Delaying the onset of herbicide-resistant weeds isn’t a lost cause. In fact the more vigilant a farmer is the more success they’ll have, says Ingrid Kristjanson, a farm production extension specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development (MARD). With farmers checking crop maturity as harvest grows near, it is also a good time to scout
Now’s the time to find resistant weeds
Herbicide-resistant weeds are on the rise and pre-harvest is a good time to find them
Dicamba-resistant Palmer amaranth found in U.S.
Farmers there started growing dicamba-tolerant soybeans in 2016
The list of herbicide-resistant weeds continues to grow. Dicamba-resistant Palmer amaranth weeds have been found in parts of Tennessee, University of Tennessee Extension weed specialist Larry Steckel wrote in a July blog. “Results from some of the greenhouse experiments this winter and spring, as well as in-field research this growing season, would suggest that our
InVigor canola genetics get an upgrade
BASF points to yield, pod-shatter resistance of canola hybrids
BASF promoted two of its new 300 Series InVigor canola hybrids — L340PC and L357P — during a July 22 webinar. “L340PC contains both first-generation clubroot resistance as well (as) BASF’s patented pod-shatter technology,” Wade Stocker, BASF’s manager of canola seeds and traits, told the webinar. “It’s a high-yielding hybrid that was 107.8 per cent
Manitoba Pork Council seeking new general manager
Andrew Dickson will step down in six months from the job he’s held for the last 15 years
The Manitoba Pork Council is looking for a new general manager. Andrew Dickson, who has had the job since early 2005, is stepping down Jan. 31, 2021. “You get to a point where you’ve got to quit sometime, so 68 (years of age) is a decent time to quit,” Dickson said in an interview July
BASF’s ‘novel’ wireworm seed treatment makes pitch to PMRA
Teraxxa could be available in Western Canada next year if approved by Canadian regulatory authorities
BASF hopes Teraxxa F4, its new cereal seed insecticide for wireworm control, will be available in Western Canada next year. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) is reviewing Teraxxa and must approve it before it can be used commercially in Canada. The seed treatment is now in the public consultation period after getting handed
Soil society modifies its Aug. 12 summer tour
Bus tour replaced with self-guided tour that requires registration
The Manitoba Soil Science Society (MSSS) has replaced its annual summer bus tour with an event Aug. 12 at three sites in rural Manitoba participants get to themselves, MSSS president Megan Westphal said in a recent email. The sites are near Elm Creek (Red River Clay), Haywood (Almasippi) and Bruxelles (Dezwood). Participation is free, however,
No such thing as “marginal” land
What’s important is putting it to its best use
There’s no such thing as “marginal” land, according to Tim Sopuck. “Some land might be marginal for annual crop production, but it doesn’t mean it’s marginal for cattle production or some other alternate use,” the chief executive officer of the Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation (MHHC) said in an interview July 27. When it comes to
Labelle looks back on pulse sector career
A serendipitous summer job redirected his career path
Francois Labelle thought he was going to be a horticulturist when he started a degree in agriculture in 1974, but his day job for the last 42 years has been in the grain business — mostly pulses crops. As a student, Labelle, who retired as executive director of Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers July 15,
KAP asks ag-minister Bibeau to reconsider carbon tax on grain drying, barns
KAP is still arguing for an exemption on carbon tax for grain drying and barn heating and they're sending their data to Ottawa
The Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) want federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau to reconsider exempting grain drying and barn heating from the carbon tax. Manitoba’s general farm organization made the pitch, backed by additional data, in a July 31 letter. “Carbon tax costs for farmers are significant,” KAP president Bill Campbell said in the letter. “A
Manitoba government-funded trust leverages millions for watershed projects
The Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation has announced $5.6 million in funding for new conservation projects under the Growing Outcomes in Watersheds (GROW) Trust and the Conservation Trust. The trusts, set up by the Manitoba government, will help fund watershed programs to improve the environment and assist farmers in perpetuity. And as hoped, when the trust
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