It’s time for Manitoba farmers to get locked and loaded against spring weeds, with enough room to adapt if early 2026 field conditions don’t co-operate.
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VIDEO: Spring weed control means plans, and back-up plans for those plans
Manitoba farmers should be locked and loaded against weeds, and with enough room to pivot if spring field conditions don’t co-operate
Kochia creeps farther north in Manitoba
Farmers are fighting kochia farther north than ever before in Manitoba, while the weed also keeps racking up resistance to herbicides
Farmers are fighting kochia farther north than ever before in Manitoba, while the resistance-prone weed also keeps eating up herbicide options.
Predictive weed mapping, coming to a farm field near you
Geco–Gowan deal taps AI tools, multi-year imagery, to forecast weed-patch-prone field zones so farms can preemptively adjust treatments
Geco–Gowan deal taps AI tools, imagery, to forecast weed-patch-prone field zones, so Prairie farms can preemptively target herbicides
MANITOBA AG DAYS: Wild oat resistance tightens its grip in Manitoba
Herbicides are increasingly failing to control wild oats as the weed pops up across Manitoba farm fields
Herbicides are increasingly failing to control wild oats as the weed pops up across Manitoba farm fields.
FMC Canada unveils 2026 crop protection roster
FMC Canada’s crop protection lineup for 2026 will include four products marketed for control of kochia.
The looming threat of HPPD herbicide resistance
Group 27 herbicides are still effective in Manitoba, so far, but weeds are beating them in other parts of North America, and there are plenty of other resistance worries already on the ground
Group 27 herbicides are still working in Manitoba, so far, but weeds are beating them in other parts of North America, plus we have other resistance worries.
Glufosinate-resistant waterhemp found in U.S. Midwest
Kochia is also showing escapes when sprayed with the Group 10 herbicide, weed scientist warns
Kochia may also be on the road to Group 10 herbicide resistance, which would be a serious blow to Prairie farmers and canola growers, warns weed scientist.
Manitoba Ag Days plans star-studded speaker lineup
Dragons’ Den panellist Arlene Dickinson among schedule highlights for 2026 farm show in Brandon, along with the usual production, agronomy and business experts
Dragons’ Den panellist Arlene Dickinson among speaker series highlight for 2026 Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon, alongside slate of agriculture experts.
Manitoba corn research looks for home-based weed control
Growers currently rely on U.S. or Ontario recommendations, but a U of M study is hunting for better advice with local conditions in mind
University of Manitoba researchers want corn growers to have Manitoba-based weed control advice, not U.S. or Ontario-based recommendations.
Roundup retraction makes public trust ripples
Bayer has already hinted they might ditch Roundup production, given lawsuits against the key agricultural herbicide
A foundational study on glyphosate safety was recently retracted, while Roundup maker Bayer has already said it may ditch the key agricultural herbicide after lawsuits piled up.
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