Weeds are more obvious when looking at a wheat crop down (r) than looking at it sideways, says Manitoba Department of Agriculture weed specialist Jeanette Gaultier.

Recent rains help crops and weeds

Herbicide-resistant weeds make controlling weeds even harder

Most Manitoba farmers needed the rain, but wet fields have delayed weed spraying, says Manitoba Department of Agriculture weed specialist Jeanette Gaultier. Dry soils delay weed emergence, but the recent rains and warmer weather have triggered germination, creating a green carpet of weeds in some fields. “The crop is going to pop, but so are

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: No. 5

Conditions as of May 30, 2016

Seeding is nearing completion for the 2016 season in Manitoba, with progress estimated at 96 per cent complete. With the recent rainfall and warmer temperatures, majority of seeded crops are experiencing rapid germination, emergence and growth. Field operations have been hampered by rainy weather conditions during the week and over the weekend in some areas



PMRA once again upholds safety of 2,4-D

One of the earliest registered crop protection products, 2,4-D has been controversial

After a three-year review, the Pest Management Regulatory Agency has again approved the use of the herbicide 2,4-D. Developed after the Second World War, the safety of the weed killer has been upheld in numerous reviews in Canada and elsewhere, despite repeated attacks on its use. PMRA will collect public comments on its decision until


Average harvest loss in canola across the Prairies translates into 4,000 to 5,000 potential volunteers per square metre.

Keeping volunteer canola out of soybeans

Inter-row tillage looks like a promising management tool

The average of six per cent canola seed loss during harvest sounds bad enough, but even worse when converted into the number of seeds left to germinate as volunteers the following year. “We’re losing an average of 4,000 to 5,000 seeds per square metre so it doesn’t take a lot of persistence for volunteer canola

corn crop

U.S. pulls Enlist Duo registration pending more study

The herbicide is still registered in Canada and will be introduced to 
Manitoba farmers on a limited basis next spring

Dow AgroSciences still plans to introduce Enlist Duo to Manitoba farmers next spring despite concerns in the U.S. that resulted in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrawing its registration. The EPA is requiring more studies into the product’s phytotoxicity, saying Enlist Duo might do more harm to non-target plants than it first believed after reading


(Nufarm.com)

Nufarm to shut Calgary herbicide plant

Crop chemical manufacturer Nufarm plans to make its North American business more “cost-effective” by shutting its plant in Calgary and shipping the production work to Chicago. The “rationalization” in Calgary, expected to be complete by next fall, “will allow us to increase flexibility, reduce complexity and more efficiently utilize our facilities,” Nufarm manufacturing group executive Elbert

A streamlined system of grain delivery is offered, and a herbicide sees short supply

A streamlined system of grain delivery is offered, and a herbicide sees short supply

Our History: October 1967

The ad above appeared in our Oct. 26, 1967 issue. Smith-Roles was a Saskatoon-based manufacturer and distributor of farm equipment which had a distribution network through farms on the Prairies. The company went out of business sometime in the 1980s. In that issue we reported on Manitoba Pool’s annual meeting, with the company (at that


Regrowth in swaths cannot be sprayed.

Canola regrowth under swaths can’t be sprayed

Rain and delayed harvest have caused some cut canola plants to regrow. This regrowth coming up through swaths can make for increased green matter going through the combine. This regrowth cannot be sprayed. Once canola is cut, no product can be applied. Pre-harvest intervals are closed for all products, and spraying swaths mean residues will

(Scott Bauer photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

French court upholds Monsanto poisoning ruling

Lyon/Paris|Reuters — A French court upheld on Thursday a 2012 ruling in which Monsanto was found liable in the chemical poisoning of a French farmer, who says he suffered neurological problems after inhaling the U.S. company’s Lasso herbicide. The decision by an appeal court in Lyon confirmed the initial judgment, the first such case heard in court