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Jay Whetter Grainews, January 2009, page 9 |
Do your own germination testsJanuary is a good time to test your bin-run seed for germination, says Ieuan Evans, senior Agri-Coach with Agri-Trend Agrology. "Some cereals and other crops have delayed germination," he says. "They will not germinate unless they have been stored for a few months."
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Lee Hart Grainews, September 2008, page 1 |
Whack weeds when they are green and growing You have two opportunities to apply a fall burndown herbicide: pre-harvest and post-harvest. A pre-harvest application is more often used as a harvest aid. A glyphosate treatment in early September can help dry down green annual weeds that can affect harvest operations, says Bill Hamman, a senior agri-coach with the Agri-Trend Agrology network, based in Lethbridge, Alta.
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Lee Hart Grainews, September 2008, page 4 |
Use fall window to prep for pulses Prairie farmers have about a six-week window between early September and mid-October to address two important weed control opportunities, says Neil Harker, an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada weed scientist based at Lacombe, Alta.
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Jay Whetter Grainews, June 2008, page 1 |
7 tips for midge control Owen Olfert, entomologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Saskatoon, says the midge risk is elevated for much of Saskatchewan and into Alberta. “Conditions for ovipositioning — egg laying — have been ideal for the past two years,” he says.
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Jay Whetter Grainews, Special |
Tips to apply Headline on peasHeadline is registered on a long list of crops in Canada, including corn, cereals, potatoes and pulses. But BASF especially likes to talk about Headline's performance on peas. The company claims an 11 per cent yield benefit for peas treated with Headline.
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Derwyn Hammond & Randy Kutcher Grainews, June 2008, page 1 |
Think long-term with blackleg managementCurrent blackleg infection rates will not have most canola growers shaking in their boots. While blackleg was found in 65 per cent of Manitoba canola fields last year, average incidence within those fields was relatively low at 7.1 per cent of plants infected (Debbie McLaren, AAFC Brandon). That’s up only slightly from 61 per cent of fields and 6.1 per cent of plants in 2006.
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Lee Hart Grainews, June 2008, page 5 |
How to mix herbicides and fungicidesFollow label recommendations, do your own “jar test,” apply products at your own risk, and call the chemical companies for any advice they might have. Those are about the four main pieces of advice for farmers thinking about tank mixing herbicides and fungicides for a one pass application this year.
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Lee Hart Grainews, May 5, 2008, page 6 |
Higher crop prices mean lower insect thresholds With higher grain prices it takes fewer insects and lower levels of feeding to trigger an economic pay-off for spraying. Generally these economic thresholds are lower today than they were just a couple years ago, says Scott Hartley, insect management specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture in Regina.
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