Production Resources

Identifying the structure and function of wheat head parts is important for making management decisions, describing insect and diseases issues, communicating with others in the industry, and reviewing agronomic material. Agronomic information is more accessible than ever, but the level… Read More

Learn to diagnose common smut, common rust, Goss's wilt and more. Read More

In Manitoba, field corn is grown for grain or silage production. The majority of grain corn produced in Manitoba supplies the ethanol and feed industries, but a small portion is sold to the distillery in Gimli. Silage corn is used… Read More

Hybrid selection in corn can be difficult. Seed companies provide an abundance of information on specific traits, but all this information can be overwhelming during the selection process. This document can be used as a supplemental resource during hybrid selection,… Read More

Seed treatments are commonly used across Manitoba on numerous crop types. Here is more information about how they work and what pests they target in wheat, barley and flax. Read More

Unstable weather in Manitoba springs often yields severe storms producing hail. There is a major benefit of spring hail over summer/fall hail events, which is the ability of a crop to recover and have very little yield impact. There is… Read More

Bt corn varieties resistant to European corn borer will contain one or more Bt proteins, each of which are toxic to European corn borer in their unique ways. In Bt corn, these proteins go by names such as Cry1F, Cry1Ab,… Read More

Re-cropping restrictions are implemented to prevent crop damage following applications of residual herbicides. This table is a guide for corn producers to identify any fields that should not be planted to the crop in a specific time frame, following the… Read More

This study looks at the ability to increase or decrease planting populations from what the farmer normally does, in order to improve yields. Management practices can be changed with improved hybrid availability, including changing planting populations in grain corn. 22… Read More