Crop Management Network Inc.

05/31/2026

It’s not just canola. Pulses respond to WAVE™ too.

🔹 +1.7 bu/ac (+3.9%) at herbicide timing
🔹 +2.3 bu/ac (+9.5%) at fungicide timing

That’s the average across all fields. When stress is real and Wave is used where it fits, we’ve seen stronger responses than that here in central Alberta.

The photo speaks for itself — a healthier, more robust plant that’s pushed through stress and is better set up to build yield when flowering and pod fill come around. Pulses feel stress more than most crops, and that’s exactly the window Wave is built for.

The math works too. Even at the average response, that’s close to a 3:1 ROI going into a pass you were already making.

Talk to your CMN Account Manager about trying Wave on your pulse acres this season.

05/29/2026

Your seed treatment is working, but there’s still damage on the leaf?

Flea beetles have to bite the plant before the insecticide kills them.

Under heavy pressure, you’ve got a lot of beetles cycling through that process at the same time — each one getting a few bites in. Early shot-holing doesn’t mean your treatment failed.

What it means: keep scouting. The question isn’t whether beetles are present. It’s whether feeding is accelerating faster than the crop is growing.

🚨 25% leaf area loss with active beetles = spray. A stressed, slow-growing crop gets you there faster than you think.

Not sure where you’re at? Your CMN team will come walk it with you.

05/27/2026

Let’s talk canola. 📊

Across 14 site-years in Western Canada (2021–2025), canola treated with WAVE™ at herbicide timing averaged +1.6 bu/ac — a 6.1% yield increase over untreated. That’s the average across all fields. When stress was real and the fit was right, the response was often considerably higher.

Is +6% guaranteed on every acre? No — and we won’t tell you it is. But when a crop is facing real stress, that number has often been higher.

Drought or saturated soils, a hot stretch or cool nights, herbicide stress, even light hail — a crop with high yield potential that suddenly has something working against it. That’s what Wave is built for.

Talk to your CMN agronomist about whether Wave is worth considering on your canola this season.

05/26/2026

You’ve heard about biostimulants. Maybe you’re curious 🤔 Maybe you’re skeptical 🧐 Both are fair.

WAVE™ is a seaweed-based biostimulant (Ascophyllum nodosum) that helps crops manage early-season stress — improving nutrient uptake, root development, and crop vigour. Across Western Canada it’s been quietly adding bushels to canola, lentils, peas, and faba beans — and tonnes to corn.

Here’s our take: Wave isn’t a fit for every field or every situation. We look at it as a situational tool — the right crop, the right stress window, the right timing, and using it where it’s most likely to show an ROI.

More on where it fits this week👇

05/23/2026

05/23/2026

Spray season is when clean-out procedures get skipped.

We get it — spray windows are tight and there’s always another field waiting. But herbicide carryover injury is one of the most common and most preventable problems we see on farm.

🧼 A proper tank rinse takes about an hour.
🌱 Dealing with the damage lasts all season.

Not sure what your situation calls for — water rinse or full clean-out? Not sure what product to use?

Talk to your CMN Account Manager for practical advice on keeping the sprayer rolling and your crops safe.

05/21/2026

The way we farm will always keep evolving — not for the sake of change, but because economics shift, consumer demands shift, and the agronomics and science behind what works keeps moving forward.

Innovation gone wrong has a cost on farm, but standing still has a cost too.

At CMN, we focus on practical innovation. That means applying science to new technology, finding where it actually fits, helping test it on your operation, and doing some of the groundwork so that when you try something new, you’re set up to succeed.

Change doesn’t have to be a gamble. That’s what we’re here for.

05/21/2026

Innovation comes with real risk — the cost of new products, compatibility with your fertilizer or herbicide program, an extra pass you don’t have time for, or simply: what if it doesn’t work?

At CMN, our goal is to de-risk innovation. We do the groundwork before it gets to your farm — identifying where a product fits agronomically, testing it in on-farm trials or funding independent small plot research when needed.

We also ask the hard practical question: can this actually work with the equipment and applications you already make?

Because innovation that slows you down isn’t practical. It’s just expensive.

Practical innovation, built for where agriculture is heading. That’s what CMN is here for. 👊🏻

05/17/2026

Did your canola see the weekend frost? With lows of -4 to -5°C across central Alberta, fields with emerged seedlings are worth checking.

If your canola is still below ground, there’s no concern — seed in the soil is fine.

If you’ve got seedlings up, expect some damage. Black or wilted cotyledons after a frost like this are probable, not a sign you’ve lost the stand. What matters is the stem below those seed leaves, the growing point. If it’s green and firm, that plant should recover.

Walk fields today for a first look, then again in 3–4 days before making any decisions.

Don’t pull the trigger on reseeding until you know what’s actually surviving.

Not sure what you’re looking at? No time to scout while you’re busy finishing seeding? Give us a call — your CMN Account Manager is well versed in scouting for this.

05/17/2026

Busy with the farmers in the fields right now, this company makes time to help further the next gen by supporting JAS Classic Cattle show.

Thank you Crop Management Network Inc. for all your help with ag events across the community this season!