Watch for swede midge in 2014 The Canola Council of Canada reports that swede midge caused some yield loss in northeast Saskatchewan in 2013, and caused heavy yield losses in the major Ontario canola growing region.
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Monitoring soil temp in winter wheat fields Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) has installed temporary weather stations in four winter wheat fields.
