Production Resources

Manitoba growers know the devastating impacts of hail on wheat due to unstable spring and summer weather. Assessing hail damage can be very difficult, but there are steps you can take after hail events to evaluate crop damage. 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 sunflower 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

We are nearing the end of another season. However, there are still decisions to be made that can help set the farm up for success in the following year. In addition to evaluating decisions made throughout the year, we can… 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

Sunflower bud moth larvae have a cream-coloured body with a dark head capsule and are approximately one centimetre in length. Adult moths are greyish brown with two dark diagonal bands on each wing. Read More

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

Herbicide resistance develops as a result of repeated use of a single mode of action herbicide on the same weed population in the same field. Selection for resistant weed populations occurs when a small number of individuals in that population… Read More

High nitrogen (N) prices are not about to scare corn out of Manitoba. High corn prices and good residual soil N levels should keep corn a profitable component of the rotation in 2022. But let’s consider what N rates are… Read More