How early should growers in MB start seedbed prep for soybeans?
For several years running, soybeans have been the third most-grown crop in Manitoba (just behind canola and red spring wheat). Yet its status as a...
Tips for Controlling Dandelions in Your Field
Canadian growers aren’t alone — dandelions are a nuisance for farmers worldwide1. One dandelion alone can produce about 2,500 very mobile seeds...
Pest Profile: Volunteer Canola
The fourth most common weed in Western Canada, volunteer canola is especially challenging to control in herbicide-tolerant crops like soybeans. It...
Pest Profile: Brome Grasses
Downy and Japanese brome are winter annual grasses that can be found across Canada. Downy brome is originally from the Mediterranean and...
Pest Profile: Redroot Pigweed
Redroot pigweed is an annual broadleaf weed that has developed resistance to Group 2 herbicides in Western Canada, and Group 5 resistance in the U...
Pest Profile: Stork’s Bill
Stork’s bill is a winter annual weed that was introduced from Europe in the 1700s, and can now be found throughout Canada. This member of the...