PESAI Research Station

@scottchalmers15 @mb_cropalliance Pretty sure your workers said they wanted to come do ours next. Ha ha. Have a good thanksgiving

Corn harvest at WADO today with the MCA variety trial. Moisture from 19% to 43%, high yields possibly over 200. @mb_cropalliance

Special Crops tailgate talks are so much fun and we plan to keep these field events really casual and informative. Great opportunity for new special crops farmers to meet with seasoned farmers to learn as well!

PESAI is organizing its annual crop tour on July 30, 2025 at Arborg site. Come and join us for expert talks on various crop production issues. #cropcentres

PESAI crop tour is happening on July 30. Starting at 8.45am, PESAI research trials will be showcased with talks from industry partners and MB Ag staff. Come join us on July 30 at Arborg site. #cropcentres

Plot seeding completed at PESAI sites. This year team has planted more than 2500 plots at Arborg and Beausejour sites. PESAI is testing narrow row spacing in spring wheat this year. Stay tuned for results. @CropCentres

Exciting news at Manitoba’s Diversification Centres @CropCentres

A great morning for Ghging. Got to be early to catch them soil farts...!

2024 MCVET data for winter cereals is out! This is a great resource if you are considering planting winter wheat. mbcropalliance.ca/blog/agronomy-… manitobacooperator.ca/crops/plan-you…

PESAI is testing seven oilseed sunflower varieties in North Interlake in collaboration with Manitoba Crop Alliance. These varieties will be rated for disease, maturity and yield potential. Stay tuned for the results.

Great crop day yesterday. Back to work today. Harvesting forages today. So we take each plot off get a total wet weight for the plot then collect a sub sample to be dried down to find the moisture content. Then we take a composite sample from each rep of each variety for lab test

PESAI Crop Tour is on July 31 this year. Please join us for the tour at Arborg heritage village. The tour will start at 9.30am.

PESAI crop tour is happening on July 31. Starting at 9am, PESAI research trials will be showcased with talks from industry partners, U of M and AAFC staff. Join us on July 31 at Arborg.

PESAI is growing Italian ryegrass, berseem clover and oats together to see if mixtures can improve forage production and quality. Stay tuned for the results. mbdiversificationcentres.ca

PESAI is testing few legume species with winter wheat for establishment at Arborg site. Spring broadcasted legumes are up now. Stay tuned for results if these legumes affect winter wheat and if they can benefit soil nitrogen pool. #crops #covercrops #manitobafarming

2024 plot seeding almost completed except few trials in Beausejour. Waiting for some dry weather to finish off planting.

Join us at the Diversification Centres 2024 Annual Field Days! 🌾Connect with Producers, Researchers, and Crop Specialists to gain insights and tools for growing the best food and feed crops. #FieldDays2024 @scottchalmers15 @Haider_Carberry @JamesFrey21 @PESAIresearch

Data collection for 2024 has now started in Arborg! This is a first person veiw in hyperlapse of a single round of green house gas emissions sampling being done here at Arborg with collaborator Ducks unlimited canada. #ghg #research #diversificationcenters

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Great turnout for the Central Region Crop Meeting in Carman this morning! Join us for the final meeting in Gladstone TOMORROW at the Stride Hall 8:45am - 12 noon! 🇨🇦#MBAg #WestCdnAg #CdnAg

PESAI would like to thank everyone who participated in our 2023/2024 research survey. Link: form.jotform.com/233304654885058