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University of Manitoba research shows soybean varieties selected for iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) tolerance protect yield in affected areas without reducing performance elsewhere in the field.
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Selecting IDC-tolerant soybeans doesn’t reduce yield, Manitoba study confirms
Iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) often affects only parts of a field — but you’re buying a variety for the whole field
Feed Grain Weekly: Seasonal gains expected this spring
Feed grain prices have not yet been affected by rising fuel costs, but will continue to rise nonetheless, said a Lethbridge-based trader.
Fertilizer prices are spiking — here’s what Manitoba farmers need to know before seeding
The Iran war has thrown global nitrogen supply into chaos, but farm management specialist Darren Bond says cold, hard numbers — not fear — should drive your spring decisions
Fertilizer prices have jumped nearly 30 per cent since the Iran conflict intensified in late February. Manitoba Agriculture's Darren Bond says detailed cost-of-production planning is the best way farmers can manage the risk heading into seeding.
FieldView prescriptions can now move wirelessly to John Deere Operations Center
A new link between Bayer's FieldView platform and John Deere Operations Center eliminates USB transfers and sends variable-rate prescriptions straight to the cab
A new integration between Bayer's FieldView platform and John Deere Operations Center lets farmers send variable-rate prescriptions directly to connected equipment without USB drives. As-applied data flows back automatically for post-season review.
EU crop monitor sees lower soft wheat and rapeseed yields in 2026
Crop monitoring service MARS said on Monday it expects the European Union’s average soft wheat yield to reach 5.98 tonnes per hectare this year, five per cent lower than in 2025.
Fertilizer industry optimistic as Ottawa commits to cutting red tape
CFIA extends bulk fertilizer labelling deadline to 2027 and pledges to work with industry on cost-effective alternatives
Federal ministers and bureaucrats are now willing to modify or eliminate unhelpful regulations, including a rule that required complex bilingual labels on fertilizer delivered to Canadian farms. The CFIA extended the bulk fertilizer labelling deadline to July 2027.
Manitoba farmers must be flexible on white mould control
Trials in dry beans and soybeans show that spray timing shifts depending on the number of planned passes
Farmers should watch their bean and soybean canopies and disease risk, not the calendar, when choosing when to spray fungicide against white mould.
Bayer runs down new 2026 seed treatments
Seed treatments Raxil Rise for cereal crops and Evergol Rise for pulses were announced by Bayer in December, available to Canadian farmers for spring 2026
Seed treatments Raxil Rise and Evergol Rise were announced by Bayer in December, available to Canadian farmers for spring 2026.
USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals
As China heads into the 2026/27 marketing year, the United States Department of Agriculture attachés in Beijing projected a few minor to moderate changes in the country’s soybean, canola, corn and wheat crops.
CBOT Weekly: Gains in commodities amidst Iran conflict differ from Ukraine war
To analyst Tom Lilja of Progressive Ag in Fargo, N.D., there’s a difference in the commodity markets currently with the Middle East war and four years ago when Russia invaded Ukraine.