Crop rotations in Manitoba have shifted significantly in the past 10 years with the rapid expansion in soybean acres This raises important questions about the opportunities and implications on how to optimize soybean in rotation with other crops, such as canola, wheat, and corn This 4 year rotation…
In recent years, crop production on the Canadian prairies is experiencing noticeable change as growers recognize the benefits of crop rotation and proper cropping sequence Crops grown in previous years may substantially affect yields of the current crops, by impacting occurrence and severity of…
In recent years soybean breeding programs have developed a number of short-season soybean varieties for Saskatchewan and Manitoba While many of these varieties have adaptations that enable them to grow well in the western Canadian prairie provinces, resulting seed typically has lower seed protein…
Phenological development in soybean can be delayed when it is grown under long photoperiods (>14 hours) Maturity group (MG) classifications, often not established in Manitoba (MB), are usually based on time (days) or crop heat units (CHU) to maturity, and do not always accurately predict…
