Left to right: Weed specialists Jeanette Gaultier of BASF, Kim Brown of Manitoba Agriculture and Tammy Jones of Corteva participate in a panel at this year’s Manitoba Agronomists Conference, moderated by plant science professor Rob Gulden.

Building a culture of weed control

Experts highlight importance of collaboration between government and private sector agronomists to contain problem weeds

Collaboration between government and private sector agronomists to contain problem weeds and herbicide resistance is key, Manitoba Agronomists Conference panel says.






Blackleg on a canola plant.

Wet season emphasizes chemical caution

Farmers will need to watch their pre-harvest intervals carefully or risk running into residue problems

Keep It Clean warning that farmers will need to watch their pre-harvest intervals carefully when spraying, or risk running into residue problems



The annual Keep It Clean product advisory identifies products that could create market access issues.

Keep It Clean urges caution on grains

Annual product advisory helps farmers maintain market access

It’s nearly impossible for farmers to stay on top of the varied regulations set by various countries where their grain may be destined. Fortunately, Canadian farmers have an easy-to-follow tool to help them navigate these murky waters. “What we produce here in Canada far exceeds our domestic demand, so we need to rely on our export markets to continue

Letters: Herbicide options for corn-soy intercrop

Letters: Herbicide options for corn-soy intercrop

On Feb. 14, the Co-operator published an article titled “Corn-soybean intercrop put to grazing test.” On our farm, Catt Corn, we produce conventional non-hybrid corn for seed and have been producing, processing and selling this seed for over 15 years. This seed is designated for grazing and silage purposes and we have seen the benefits