Integrated Pest Management

Diverse weed management can protect herbicide efficacy

Key result: Effective herbicides remain a critical part of integrated weed management. Steps taken now to increase diversity in the management strategy, while herbicides are still effective, is crucial to maintaining control of weed populations in the long term. Herbicide resistance is increasing in Western Canada and around the world. While herbicides are still mostly...

Science

New and Ongoing Projects

New studies launched in the past year are exploring biologicals for nitrogen fixation and insect management, phenology-based weed control, and new techniques to breed for blackleg resistance. Canola farmers across the Prairies fund many of these projects through their levy payments to SaskCanola, Alberta Canola and Manitoba Canola Growers. Some are funded through the Canola AgriScience Cluster, a partnership between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and the canola industry under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP).