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Spray-timing a fungicide for mycosphaerella blight in peas

Dennis Lange with Manitoba Agriculture talks about the optimal time to spray for mycosphaerella blight and the economic importance for agronomists and growers to know the difference between it and bacterial blight. (Video by Greg Berg, online editor)


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Mitigating sclerotinia in oilseed crops

Sclerotinia is most often found in commodity crops such as canola, sunflower, and dry edible beans. But when – and where – should Manitoba growers focus their attention if their crops become susceptible to the fungus? In this video from last month’s Crop Diagnostic School, David Kaminski with Manitoba Agriculture shows how a sclerotinia infection […] Read more







July 15 to 31: Is your water helping or hurting your tank mix?

At the 2022 Crop Diagnostic School, Kim Brown-Livingston with Manitoba Agriculture stressed the importance of testing your water supply before mixing herbicides, how some elements in water can shut down glyphosate's ability to kill weeds, and what steps you can take to correct issues in your water supply should you find them.



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PGRs, cereal crop staging and seeding rates

Plant growth regulators are becoming more common for cereal crop growers to help avoid problems such as lodging. In this video from the 2022 Crop Diagnostic School, Anne Kirk with Manitoba Agriculture talks about the ideal timing to apply a PGR, shows how to cut into a wheat stem to determine its growth stage, and […] Read more