Herbicides Critical to “Xtend”ing Life of Soybeans

By Geoff Geddes You may have been told as a kid to “say it, don’t spray it,” but when it comes to protecting Roundup Ready 2 Xtend® varieties of soybeans, the opposite is true. Applying the right herbicide for the right weed at the right time is critical, and, given the stakes, this is one… Read more

Planting soybeans into wet and cold soil? Maybe wait a bit!

By John Dietz Everybody is eager to be out on fields putting in the 2017 crop. But if one crop can wait a bit longer to plant, it probably is soybeans, according to Cassandra Tkachuk, the new Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers (MPSG) production specialist. As an extension worker, Tkachuk has a challenging first spring.… Read more

Best Practices for Seeding Soybeans in Western Canada

By Shari Narine Brent McCarthy will be doubling his soybean production this spring, planting just under 1,000 acres. That’s a big jump from the 80 acres he first seeded four years ago to the 450 acres he grew in 2016. But the reasons are simple: good commercial prices for soybeans and the ever-increasing challenge soil… Read more

Why Western Farmers are All Ears About Corn

By Geoff Geddes Most producers have been through the school of hard knocks, so when they hear opportunity knocking, they don’t take it lightly. That may explain why corn seems poised to make a move from minor to major crop status in Western Canada. In spite of obstacles that have blocked this move to date,… Read more

Would You Seed Soybeans in Winter Wheat Stubble? 

Some growers have decided to back away from planting soybeans into winter wheat stubble. Why? Should this be a standard everywhere? By John Dietz True Manitoba anecdote: A seed grower put a new soybean variety on a field of winter wheat stubble and on a field of spring wheat stubble. It became a very wet… Read more