Author: Amanda Fabris

Alleviating crop stress is crucial for ensuring healthy plant growth, optimal yield, and overall productivity. Crop stress can result from various factors, including adverse weather conditions, water scarcity, nutrient deficiencies or imbalances, pest and disease infestations, and poor soil conditions. Here are strategies to alleviate crop stress and promote healthy crop growth: Water Management: Nutrient […]

Crop tolerance to cold stress, often referred to as cold tolerance, refers to a plant’s ability to survive and thrive in cold or suboptimal temperatures. Cold stress can occur during various stages of a plant’s growth, from germination and seedling establishment to flowering and fruiting. Plants that are adapted to cold climates or have developed […]

Soil compaction occurs when soil particles are compressed, reducing pore spaces and negatively impacting aeration, water infiltration, and nutrient movement within the soil. To address soil compaction and enhance soil structure and fertility, specific soil nutrients and management practices can be employed: 1. Organic Matter: 2. Calcium (Ca): 3. Magnesium (Mg): 4. Phosphorus (P), Nitrogen […]

Crop tolerance to salt stress Crop tolerance to salt stress, also known as salt tolerance or halotolerance, refers to a plant’s ability to withstand and maintain productivity in saline or salty soil conditions. Soil salinity can be a significant constraint on agriculture, especially in arid and semi-arid regions, coastal areas, and locations where irrigation with […]

As we learned in part one of this series, using primers to encourage strong, deep roots is critical under periods of extended heat and low-moisture. However, it’s also important to continue providing the crop with a proactive nutrition plan, particularly during periods of stress. To continue to support the root system, Dr. Abdel El Hadrami, […]

Winter 2017–18 was cold, with little snow fall, and spring has begun as a very dry season with many predicting another drought year. Call it climate change, global warming, or any other term you prefer, but our growing conditions across the prairies are becoming hotter and drier. The change in weather patterns, especially rainfall, is […]

With the growing season in full bloom, I touched base with Manitoba producer Art Enns for an update on the canola field we’ve partnered with him on in support of the Manyinga Project. Enns will donate the proceeds from 40 acres of canola toward the Manyinga Project, which supports two schools for orphaned and vulnerable […]