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Sunflower Acres Look To Rebound In 2012

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Manitoba sunflower crops are looking good, the problem is there just aren’t that many this year. More than half of the province’s sunflowers are grown in southwestern Manitoba National Sunflower Association of Canada (NSAC) president Kelly Dobson said Aug. 19, during a tour of the Manitoba Crop Evaluation Trials’ (MCVET) sunflower plots. A wet spring
Crops, Oilseeds

Tips For Late-Seeded Sunflowers

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The U.S. National Sunflower Association has these tips for farmers on the Northern Plains hoping to overcome a late spring and cash in with a good crop of sunnies. Sunflower is one of the last crops that can be planted in the northern region. Once established, the crop grows quickly. Common strategies agronomists and farmers
Country Crossroads, Oilseeds

Not Too Late To Plant

Where did the time go? You were so eager to get started in the garden then suddenly it’s June. That well-planned garden (painstakingly planned during the dreary winter months) was only partially accomplished. Life just kind of got in the way – graduation parties to plan, Mother’s Day, school events, soccer games, waterlogged soil. Here’s
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Mar. 3, 2011

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New president:William Hill has been appointed president of the Flax Council of Canada, replacing Barry Hall, who is retiring. Hill has 30 years experience in the Canadian grain and agricultural futures industry, including 13 years at the senior management level. Most recently he was president and COO of ICE Futures Canada (previously Winnipeg Commodity Exchange).
Crops, Oilseeds

Agronomy Growing Focus Of National Sunflower Association

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The National Sunflower Association of Canada is upping its agronomy game with the addition of a new staff agronomist. Even though Ed Stroeder, who’s based in Gladstone, is barely a month into his new job, he was front and centre this week at the Manitoba Crop Symposium. Agronomy is a challenge for the Canadian industry
Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

Sunflower, Corn Harvest Results Mixed

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Manitoba’s sunflower harvest is disappointing in both yield and quality. “It was just too wet,” said Earl Schnellert, of Agri-Tel Grain in Beausejour. He said early-harvested confectionery sunflowers were showing low yields, of between 500 to 1,000 pounds per acre, with very light test weights. Oilseed varieties fared a little better, although the yields were
Crops, Oilseeds

Got Blackbirds?

The National Sunflower Association of Canada is looking for producers to fill out a survey assessing damage to their sunflower crops from blackbirds. The association is working with the Mani toba Agr icul tural Services Corporation to establish a crop insurance plan for blackbird damage in sunflower fields. “It is important that sunflower producers who
Crops, Oilseeds

Sunflower Quality Poor

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Manitoba’s sunflower crop turned out relatively poor this year, as growing conditions led to low yields and caused disease problems. As a result, premium prices are available for good-quality sunflower seed, and the tighter supplies will likely cause some processors to import more U. S. sunflower seed. Oilseed sunflowers in the Red River Valley and
Oilseeds

Most Crops OK Despite Frost – for Oct. 8, 2009

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“That (heat in) September saved us big time when it came to the corn crop.” – DAVID VAN DEYNZE, MASC Thanks to the warmest September on record, this fall’s first frost Sept. 29 did little or no damage to most Manitoba crops, including later-maturing ones such as corn, soybeans, edible beans and sunflowers. It didn’t
Crops, Oilseeds

Headline Gets Emergency Registration For Sunflower Rust

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“Do not panic but rather get out there and scout your field. Early detection is critical. Yield losses can be significant.” – NSAC REPORT BA S F ’s fungicide Headline (pyraclostrobin) has received an emergency-use registration to control sunflower rust, a disease that decimated some fields in Manitoba last year and could be a problem

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