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Five Q and As on soil testing
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Five Q and As on soil testing

Here’s what you need to know to make sure your plants have all the right nutrients

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Soil testing will help you give your crop the best possible start. Dr. Jeff Schoenau, soil fertility expert at the University of Saskatchewan, delivered a free webinar on soil earlier this winter. Schoenau had answers to five common questions about soil testing and fertility.
Soybean plant with nematode-filled cysts.
Local news, Oilseeds

On the lookout for soybean cyst nematodes

But make no mistake, this new destructive pest is coming and farmers 
can learn more about it July 22 at the SMART Soybean Day in Carman


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Soybean cyst nematodes haven’t been found in Manitoba yet. That’s the good news. The bad news is it’s only a matter of time until they are, says University of Manitoba soil scientist Mario Tenuta. But early detection will help farmers manage it. The search for the small, soil-borne, worm-like parasites that can dramatically reduce soybean
clubroot on a canola plant
Crops, Oilseeds

Clubroot resistance collapses for canola in Alberta

Be proactive about prevention

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The discovery that clubroot races uncontrolled by resistant canola varieties are widespread in Alberta underscores how important it is for Manitoba to nip this potentially devastating disease in the bud. “Genetically resistant varieties are not going to work long term,” said Anastasia Kubinec, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development’s oilseed specialist in reaction to the

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