Regular cleaning key to stopping spread of soil-borne threats.

Flexibility, compromise and clear communication improve the transition of company ownership.

Maintain positive, long-term relationships with customers by managing their expectations.

Complying with pesticide label directions is the law – but it isn’t always straightforward.

Herbicide layering programs can help growers maximize available chemistries.

Herbicide resistance has been increasing across Canada for the past four decades, with resistant weeds now found on an estimated 38 million acres of cropland in Western Canada.

According to Hugh Beckie, research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), the rising percentage of cropland affected by herbicide resistant weeds is showing no signs of slowing down.

Beckie was part of a team that conducted three rounds of prairie weed surveys in 2001-2003, 2007-2009 and 2014-2017. During each period, the team surveyed one of the three Prairie provinces per season. “Across the Prairies, we quickly found that the more we looked, the more resistance we discovered,” he says.

Wet, drawn-out harvest season creates challenges for the spring.

How research may aid hail damage recovery.

Communication is the key to protecting Canada’s pollinator populations and agriculture’s image.

Pesticide residues can create a marketing challenge for Canadian producers – one that agri-retailers can help to solve.

Agri-retailers play an important role in helping agriculture defend its practices.

Devil’s trumpet makes headlines on Prairie farms