Chances are every pulse crop grower starts the season with a similar dream. That dream is a crop of field peas, lentils, chickpeas or dry beans – disease-free with excellent harvestability and exceptional yield. But there’s 100 days or so from seeding to harvest, and there’s plenty that can go sideways. For example, fungal disease… Read More

Tough broadleaf weeds will soon have a new archenemy with the launch of Huskie™ PRE herbicide into the Western Canadian cereal market. This first Group 27 cereal pre-burn herbicide is a potent addition to tank-mixes like Roundup Transorb® HC herbicide for powerful, fast-acting, early-season control of tough broadleaf weeds, including resistant species. “Huskie PRE can… Read More

One of the newest cereal graminicides on the market, Varro® FX has won a lot of converts since its introduction in 2024. “It really did exceed our expectations,” says Tim Gardner, Bayer’s Customer Solutions Agronomist in North Saskatchewan. “Both in terms of product handling and weed control.” An emulsifiable concentrate (EC) formulation, Varro FX includes… Read More

Herbicide resistance is an escalating challenge in modern agriculture, threatening crop yields and sustainable farming practices. “It’s important to be proactive instead of reactive” when it comes to managing herbicide resistance, says Rory Cranston, Cereals North American Technical Strategy Lead for Bayer Crop Science Canada. “It’s cheaper than the cost of having a problem then… Read More

As farmers across Canada gear up for the 2025 season, Bayer is introducing its next-generation canola hybrid—DK401TL. It’s proving to be their highest-yielding canola hybrid thanks to strategic increases in investment, which allowed them to increase both their testing network size and genomic tools, resulting in better, more accurate predictions. DK401TL was developed to thrive… Read More

Choosing the right DEKALB® soybean seed is a critical step on the journey to high yield potential, but identifying the right variety for the right part of the farm is guesswork without field data. “I’m hearing from farmers that there has never been a more variable crop across southwestern Ontario,” Bob Thirlwall, an Agronomic Solutions… Read More

Why flexibility matters more than ever in 2024 TruFlex® canola was designed to deliver excellent control of critical weed species alongside unparalleled flexibility when it comes to application window and rates. This flexibility was originally intended to support growers in spending more time doing the things they love; however, as weather patterns trend towards extremes,… Read More