View From the Field

By: Terry Buss, MPSG Production Agronomist – East Pulse and Soybean Crop Update for Eastern Manitoba for Aug. 19, 2026 Field Peas: Soybeans: Field Observations up to Aug. 19, 2026 Timely Rainfall Comes to Parts of Eastern Manitoba Diseases Severity Remains Moderate Thus Far… Soybean Aphids – Under Scrutiny Until R6 Cumulative Plant Stresses Taking…

By: Wendy McDonald, MPSG Production Agronomist – West Pulse and Soybean Crop Update for Western Manitoba field conditions up to Aug. 14, 2026 Wednesday, Aug. 5 Wendy and Terry enjoyed presenting at one of the morning stops on the Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre (MCDC) tour near Carberry. We talked about how you could think of…

By: Terry Buss – MPSG Production Agronomist – East Pulse and Soybean Crop Update for Eastern Manitoba for August 5, 2026 Field Peas: Soybeans: Field Observations up to August 5, 2026 Field Peas look better than expected but we need to dig into that canopy Busy Season for Field Tour Presentations this year

By: Wendy McDonald – MPSG Production Agronomist – West Pulse and Soybean Crop Update for Western Manitoba field conditions up to August 1, 2026 Wednesday, July 22 I visited a soybean field near Laurier with an agronomist and the farmer. This soybean field had plants that seemed to be at very different heights and shades…

BY: Terry Buss – MPSG Production Agronomist – East Pulse and Soybean Crop Update for Eastern Manitoba for July 22, 2026 Field Peas: Soybeans: Field Observations up to July 22, 2026 Question of the Week – What happens if I spray past label?? Longitudinal Root Splitting/Cracking – a lot more noticeable this year!! Soybean and…

By: Wendy McDonald – MPSG Production Agronomist – West Pulse and Soybean Crop Update for Western Manitoba field conditions up to July 17, 2026 Wednesday, July 8 These peas in a field near Elphinstone were looking great. However, we found a few leaves with surfactant burn from fungicide application. These faba beans in a field…

By: Wendy McDonald – MPSG Production Agronomist – West Pulse and Soybean Crop Update for Western Manitoba field conditions up to July 5, 2026 Monday, June 22 These peas near Dauphin measured about a foot tall and were at the 10 node stage ( not yet flowering). The field had a yellowy green appearance due…

BY: Terry Buss – MPSG Production Agronomist – East Pulse and Soybean Crop Update for Eastern Manitoba for July 8, 2026 Field Peas: Soybeans: Field Observations up to July 8, 2026 A Lot of Buzz About Drones Off Target Herbicide Damage Concerns Again Over the last week or so as growers returned to soybean fields…

BY: Terry Buss – MPSG Production Agronomist – East Pulse and Soybean Crop Update for Eastern Manitoba for June 24, 2026 Field Peas: Soybeans: Field Observations up to June 24, 2026