Herbicides are increasingly failing to control wild oats as the weed pops up across Manitoba farm fields.
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MANITOBA AG DAYS: Wild oat resistance tightens its grip in Manitoba
Herbicides are increasingly failing to control wild oats as the weed pops up across Manitoba farm fields
Agriculture Canada expects farmers to plant more canola, less pulses in 2026/27
Canadian farmers will plant more canola in 2026/27, while lowering their pulse and special crop area, according to the first supply/demand estimates from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for the upcoming marketing year.
Big oat crop in 2025/26 pointing to less acres next year
Oat acres in Canada are likely to recede this spring with cash prices to remain low, said Scott Shiels, grain procurement manager for Grain Millers Canada in Yorkton, Sask.
FMC Canada unveils 2026 crop protection roster
FMC Canada’s crop protection lineup for 2026 will include four products marketed for control of kochia.
Cereal cover crops show mixed flea beetle protection for canola
Fall rye and oat nurse crops show promise for reducing damage, however, current research notes it's not yet a reliable field-scale tool
University of Manitoba researchers are testing if planting fall rye and oat nurse crops help growers reduce damage without hurting yield.
Riding market swings can add farm profit
Regular price trends in the grain market can help farmers pinpoint how and when to sell their grain with more confidence, analyst says
Regular price trends in the grain market can help farmers pinpoint how and when to sell their grain with more confidence, analyst says
Land agreement inked for Cereals Canada GATE facility
James Richardson & Sons, Limited will provide land for the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (GATE) building in Winnipeg, according to memorandum of understanding with Cereals Canada
James Richardson & Sons, Limited will provide land for the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (GATE) building in Winnipeg, according to memorandum of understanding with Cereals Canada
Record large Canadian wheat and canola crops: Statistics Canada
Canadian wheat and canola production in 2025/26 (Aug/Jul) surpassed early expectations to hit new record highs, according to updated survey-based estimates from Statistics Canada released Dec. 4.
PepsiCo nearly doubles regenerative scope
PepsiCo’s regenerative agriculture program to support 240,000 more acres in Manitoba and Saskatchewan by end of 2025.
Another 240,000 farm acres managed through regenerative agriculture will be supported by PepsiCo across Manitoba and Saskatchewan by the end of 2025.
Five years and counting: Inside Canada’s seed regulatory overhaul
Canada’s seed rule modernization is finally seeing the end of the tunnel, but not everyone’s convinced about the changes or that the timeline is good enough, given agriculture’s quick-changing landscape
Canada’s seed rule modernization is finally seeing the end of the tunnel, but not everyone in agriculture is convinced about the changes or that the timeline is good enough.
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