AGGronomyTV: Identifying smut in cereal crops

Sept 1 to 15: There are three different types of smut that can infect cereal crops: covered, true and false. But would you know smut if you saw it? In this video from this year’s Crop Diagnostic School in Carman, Man., provincial crop pathologist David Kaminski outlines the differences of each type and shares how growers can keep this seed-borne disease from spreading in their fields. (Video by Greg Berg)




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VIDEO: Positive psychology

Depth of File with Kelly Sidoryk

The other day when trying to determine price insurance coverage for grass yearlings, we received a text from our buyer: “This is not for the faint of heart.” This caused me to reflect on non-ag businesses who, from my perspective, do not seem to have to deal with so many variables beyond their control. However, […] Read more



Global grain supply questionable, and with it, prices

Global grain supply questionable, and with it, prices

According to grain markets expert Bruce Burnett of Glacier MarketsFarm, the outlook for grains in the near future isn’t good. Burnett offered up his assessment of grain markets after his latest crop tour during a presentation at Ag in Motion in July where he covered topics such as the impact of drought on the prairies, […] Read more

AGGronomyTV: What’s ‘bugging’ Manitoba growers in 2023?

August 15 to 31: At this year's Crop Diagnostic School, John Gavloski, extension entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, highlighted a number of insect pests growers were keeping an eye on this year. Here, Gavloski shares which bugs have been getting much of the attention in 2023 and some 'good news' for growers on at least one insect front.




Weather and harvest update

Glacier FarmMedia senior editor Gord Gilmour, and MarketsFarm’s director of weather and markets, Bruce Burnett, discuss their latest take on crop conditions, harvest operations and the weather.