Get better crops by understanding soil pH

Get better crops by understanding soil pH

The soil pH in your field can affect yields, nutrient availability and crop protection efficacy

Soil pH in a field impacts crop nutrient availability and growth. Regular soil testing helps Canadian farmers optimize harvest yields and soil health.


A deer shows signs of chronic wasting disease (CWD). The Province of Manitoba says that it has streamlined CWD testing, widened hunting zones, and detected four new cases this season.

Manitoba boasts gains on chronic wasting disease

Manitoba’s 2024-25 chronic wasting disease program improved testing speed, expanded hunting and also led to the confirmation of four new cases, the province has said

Manitoba’s 2024-25 chronic wasting disease program improved testing speed, expanded hunting and also led to the confirmation of four new CWD cases, the province has said.

A deer shows signs of chronic wasting disease (CWD). The Province of Manitoba says that it has streamlined CWD testing, widened hunting zones, and detected four new cases this season.

Manitoba boasts gains on chronic wasting disease

Manitoba’s 2024-25 chronic wasting disease program improved testing speed, expanded hunting and also led to the confirmation of four new cases, the province has said

Manitoba’s 2024-25 chronic wasting disease program improved testing speed, expanded hunting and also led to the confirmation of four new CWD cases, the province has said.


A quarantine sign on a fence post in rural Saskatchewan in 1952.

Canada’s foot and mouth disease playbook

Veterinarians stress biosecurity, surveillance and emergency response to cut off any potential return of foot and mouth disease to Canada

Canadian experts are focusing on preventative measures to safeguard the nation’s cattle herds against foot and mouth disease

Hilly fields like those the Prairie pothole region are at particular risk for developing eroded knolls.

Save your yield on eroded knolls

Erosion often steals yield from hilltops and knolls in the field: Here are some ways to get it back

Erosion often steals yield from hilltops and knolls in the field: Here are some ways to get it back