Get set to scout this summer. After a few years of low profile in Manitoba, cabbage seed pod weevil populations, among a few other pests, boomed here in 2025.
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Cabbage seed pod weevil the surprise top canola pest in Manitoba for 2025
Flea beetles, armyworm, diamondback moth made presence known in parts of the province
AI app promises Prairie farmers better insect scouting
IPPM Now app uses Prairie expertise, including from Manitoba, to help farmers identify and mange for beneficial and pest insects in their fields
A new app, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven and developed on the Prairies, is expected to help farmers identify and manage pest and beneficial insects.
Scout early for blight in peas
High moisture makes diligence even more important this season
Manitoba agronomists recommend that farmers scout now for mycosphaerella blight in field pea crops. High moisture conditions this year are likely to result in more disease pressure. “The scouting time would be right around early flowering and some fields have started to flower already,” said Dennis Lange, provincial pulse specialist. According to Manitoba Pulse and
Rover shows future of farming
Manitoba manufacturer launches remote-operated platform with University of Winnipeg researchers
R-Tech Industries of Homewood makes farm implements and, because its machines are often used by researchers, many of them come in strange shapes and sizes. They’re small, narrow, miniature versions of the big iron you usually see working the fields in production season. The smallest, strangest and narrowest of them all is the R-Tech Rover, a lightweight basic frame perched on
Mistaken identity
Not everything that looks like a pest insect actually is
One of Manitoba’s best-known insect experts is reminding farmers to be sure of what they’re seeing when they scout. For example, that “wireworm” problem may not actually be a problem at all. Therevid larvae (the precursor to a large, hairy fly) are often mistaken for wireworms, provincial entomologist John Gavloski said during a May 22
Consider conditions, margins before spraying for sclerotinia
Spray for sclerotinia or give it a pass? That’s no simple black or white question, but one thing is certain — by the time you can see it, it’s too late. Anastasia Kubinec, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development oilseed specialist, said that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t scout though. If anything it means it’s more
VIDEO: Drone flies up, up and away
2014 Crop Diagnostic School demonstrated flying a UAV
Rejean Picard, a farm production advisor with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, demonstrated an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during the Crop Diagnostic School at the University of Manitoba’s Carman facility July 17, 2014. UAV’s hold a lot of potential for scouting crops. The video begins with Picard explaining how to power up the UAV.
Grounded
It is easy to see why drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are without a doubt the hottest new technology to hit the Farm Belt. They offer a relatively inexpensive option for comprehensive field scouting, allowing farmers to easily pinpoint troubled spots in their fields for closer inspection. We suspect that over time
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
