True armyworms blowing into Manitoba haven’t sparked alarm in 2025, but agriculture entomologists urge farmers to scout their crops anyway for the damaging pest insect.
Manitoba watches true armyworm migration
True armyworms blowing into Manitoba haven’t sparked alarm in 2025, but agriculture entomologists urge farmers to scout their crops anyway for the damaging pest insect
Get the most from fusarium head blight risk maps
Fusarium head blight forecasts offer key information when Manitoba farmers are trying to decide whether they need to apply fungicide against the disease in their 2025 cereal crops
Fusarium head blight forecasts offer key information when Manitoba farmers are trying to decide whether they need to apply fungicide against the disease in their 2025 cereal crops.
Farm safety requires grassroots, cultural shift
Farm safety means deliberately changing how we as members of the agricultural community think and behave, even when it’s inconvenient
Better safety on Canadian farms means deliberately choosing the safer way of doing this, even when it flies in the face of what we’ve always done.
Is dirty water sabotaging your herbicide efficacy?
Spraying without clean water is a great way to send money down the drain
Water cleanliness should be a top priority for producers when considering water quality for spray operations, says Manitoba weeds specialist Kim Brown.
Wildfire smoke poses health risks to farmers and livestock in Manitoba
Manitoba farmers urged to protect both themselves and their livestock from wildfire smoke and have a comprehensive evacuation plan ready in case of emergency situations
Manitoba farmers urged to protect both themselves and their livestock from the health impacts of wildfire smoke and have a comprehensive evacuation plan ready in case of emergency situations.
Smoke in the air impacts Manitoba spray season
Wildfire smoke across Western Canada could complicate weed control, impacting how well plants take up herbicides and increasing the risk of spray drift
Wildfire smoke across Western Canada could complicate weed control, impacting how well plants take up herbicides and increasing the risk of spray drift.
Canada losing farmland to development as rental costs squeeze farmers
Canada’s dwindling farmland base and rising rental costs threaten the country’s agricultural sustainability, researchers warn
Urban development is eating up a worrying amount of Canada’s farmland base, rising rental costs threaten the country’s agricultural sustainability, researchers warn
Know where and why yields are low in your fields
Managing soil health issues can help farmers build back yield in unproductive patches of the field
Managing soil health issues can help farmers build back yield in unproductive patches of the field.
Interprovincial trade bill passes in Manitoba
Manitoba’s recently introduced bill to streamline interprovincial trade got quick co-operation from both sides of the aisle
Cross-aisle support between Manitoba’s NDP and Progressive Conservatives has put a bill to slash interprovincial trade barriers through the legislature.
Spread of pea leaf weevil prompts wider watch in Manitoba
Manitoba Agriculture to expand pea leaf weevil survey as the crop-damaging pest spreads to pulse crops farther east
Manitoba Agriculture to expand pea leaf weevil survey as the crop-damaging pest spreads to pulse crops farther east.
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