Canola-wheat yield difference widens this year

Agronomic news
October 13, 2024

Source: Western Producer

The yield gap between spring wheat and canola is substantial this fall in western Manitoba. In some instances, the gap is 30 bushels per acre. Read more on the gap in Alberta and Saskatchewan as well from this Western Producer article.

Big yields top 2024 Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network contest

October 11, 2024

Nick Suwyn from Michigan has topped the 2024 Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network wheat yield contest with 171.9 bushels per acre. Find out more on the top yields from this RealAgriculture report.

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Gene testing for blackleg race: How useful is it to the farmer really?

October 11, 2024

Matching races of blackleg to resistant genes in canola varieties has been praised as a more precise way for growers to beat blackleg, but is it all it’s made out to be? Find out more from this Manitoba Cooperator article.

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MB yields exceed expectations

October 11, 2024

Soybean yields could break a provincial record this year. According to the Oct. 8 Manitoba Agriculture crop report, with 70 per cent of the soybean harvest complete, reported yields are between 35 and 60 bushels an acre, w...

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Slow demand squeeze pinto, black bean prices

October 11, 2024

The price outlook for pinto and black beans is about to improve, while prices for many other classes are already on the rise, according to two traders of the crop. Pinto and black bean prices have been on a downward slide...

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Wheat Pete's Word: Dry down, big yields, snapping stalks, P & K, & hailed out beans

October 11, 2024

Peter Johnson, host of Wheat Pete’s Word, talks about P and K application in the fall, seed-placed phosphorus, snapping corn, hail and regrowth, and big beans. Watch the full interview at the RealAgriculture link below.

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The yield gap between spring wheat and canola is substantial this fall in western Manitoba. In some instances, the gap is 30 bushels per acre. Read more on the gap in Alberta and Saskatchewan as well from this Western Producer article.

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