Manitoba crops decline moving west: CWB tour

Brandon, Man. — As this year’s CWB crop tour moves west through Manitoba, crops have started looking thinner as the area has been drier than in the eastern part of the province.. Canola around Killarney doesn’t look good compared to its eastern Manitoba counterparts. Canola in western Manitoba is still flowering. The later bloom is

Agriculture and Rural Development’s Bill Chapman watches Sheri Strydhorst speak about the effect of fungicide on stripe rust occurrence during a plot tour in Willingdon this summer. Photo: Alberta Wheat Commission

Wheat researcher gets 30-bushel bump from dual fungicide applications

Provincial agronomy researcher tested 48 management practices in test plots this summer and says 
fungicide application had the biggest impact on wheat yields

Looking for higher wheat yields? Then consider upping the budget for fungicide. That’s the advice of Sheri Strydhorst, an agronomy research scientist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. This past summer, Stryd-horst evaluated 48 different management practices to determine the economic benefits of stacking agronomic practices for maximum wheat yield. Only fungicide application had a


2011 Harvest Nearing The Finish Line

Southwest Region Rainfall was general with amounts ranging from 10 to 20 mm. The precipitation was welcome in most areas. Harvest is almost complete. Spring cereal and oilseed acres were down due to wet conditions in the spring. Yields and quality for wheat, barley, oats, winter wheat, fall rye, canola, and flax were average. Sunflower

The Individual Productivity Index Explained

AManitoba Agricult ural Services Corporation official assured some skeptical Keystone Agricultural Producers members recently that using individual indexing is an accurate way to determine crop insurance coverage. Paul Bonnet, vice-president of research and program development, said the individual productivity index (IPI) smoothes out adjustments to each farmer’s probable yield. So if a farmer has several



Bernie Peet Peet On Pigs

With relatively high feed costs compared to major pig-producing regions like North America and Brazil, the Australian pork industry has recently been placing strong emphasis on making better use of feed ingredients and increasing the efficiency of nutrient utilization. Addressing delegates at the Banff Pork Seminar, Dr. Roger Campbell, CEO of the Australian Pork Co-operative


2009 MCVET Fall Rye Results

107 110 Carberry Long-Term Fall Rye Yield Data & Variety Description Table Variety AC Remington AC Rifle Dakota Hazlet Prima Check variety Prima averaged 97 bu./acre over 23 site years 2009 Fall Rye Yield Comparison Table Yield % of Prima 93 86 100 Variety AC Remington AC Rifle Hazlet Prima Check (Prima) Yield in bu./ac