the province.







AgGronomyTV: Crop diseases in canola

Verticillium in canola crops continues to spread on the prairies, but one province in particular is feeling the brunt of it: Manitoba. Here, Courtney Ross with the Canola Council of Canada talks about the best time to scout for verticillium in canola crops, plus the growing prevalence of blackleg infections on the prairies and its impact on yields.





AgGronomyTV: Avoiding root rot in pulse crops

Dr. Syama Chatterton, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, offered a presentation at Manitoba Ag Days on root rot in pulse crops. In a negative ‘two for one,’ attendees may have been surprised to learn of a connection between root rot and another well-known soil pathogen: fusarium. In this video, Chatterton talks about some of the latest findings into aphanomyces and the one practice growers have in their toolbox to keep root rot from developing in their fields.