four silver grain silos in field under bright blue sky

Grain marketing for hard economic times

Manitoba farms face tight profit opportunities this year; what strategies can farmers use to sell their 2025 crop to best financial effect?

Strong harvests in Western Canada clash with low grain prices, trade war-driven market uncertainty and high input costs. What strategies can farmers use to sell their 2025 crop?



Xanthomonas translucens, the pathogen that causes bacterial leaf streak is named for the characteristic translucent streaks found on the plant's flag leaf. PHOTO: Don Norman

Researchers chase resistance to bacterial leaf streak

Manitoba researchers are testing whether known resistance genes can be effective against bacterial leaf streak in cereal crops

Bacterial leaf streak is re-emerging in cereal crops on Canada’s Prairies. With no fungicides or resistant varieties, researchers are testing plant genes for future control of the disease.