Canada’s PMRA says pesticides need drone-specific labels before drone spraying can take off; Manitoba crop trials are adding data towards that approvals process.
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Manitoba trials work toward drone spraying approvals
Canada’s PMRA says pesticides need drone-specific labels before drone spraying can take off; Manitoba crop trials are adding data towards that process
So you want to farm strawberries
Fall is the time for Manitoba farmers to set the wheels in motion for the 2026 strawberry field crop
If you’re considering starting or expanding a Prairie strawberry farm, autumn is the time to start sourcing and securing the plants and inputs you’ll need, a producer from one Alberta-based U-pick says.
Ten years for Canada to study a pesticide?
PMRA dealing with a backlog of post-market reviews, bogging down Canada’s regulatory system
PMRA dealing with a backlog of post-market reviews, bogging down Canada’s regulatory system.
Federal agriculture minister pushes faster Canadian regulatory system
Agriculture minister Heath MacDonald says speed and timing of product reviews and approvals needs change
Canadian agriculture minister Heath MacDonald says speed and timing of product reviews and approvals needs change.
Herbicide resistance thriving in Manitoba wild oats
Farmers’ weed battle with wild oats isn’t getting any easier, with growing herbicide resistance increasing risk that spraying won’t beat it back
Farmers’ weed battle with wild oats isn’t getting any easier, with growing herbicide resistance increasing risk that spraying won’t beat it back.
Warding off dicamba spray drift
When it comes to farm weed control, some spraying experts say dicamba’s drift risk isn’t worth it, others say it’s a matter of proper management, smart farmerdecisions and product choice
When it comes to farm weed control, some spraying experts say dicamba’s drift risk isn’t worth it, others say it’s a matter of proper management, smart farmer decisions and chemical product choice.
Farmers Business Network to open Manitoba facility
A new agricultural chemical distribution centre in Brandon will be one of two that Farmers Business Network plans to build on the Prairies
A new agricultural chemical distribution centre in Brandon will be one of two that Farmers Business Network plans to build on the Prairies.
Europe’s illegal pesticide trade surges as farmers cut costs
At least 14 per cent of pesticides used on EU fields today are illegal
As the cost of spraying crops with pesticides becomes increasingly expensive, farmers in Greece's agricultural heartland have turned to a cheaper alternative: liquids in unlabeled plastic bottles smuggled over land and sea.
Mapping tool to stop accidental spray damage now available across Prairies
Organic farmers and beekeepers hope FieldWatch can prevent costly spray drift accidents — but buy-in is still building
FieldWatch mapping platform aims to drop accidental spray damage. It’s been available to Saskatchewan farmers and aerial applicators since 2012 and is now available in Manitoba and Alberta.
Too much waterhemp to destroy in parts of Manitoba
Waterhemp has been changed to a Tier 2 weed in 28 Manitoba municipalities where the invasive weed is now too established to eradicate
Waterhemp is too established to eradicate in 28 Manitoba municipalities, according to the province. The invasive weed has been reclassified as Tier 2 on the noxious weed list.
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
