A potato infected with powdery scab and shedding spores.

Powdery scab a puzzling potato problem

Biosecurity helps avoid powdery scab infections in Manitoba potato fields, like avoiding the use of manure from livestock that ate infected potatoes

Soil-borne potato disease powdery scab thrives in cool, moist conditions and is hard for crop researchers to study, but there are things Manitoba farmers can do to keep it out of fields.

Manitoba Agriculture weed extension specialist, Kim Brown.

Cutting the noise on integrated weed management

A farm can’t chase every integrated weed management practice out there; which ones are most important, according to the experts?

A farm can’t chase every integrated weed management practice out there. Which are most important, according to Canadian agronomy experts?


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.

The new agronomist will explore research tailored to crops such as corn, sunflowers or flax.

Special crops get new agronomist in residence at University of Manitoba

Loveleen Kaur Dhillon has been named the agronomist in residence for special crops at the University of Manitoba,a newly created five-year position supported by the Manitoba Crop Alliance

Loveleen Kaur Dhillon has been appointed as the agronomist in residence for special crops at the University of Manitoba, a new five-year position funded by the Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA). MCA created the position after noting a gap in research capacity for special crops such as corn, sunflower, and flax. The hope is to expand




MNP to launch agronomy practice

MNP to launch agronomy practice

Company to consolidate six agronomy firms under MNP umbrella

MNP will consolidate six Prairie agronomy firms into its own practice, the accounting and professional services company announced today.

VIDEO: Peer-group benchmarking model takes win

VIDEO: Peer-group benchmarking model takes win

Decision-making in farming can quickly lead growers in any number of different directions, but what if you could see the agronomic practices of other growers in the Red River Valley to help guide your path?  This is where Antara Agronomy of St. Jean Baptiste may be of help. It offers a peer-group learning model that


“This will help farmers better understand field variability. Armed with that awareness, it could open up a comfort level in going down the path of variable rate.” – Troy McInnis, Moose Jaw Co-op.

The benefits of multiple soil tests

Selecting test sites for the least common denominator could waste opportunities

Most farms don’t do even one yearly soil nutrient test per field, but maybe they should be doing three. Three tests would enhance farmer understanding of in-field variability in a way that one test cannot. Why it matters: Soil tests that demonstrate the variability of field conditions might prompt producers to adopt a three-test approach.

(Dave Bedard photo)

Flax production lowest since 1967, StatCan predicts

Returns on effort invested 'not attractive right now'

MarketsFarm — After going into its least acres seeded since 1950, the 2023-24 Canadian flax crop is projected to be at its smallest in decades. Statistics Canada (StatCan) reported in its principal field crop estimates on Thursday that 267,900 tonnes of flaxseed are expected to be produced in this year’s harvest. The total not only