2025 Flax Production Toolkit

We’ve curated a list of the latest flax agronomy resources and free subscription services below in an effort to help streamline decision making this growing season.

Registered Flax Pre-Seed Burnoff Products:

Residuals:
Active Ingredient: Sulfentrazone
Authority - FMC
Active Ingredient: Triallate
Avadex - Gowan
Active Ingredient: Triflurilan
Treflan - Gowan
Rival - Nufarm
Bonanza - Loveland
Bonita - Sharda CropChem
Active Ingredients: Triallate & Triflurilan
Fortress - Gowan
Active Ingredient: Ethafluralin
Edge - Gowan
Active Ingredient: Eptam
Eptam - Gowan

Source: Guide to Crop Protection

Flax Resources

Growing Flax Guide: Chapter 2 has current information on seeding practices. Chapter 3 contains best fertilizer practices.
Flax on the Farm: Find the tools for early season weed control in flax here.
Flax Production & Management Practices: Manitoba Ag’s resource manual for growing flax.
Crop Protection Guide: Information on the use of herbicides, fungicides and insecticides for control of weeds, plant diseases and insects.
Prairie Nutrient Removal Calculator: Estimate nutrients removed in your harvested seed or grain.
Soil Temperatures and Seeding: Recommended soil temperatures, how to measure & frost information.

Free Subscription Services

SaskOilseeds’ Texting Service - To receive agronomy resources, event updates and urgent news, subscribe to SaskOilseeds’ texting service; send 2-3 times per week by text depending on season and issues. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Prairie Pest Monitoring Network - Weekly crop insect and wind forecasts, risk maps and protocols.
Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network - Timely info about crop diseases on the Prairies.
Prairie Weed Monitoring Network - Helping Prairie farmers manage weeds strategically and successfully through knowledge and innovation.

*Contact SaskOilseeds’ Flax Extension Specialist should you have further questions.