Steve Froese says the PhiBer drone service trailer can managed four drones. Photo: John Greig

VIDEO: PhiBer drone carrier wins ag tech innovation award

PhiBer Manufacturing was honoured at Ag in Motion for their Dash Carrier trailer, featuring space to land, recharge and refill four drones

PhiBer Manufacturing’s Dash Carrier trailer can land, recharge and refill four drones. The Manitoba company won the ag tech innovation at Ag in Motion 2025.

Scouting for sclerotinia at swathing lets producers know how much disease pressure is lurking so they can plan accordingly. PHOTO: CLINTON JURKE/CANOLA COUNCIL OF CANADA

Manitoba sclerotinia picture mixed for 2025

Variations in weather and crop development in this year’s Manitoba canola fields make blanket sclerotinia outlooks hard to pin down

Variations in weather and crop development in this year’s Manitoba canola fields make blanket sclerotinia outlooks hard to pin down



A farmer in central Manitoba applies fungicide against fusarium head blight.

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.



Wheat shows fusarium head blight symptoms.

Fungicide, glyphosate don’t hurt your hard red wheat quality

In terms of grain quality, this University of Manitoba-led research finds weather and variety matter most

The idea that weather and wheat variety do more to impact grain quality isn’t necessarily surprising, but new research offers up the good news that fungicides and glyphosate aren’t making the farmer’s crop worse.


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.

Crops in central Manitoba are sprayed against fusarium head blight.

Building your 2025 plan against fusarium head blight

One mode of attack isn’t enough against fusarium head blight, researcher warns; farmers will want to get everything from genetics to seeding plans in on the battle plan.

Fusarium head blight needs more than one angle of attack, researcher warns. Farmers will want to get everything from genetics to seeding plans in on the battle plan.