Smaller plants, yellow leaves and fewer tillers are the telltale signs of nitrogen deficiency in wheat.

Nitrogen uncertainty requires extra vigilance

Detecting nutrient deficiencies is the first step to knowing whether to top up nitrogen levels this year

Manitoba producers continue to face an uncertain nutrient picture after a slow and wet spring. High residual nitrogen last fall may have tempted some to limit their spring applications of the suddenly very expensive nutrient, but that could mean they need to do an in-season top-up. It’s a situation that has agronomists recommending a number




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Alberta crops improve with rain 

MarketsFarm – Drought conditions that devastated crops in Alberta last year and were poised to do the same this year are becoming something in the past, according to the province’s latest crop report. Recent rainfall has been wiping out any notion of drought in 2022 as soil moisture conditions continued to improve across the province.









Seeding progression in 2022 compared to previous years.

Seeding in Manitoba 91 per cent complete, severe flea beetle pressure in canola

Manitoba Crop Report: Issue 7, June 21, 2022

Overview A final push to finish seeding this past week brought a small increase in planted acres. Significant amounts of reseeded canola occurred from severe flea beetle damage, and crusting and flooding to a lesser extent.  Extreme heat brought on severe thunderstorms in large parts of the Southwest, Northwest, and Interlake regions over the weekend