Research

Making every Manitoba Farmer member more productive and sustainable

Manitoba Crop Alliance’s research program invests in research that will make every Manitoba farmer member more productive and sustainable, providing data to help members make decisions for their operations. Investments will be made towards meaningful, independent research and valuable knowledge as outlined in our strategic plan.

Our research priorities are identified each year by our farmer-led crop committees. MCA has four crop committees: wheat & barley, flax, sunflower and corn.

We address identified research priorities through collaboration in provincial and federal funding programs, and internal funding programs such as our Whole Farm Research program. In addition, we lead a Research on the Farm program and support numerous variety evaluation trials (e.g., Manitoba Corn Committee, Manitoba Crop Variety Evaluation Team, Sunflower Variety Performance Trials), which provide unique opportunities for the creation of sound data that can help farmers make informed decisions for their operations.

We take pride in the role farmer members play in identifying research priorities and initiatives. If you are interested in contributing to discussions about research that could impact your farm, consider becoming a crop committee delegate!

View our 2022-23 research commitments

General MCA research priorities include:

Variety development and genetic enhancement

Applied agronomy

Disease and pest management

Crop quality

Economics and farm profitability

Value-add opportunities

Crop Specific Research

Select a crop below to view all related research projects.

Straw Harvesting Strategies to Provide Feedstock while Maintaining Soil and Environmental Quality

Start Date: 2022
Ongoing
June 28, 2023

There is increasing demands for straw removed from farm fields, including for use as livestock feed and bedding, pulp, bioproducts… Read More

Sunflower Row Spacing Study

Start Date: 2023
Ongoing
June 28, 2023

This project will compare solid-seeded oilseed sunflower to row-planted oilseed sunflower over two field seasons. Different plant populations will be… Read More

Flax Seed Treatment Evaluation

Start Date: 2023
Ongoing
June 28, 2023

This project will evaluate commercially available seed treatments and respective label rates in brown and yellow flax for Manitoba farmers.… Read More

Insect Response to Climate Change and Ag Inputs Across the Prairies

Start Date: 2023
Ongoing
June 27, 2023

Insect pests of field crops in Western Canada pose serious risks to crop yields on an annual basis. Farmers in… Read More

The Effect of Integrated Crop Management on Weed Phenology and Weed Persistence

Start Date: 2023
Ongoing
June 27, 2023

Weed persistence and herbicide resistance are significant challenges for crop production in the Prairies. Over the years, many crop production… Read More

Extremes of Moisture

Start Date: 2019
Completed
May 23, 2023

This project is made up of multiple sub-projects with multiple research and industry professional collaborating on a multi-disciplinary and multi-stakeholder… Read More