While mustard growers face many of the same agronomic problems as canola growers, they often have fewer crop protection options to deal with those field challenges.
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Leveling the crop protection field between mustard and canola
Canola and mustard often have the same crop management problems, but not always the same tools to address them
New AI-based technologies offer weed control solutions
Canadian and Swiss companies using AI vision tools to target weeds with electricity and minimal chemical use
A Canadian ag tech company is putting a new spark into an old weed control method by using electricity, while a Swiss company is using high tech visioning equipment to target spray to weeds alone.
Best fall spraying practices to beat back herbicide resistance
Advice for if you’re using products like Avadex, Edge or Fortress this fall
The right fall herbicide plan will leave a cleaner slate to start with next year, and the right products and rates are key to staving off herbicide resistance.
Getting ready for fall weed control
Managing weeds on salinity, waterhemp woes and product-specific usage tips from Manitoba Agriculture's weed expert
From managing weeds on salinity to waterhemp woes and product-specific usage tips: what Manitoba farmers need to know for fall weed control season.
Possibly toxic white cockle found in hay field
Producer left with little recourse after possibly toxic weed found in his alfalfa stand
Possibly toxic weed, white cockle, found in Manitoba hay field.
Waterhemp digs deeper foothold in Manitoba
Easy to mistake for other pigweeds and infamous for herbicide resistance, waterhemp continues to spread in Manitoba
More municipalities in Manitoba have had confirmed waterhemp infestations, and Manitoba Agriculture is warning farmers to be vigilant against the noxious weed.
Research weighs value to farm from field edges
Researchers hope to weigh whether the value of a ditch or shelterbelt, which is prime pollinator habitat, outweighs the weed or disease risk
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers in Saskatchewan hope to weigh whether the value of a ditch or shelterbelt, which is prime pollinator habitat, outweighs the weed or disease risk.
Manage your pre-harvest
Choice of preharvest aid means different impact on weed control capacity, dry down
Choice of pre-harvest aid chemical, such as Roundup, Heat or Reglone, brings different impact on weed control capacity, dry down
Electric eWeeder coming to North America
British companies Garford and RootWave team up to build a weed-control implement that doesn’t use chemicals
New weed control equipment coming to North America farmers to electrocute weeds rather than killing by chemical.
VIDEO: Weeds to watch for in Manitoba
Crop spraying conditions have likely improved since this was recorded at Crop Diagnostic School earlier this month, but that doesn’t mean any weed issues you may have been dealing with are in the rear-view mirror. As provincial weed specialist Kim Brown puts it, the warm-season weeds are upon us and taking full advantage of the
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