A ban on dicamba applications in Missouri could end by the weekend, a state agriculture official said Monday. “The intent was never for this to be a long pause,” Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn told the U.S. farm show Agritalk on Monday, after Missouri became the second state to announce such a ban so far
U.S. state-level dicamba bans temporary
Xtend soybeans expand options, but be dicamba-drift aware
New dicamba- and glyphosate-tolerant soybeans offer more weed control options and are another tool to address herbicide-tolerant weeds, but farmers need to take steps to avoid dicamba drift and spray tank residue, Manitoba officials say. What’s been happening in Arkansas underscores the risk dicamba drift presents. The U.S. state of Arkansas on Friday announced a
VIDEO: Avoiding drift when spraying dicamba on Xtend soybeans
Crop Diagnostic School: Terry Buss with Manitoba Agriculture offers some advice for producers
Tips to avoid drift when applying dicamba to Roundup Ready 2 Xtend Soybeans were part of the 2017 Crop Diagnostic School at the University of Manitoba’s Carman research station on July 5. Terry Buss, Manitoba Agriculture’s Farm Production Extension Specialist for Pulses, spoke with Manitoba Co-operator reporter Allan Dawson about what steps producers should take
Manitoba getting a carbon tax, amount uncertain
Premier Pallister says Ottawa’s $50-a-tonne tax by 2022 is too high and doesn’t reflect the investment Manitobans have, and continue to make, into producing clean hydro electricity
Manitobans will pay a carbon tax, but how much may depend on the courts. Last week Premier Brian Pallister reiterated Manitoba will implement a ‘made-in-Manitoba’ carbon tax, but added the federal government’s plan to impose a $50-a-tonne carbon tax, starting at $10 in 2018 and peaking by 2022 if provinces don’t do it themselves, is
IDC suspected cause of a lot of yellow soybeans this year
Iron deficiency chlorosis can be mitigated by assessing a field’s risk and then selecting the appropriate variety, says Manitoba Agriculture’s Terry Buss
Dennis Lange has had lots of calls recently from all parts of agro-Manitoba about yellow soybeans, which in many cases was likely iron deficiency chlorosis. “With the cool weather last week, and some areas have had a bit more moisture, many fields have been yellowing and we’re seeing those IDC symptoms,” Lange, Manitoba Agriculture’s pulse
The CGC’s Gordon Miles is retiring after nearly 40 years in the ag industry
How a hockey-playing city kid studying divinity rose to pivotal roles in the grain business
Forty years ago, Gordon Miles had no idea he would one day find himself looking back on a career in agriculture. The soon-to-be-retiring Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) chief operating officer was a hockey-playing city kid, with a bachelor of arts degree who had majored in French and minored in religious studies and was one year
New technology and techniques on 4R nutrient management tour June 28
In-field nutrient measurements are just one facet that will be explored
News ways to measure nitrogen in soils and use nitrogen fertilizer more efficiently will be highlighted during a 4R nutrient management tour June 28 in the Miami and Carman areas. “We will be looking at some very cool things,” University of Manitoba soil scientist and Canada Research Chair in Applied Soil Ecology Mario Tenuta said
Heads up on fusarium head blight
Early flowering is the time to apply a prophylactic fungicide on wheat but first assess the field’s disease risk
It’s time to turn a weather eye on cereal crops for fusarium infections. Fusarium head blight damaged a lot of Manitoba spring wheat last year and farmers should be assessing this year’s risk from the fungal disease that can cut wheat quality and yield. Since wheat is most susceptible to fusarium infection at flowering, early
Tips for rolling emerged soybeans
The best time is at the first trifoliate on a warm afternoon to limit damage
When rolling emerged soybeans timing is important, says Dennis Lange, pulse crop specialist with Manitoba Agriculture. Conditions need to be right to avoid crop damage. Soybeans shouldn’t be too young or too old and the air temperature should be at least 25 C and ideally closer to 28 C. Rolling, which is done to flatten
VIDEO: Canadian Grain Commission’s Gordon Miles to retire
Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) chief operating officer Gordon Miles is retiring at the end of June after almost 40 years in Canada’s grain industry. Miles, who had been studying for the ministry, ended up in agriculture by working for Cargill, the Grain Transportation Agency, Manitoba Pool, the Canadian Wheat Board, and for the last 25