Soils & Crops

A #soilscrops 2026 fireside chat (aka question period) about plant resistance to fusarium and what do to about it, along with RNAi fungicides and insecticides). CDC @usask Valentina Klymiuk and @AAFC_Canada Steve Robinson interviewed by new committee chair Maryse.

Gloria Gingera, the backbone of the #soilscrops committee, receives a well-deserved, long standing service award presented by @NutrienAgRetail 's Lyle Cowell at the 2026 meeting!

Fusarium and genetic resistance presented by Crop Development @usask researcher Valyntyna Klymiuk on day 2 of #soilscrops 2026

Sean Prager of @usask @plant discusses insect-vectored diseases, and pea aphid insecticide resistance to pyrethroids on day 2 of #soilscrops 2026.

A weedy fireside chat! @AAFC_Canada scientists @breannetidemann and Shaun Sharpe "field" questions about herbicide resistance in weeds one day 2 of #soilscrops 2026

Palmer amaranth...no thanks! But, seems to be edible like spinach? How about Kochia? ;-) @AAFC_Canada weed scientist Shaun Sharpe follows up colleague @breannetidemann discussing weed resistance at @soilscrops 2026 #GCAggie

That's a lot of #alfalfa in Canada! With 500 arthropods documented in alfalfa it's a haven for bug life. What happens to predators of the #alfalfaweevil when insecticides are used? Leo of @UAlberta tells #soilscrops in 2026

Zachary Burgess-Akitt of @UAlberta discusses #alfalfaweevil and insecticide resistance #soilscrops 2026

Aster leafhoppers and changing attraction by virus manipulation of #canola by @siminsaba #soilscrops 2026

IPPM Now app presentation by Teresa Aguiar-Cordero from @usask #soilscrops 2026

@Tyce Masich of @SKAgriculture sneaks weeds into the #insect dominated day 1 session of #soilscrops 2026

Soils and Crops 2026 is underway! This is the 2026 photo contest. #soilscrops

Thank you to the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission for being a Platinum Sponsor of the 2026 Soils & Crops Conference! Your sponsorship is integral to our success and your support is greatly appreciated!

Thank you to Sask Barley for being a Bronze Sponsor of the 2026 Soils & Crops Conference! Your sponsorship is integral to our success and your support is greatly appreciated! @SaskBarley

Thank you to Koch Agronomic Services for being a Gold Sponsor of the 2026 Soils & Crops Conference! Your sponsorship is integral to our success and your support is greatly appreciated!

Thank you to Discovery Seed & Soil Labs for being a Bronze Sponsor of the 2026 Soils & Crops Conference! Your sponsorship is integral to our success and your support is greatly appreciated!

Thank you to Western Ag Professional Agronomy for being a Silver Sponsor of the 2026 Soils & Crops Conference! Your sponsorship is integral to our success and your support is greatly appreciated!

Thank you to Innovation Federal Credit Union for being a Bronze Sponsor of the 2026 Soils & Crops Conference! Your sponsorship is integral to our success and your support is greatly appreciated!

Thank you to the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers for being a Platinum Sponsor of the 2026 Soils & Crops Conference! Your sponsorship is integral to our success and your support is greatly appreciated!

Thank you to the Saskatchewan Oat Development Commission for being a Silver Sponsor of the 2026 Soils & Crops Conference! Your sponsorship is integral to our success and your support is greatly appreciated!