Production Resources

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. Controlling… 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

Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth are pigweeds in the genus Amaranthus. While more common members of this genus such as redroot pigweed are familiar to Manitoba farmers, waterhemp and Palmer amaranth are new to Western Canada. Not yet identified in Saskatchewan… Read More

As the 2023 crop year wraps up, we take a look back at some of the top crop issues of 2023 including drought, heat, grasshoppers and uneven maturity across the Prairies. Here we provide some background information on each issue… 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

A common barrier to resistance management is the perception that it is costly and complex. Short-term expenses may include increased inputs, labour and equipment to manage the resistant-prone weeds. Although resistance management practices can increase costs in the short-term, farmers… Read More