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VIDEO: Research on volunteer canola in soybean crops

Crop Diagnostic School: Wider rows, integrated management being studied to pressure volunteer canola

By Greg Berg August 5, 2015

At the recent Crop Diagnostic School, Rob Gulden, an associate professor at the University of Manitoba, spoke about current and ongoing research to address the problem of volunteer canola in soybean crops. Wide row spacing and integrated management techniques with cereal crops are being tested as well as combining herbicide groups for in-crop application to measure

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 14

Conditions as of August 4, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development August 4, 2015

Winter wheat and fall rye harvest is underway in Manitoba. Preliminary reports indicate winter wheat yields range from 60 to 85 bu/acre, with low levels of fusarium damaged kernels in harvested samples. There are also a few fields of spring wheat, barley and field peas harvested last week. Swathing or preharvest applications in the earliest-seeded spring

Volunteer canola grows amid soybean test plots.

Crops, Oilseeds

Less nitrogen equals less volunteer canola

Tighter row spacing may put the squeeze on late-emerging or slow-growing weeds, but not so for volunteer canola

By Shannon VanRaes August 4, 2015

Looking to reduce volunteer canola in your soybeans? Hold off on that extra nitrogen, or better yet, find a field that’s been depleted. Standing amid research plots at the Ian N. Morrison Research Farm near Carman, University of Manitoba PhD student Charles Geddes explained some of the work being done to combat volunteer canola during

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A new herbicide called Roundup, and a strike sets back grain exports

Our History: June 1979

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff June 25, 2015

This ad in our June 14, 1979 issue told farmers about some uses for a new herbicide called Roundup, which was handy as a spot or patch treatment for quackgrass and other perennials. The crop report for the week ending June 12 said seeding was 75 per cent complete for the province overall, but only

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 8

Conditions as of June 21

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development June 22, 2015

Weekly Provincial Summary The good growing conditions are benefiting crops across Manitoba. Areas in the Northwest Region would benefit from additional precipitation as symptoms of moisture stress are evident in some fields. Herbicide applications continue. Fungicide applications are also on-going, largely in winter wheat and spring wheat crops, for management of leaf diseases and fusarium

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 7

Conditions as of June 15

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development June 16, 2015

Weekly Provincial Summary Seeding operations in Manitoba are essentially complete for the 2015 season, with the exception of some greenfeed crops. Crops benefitted from the warmer temperatures over the past week and allowed producers to make good progress on weed control operations. Weed control, and fungicide applications where warranted, will remain a priority for producers

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 6

Conditions as of June 7

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development June 9, 2015

Weekly Provincial Summary Seeding operations are wrapping up for the 2015 season in Manitoba with progress estimated at 97 per cent complete. Crop types remaining to be seeded include canola and greenfeed. Reseeding of canola fields impacted by frost, insect activity, wind and excess moisture conditions is still occurring. Producers are also busy with herbicide

Crops, Local news, Weather

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 5

Conditions as of May 31, 2015

By Manitoba Agriculture Food and Rural Development June 2, 2015

Weekly Provincial Summary Provincially, seeding progress in Manitoba is estimated at 93 per cent complete. Many areas in Manitoba recorded below freezing temperatures on Saturday, May 30. Frost injury symptoms are evident. Crop growth and final plant stands are being assessed. The level of crop damage will depend on the stage of crop development, minimum

Crops

WHO cancer unit to analyze 2,4-D

By Carey Gillam, GFM Network News May 29, 2015

Reuters — The World Health Organization is set to examine a widely used pesticide and agribusiness is bracing for bad news, less than three months after the group classified another popular herbicide as “probably” cancer-causing. Twenty-four scientists representing WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) will analyze scientific findings regarding links between cancer in

Comment, Crops

Glyphosate resistance: Change now or pay later

A USDA-ERS report shows managing glyphosate resistance is more cost effective than ignoring resistance and farmers need to work together

By USDA Economic Research Service May 12, 2015

The United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service recently published the results of a study into the economics of glyphosate-resistance management on U.S. corn and soybean farms. Through surveys and computer models it determined the relative costs of ignoring the problem versus taking action to address it. The following is an excerpt from that

Daily Network News

USDA attachés forecast some changes in China’s oilseeds, cereals

China urges hog producers to manage output, vows timely reserve adjustments

Farm Credit Canada offers aid to farmers, companies affected by Iran war price spikes

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VIDEO: Research on volunteer canola in soybean crops

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 14

Less nitrogen equals less volunteer canola

A new herbicide called Roundup, and a strike sets back grain exports

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 8

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 7

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 6

Manitoba Crop Report and Crop Weather report: Issue 5

WHO cancer unit to analyze 2,4-D

Glyphosate resistance: Change now or pay later

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