Production Resources

On the Prairies, a late cold snap, late winter storms, high snowfall, excessive rain, flooding, and spring harvest from the… Read More

Each year, Manitoba Agriculture forecasts the potential risk of grasshoppers to field crops. This forecast is based on counts of… Read More

Kochia (Bassia scoparia) is an annual broadleaf noxious weed that is an increasing concern for crop producers throughout Canada. The… Read More

Spring wheat yields in the Canadian prairies are increasing, but a gap remains between the yields being achieved and the… Read More

Large amounts of N fertilizer are required to meet the milling market protein standards in spring wheat. To maximize N… Read More

Wild oats are one of the most important grassy weeds in Western Canada, causing significant yield and dockage loss. Of… Read More

Cold, wet springs with repeated rain and snowfall events can dramatically impact planned seeding operations. As fields dry and can… Read More

Following last year’s drought, much of Manitoba badly needed recharge of soil moisture reserves. The unusually large amounts of rain… Read More

Significant accumulation of snow throughout the winter will have helped to keep the soil temperature warm enough for winter wheat… Read More