Safeguard Your Soybeans with a Weed Management Strategy
The key to weed management in soybeans? Start early.
Compared to other crops, soybeans aren’t very competitive at any stage. In fact, they’...
Pest Profile: Narrow-Leaved Hawk’s Beard
Narrow-leaved hawk’s beard is a tough-to-control winter annual considered a noxious weed under the Saskatchewan Weed Control Act. A prolific seed...
Prepare for Flea Beetles
Striped and crucifer flea beetles are some of the most common insect pests in Canada, with striped flea beetles becoming increasingly more...
Pest Profile: Stripe Rust
Highly mobile and infectious, stripe rust is a devastating disease that can cause substantial losses in cereal crops. The presence of just one...
Pest Profile: Green Foxtail
A heavy seed producer, green foxtail can release up to 34,000 seeds per plant, and its fibrous root system helps it gather nutrients even in the...
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: Sow Thistle
Sow thistle is a perennial weed that can grow in a wide variety of environmental conditions and is currently found in all Canadian provinces...
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...
3 Ag Trends That Could Impact Your Bottom Line
For the agriculture industry, it’s been a turbulent last few years. Farmer incomes have eroded since the commodity boom peaked in the early 2010s...
Don’t Make This Year’s Weeds Next Year’s Problems
Take Advantage Of The Post Harvest Window And Get Ahead Of Any Potential Challenges In The Spring.