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Protecting Canadian pulse crop market

Pulse Canada lists of pesticides growers need to talk to buyers about before applying or not use at all

By Allan Dawson June 9, 2020

To protect their markets Canadian pulse growers need to be aware of three pesticides — glyphosate, diquat (Reglone) and glufosinate — that either they need to talk to buyers about before applying, or not apply at all. Pulse Canada’s maximum residue limits (MRL) advisory, updated in April, says farmers should talk to buyers before applying glyphosate to the following crops: peas, lentils, chickpeas,

A kochia seedling breaks ground near Winkler in late March.

Crops

Spring weeds rise up well ahead of seeding efforts

Weed forecasts have farmers expecting to reap the consequences of last year’s lack of field work

By Alexis Stockford April 20, 2020

Farmers are gearing up for spring seeding, but the weeds have already made it to the field. Manitoba’s provincial weed specialist, Tammy Jones, says producers are already starting from behind on weed control this year, thanks in large part to harvest conditions last fall. Why it matters: Seeding is stressful enough as is, but farmers

Local news, News, Other

Ag-chemical cleanup dates, locations set

Drop off outdated or unwanted products for free

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 8, 2019

CleanFarms Manitoba is giving farmers a chance to safely dispose of unwanted or obsolete crop protection products and livestock medications at upcoming events around the province. There is no charge for participating in the program, which runs from Oct. 21 to 25, with single day clinics in each participating community, between 9 a.m. and 4

Spray specialist Tom Wolf of Sprayers 101 helps demonstrate the WEEDit system this July, using water- sensitive pads laid on the ground to show droplet placement.

Equipment, Farmit Manitoba, News

Adding some IQ to smart spraying

Weeds are in for some one-on-one attention with the latest spot-spraying tech coming down the pipe

By Alexis Stockford September 24, 2019

It looks like something out of science fiction. Above a Saskatchewan field, a line of drones rises in formation, sensors primed to pick out enemy targets below. But this isn’t the latest Terminator movie. This is Daniel McCann’s brainchild for green-on-green spot spraying, an offshoot of precision spraying that promises to identify and take out

Tammy Jones speaking to attendees during a Crop Diagnostic School session in 2019.

Crops, Farmit Manitoba

VIDEO: Deciding when to spray to wipe out weeds

Know your economic threshold before firing up the sprayer

By Greg Berg August 14, 2019

Deciding when to spray is key to limiting the spread of weeds and capturing the best yield your crop can offer. As with nearly every aspect of crop production, weather plays a key role and the amount of precipitation in a growing season – and the timing of your herbicide application – will go a

Keep it Clean wants farmers to hear the message that glyphosate and other crop protection products need to be applied only according to the label.

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

If farmers keep misusing glyphosate, they may lose it

The warnings from the ‘Keep it Clean’ campaign are taking on a more urgent tone

By Allan Dawson July 31, 2019

If Canadian farmers want to keep using glyphosate they must stop misusing glyphosate. That blunt message was delivered earlier this summer during a ‘Keep it Clean’ webinar to agronomists and retailers, who were urged to pass it on to their farmer-clients. “We all know the value of glyphosate, but to be very blunt about it,

Kochia's fuzzy leaves makes treating it with a herbicide more of a challenge.

News, Other, Weather

Dry year adds to spray considerations

Manitoba’s weather lately means weeds have toughened up and herbicides may have an uphill battle if weeds aren’t growing vigorously

By Alexis Stockford June 21, 2019

This year has brought its own quirks to weed control. Kochia is out in force again this year, provincial weed specialist Tammy Jones said. The plants’ fuzzy leaves create their own challenges for herbicide contact, even if the kochia is not showing glyphosate resistance. Glyphosate-resistant kochia has become a significant headache and cause for worry

Manitoba Agriculture's Lionel Kaskiw says cold temperatures are hindering weed growth, but also rendering crop protection products less effective.

Crops

Cool weather casts questions on weed burn off

Weeds haven’t exactly flourished in the cold this spring, but the province warns that they are germinating, and the cold itself lends challenges to spraying them out

By Alexis Stockford May 10, 2019

That spring burn off may not be doing what it’s supposed to if temperatures stay low. Lionel Kaskiw, farm production advisor with the province, is reminding farmers to watch their thermometers when deciding if and when to do a pre-emergent herbicide pass. Why it matters: A cold spring has stunted weed growth, but it also

Crops, News

Weeds develop defences

Kochia gets hairy and lamb’s quarters get waxy under harsh conditions

By Allan Dawson May 8, 2019

Kochia was emerging in Manitoba fields last week and most of it is presumed resistant to Group 2 herbicides, says Manitoba Agriculture weed specialist Tammy Jones. Many could also be glyphosate tolerant, but it’s hard to know to what extent, she said in an interview April 24. “I know that it is distributed fairly thoroughly

Glyphosate residues on grain are an increasing concern among consumers, Fisher Branch farmer Paul Gregory told the Canadian Grain Commission’s assistant chief commissioner Doug Chorney at KAP’s meeting April 2. Chorney said Canada’s grain is safe.

Crops

Canadian grain is safe, Grain Commission’s Chorney says

The Canadian Grain Commission is aware of rising  consumer concerns about glyphosate residues

By Allan Dawson April 18, 2019

Canadian grain is safe when it comes to pesticide residues, says Doug Chorney, assistant chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). “We’re very sensitive in our current monitoring programs to these concerns,” Chorney said here April 2 at the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) advisory council meeting. During a question period Fisher Branch farmer Paul

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Protecting Canadian pulse crop market

Spring weeds rise up well ahead of seeding efforts

Ag-chemical cleanup dates, locations set

Adding some IQ to smart spraying

VIDEO: Deciding when to spray to wipe out weeds

If farmers keep misusing glyphosate, they may lose it

Dry year adds to spray considerations

Cool weather casts questions on weed burn off

Weeds develop defences

Canadian grain is safe, Grain Commission’s Chorney says

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