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- ‘We can’t spray our way out’: Controlling herbicide resistanceby Janelle Rudolph on May 11, 2026 at 2:25 pm
Some forms of cultural control against weeds can add costs onto already tight margins, but farmers will want to consider others to help limit herbicide resistance in weed populations.
- AM Market Report – May 11, 2026by Mike Jubinville on May 11, 2026 at 1:36 pm
GOOD MORNING…HERE IS YOUR MORNING MARKET NEWS OVERNIGHT GRAIN TRADE ICE canola futures are tipping modestly lower this morning, down $1 to $2/tonne after posting sold gains on Friday. Chicago soybean future are up a more promising 7 to 10 cents/bu, with both meal and soyoil futures rising. Chicago corn futures are posting 3 to Read more
- Limagrain prepares for second year of private pulse seed trialsby Janelle Rudolph on May 11, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Prairie pulse growers hope to reap the benefits as Limagrain in 2026 takes its private registration trials for lentils into a second year, and begins its pea registration trials.
- Farmers continue to fight for wheat board fundsby Stewart Wells on May 11, 2026 at 3:46 am
A class action brought on behalf of Prairie farmers is pressing forward to try to recover $91 million that should’ve been in their pockets 14 years ago, Stewart Wells writes.
- How to recognize mental distressby April M. Stewart on May 10, 2026 at 11:12 pm
Mental distress doesn’t look the same for everyone and it can be particularly hard to spot among the head down, plough through troubles farm community. Here are the signs to watch for and how you can help.