Trap cropping may draw pest insects away from the main crop and concentrate them for precise blitz control, less insecticide needed and friendlier farming for beneficial insects.
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Trap crops to cut faba bean spraying?
Trap cropping may concentrate pest insects away from the main crop so they can be better managed, with less ecological spillover
Cereal cover crops show mixed flea beetle protection for canola
Fall rye and oat nurse crops show promise for reducing damage, however, current research notes it's not yet a reliable field-scale tool
University of Manitoba researchers are testing if planting fall rye and oat nurse crops help growers reduce damage without hurting yield.
Canada dragging feet on drone regulations
Work to add drones to pesticide labels is ongoing, but Canadian farmers are getting fed up with the wait being imposed by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency
Canada has spent five years developing regulation and labels for drone spraying, farmers and chemical manufacturers want a clearer pathway.
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
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.
Nanotechnology used to develop genetic pest control
Nanotechnology allows new research to target pests through RNA for precision treatments rather than chemcial spray
Researchers from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada are working with nanotechnology and RNA to develop new pest insect control methods as an alternative to chemical spray on crops.
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.
RNAi research looks for genetic-level flea beetle control
A Canadian company hopes to develop an alternative to mainstream insecticides when managing flea beetles in canola crops
A Vancouver agri-tech company wants to give canola growers another weapon, hitting target insects at the sub-cellular level, for use in the never-ending battle against flea beetles.
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.
Improving calf health, fighting pesticide resistance highlighted at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
New strides in agricultural innovation including improving calf health, fighting pesticide resistance were the featured topic at the University of Guelph Feeding The Future discussion at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2025.
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