University of Manitoba staff and students in a field plot at the Ian N. Morrison Research Farm in Carman, Man., on July 29, 2025.

VIDEO: Yield-eating weeds and pest insects tackled at field day

The University of Manitoba put the spotlight on its in-progress crop research, including the concept of a nurse crop against flea beetles, corn weed control and high-protein canola fertilizer

The University of Manitoba put the spotlight on its in-progress agricultural research, including the concept of a nurse crop against flea beetles, corn weed control and high-protein canola fertilizer.




Industry wrestles with regenerative certification

Industry wrestles with regenerative certification

Canada needs flexible, farmer-driven standards to guide regenerative agriculture, experts say

Standardizing regenerative agriculture could make the system easier to market, but too much rigid definition could also alienate farmers and undermine grassroots progress, experts worry.


Van Eerd says cover crops can improve soil health and resiliency.

Cover crops can pad the pocket in the long run

Healthy soil and cover crops can reduce nitrogen fertilizer use, says Ontario soil scientist

If you want to make your soils healthier, the best place to start is usually with cover crops. Not only can they boost your soil’s biological activity, they can also improve your bottom line, says one University of Guelph soil expert.

Speakers Gabe Brown (right) and Don Campbell take the stage during a holistic management conference in Assiniboia, Sask.

Past lessons have a role for farming futures

Old ideas shouldn’t necessarily be discounted when looking at the future of Canadian agriculture

Highlights from a holistic management conference show that old ideas shouldn’t necessarily be discounted when looking at the future of Canadian agriculture.






Attendees of the MOA, Young Agrarians vegetable cover cropping farm tour trudge through the mud at Wild Earth Farms near Oakbank.

Veggie production eyes cover crops

Eastern Manitoba experiment with cover cropping in vegetable production takes root

An on-farm test is underway to assess how cover cropping, pitched for alternative weed control and soil health, might work for larger-scale vegetable growers.