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New Killer For Kochia In Flax

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Western Canadian flax growers have a powerful new herbicide to control Group 2-resistant kochia, called Authority. But there’s lots for farmers to consider before using Nufarm’s new pre-emergence product with residual weed control. Soil pH, organic matter and texture will affect the application rate and in some cases prevent its use. And there are re-cropping
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espite all of mankind’s ingenuity, the weeds, it seems, always win in the end. Monsanto once boasted Roundup-resistant weeds were “highly unlikely” to be found, but now strains of glyphosateresistant giant ragweed can be seen growing 18 feet tall in Ontario cornfields, and some biotypes of rigid ryegrass in Australia have become immune to virtually
Cereals, Crops

New Herbicide Aimed Against Group 2 Resistance

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Cereal growers in Western Canada looking for control of Group 2-resistant weeds including kochia, chickweed and cleavers, now have a new weed-resistance management tool. Optica Trio is a Group 4 herbicide combining three active ingredients in one package to control broad-leaf weeds in wheat (spring, durum and winter), barley and oats. “Optica Trio is a
Cereals, Crops

Bayer Drops Prices For Wild Oat Control

Bayer CropScience announced May 20 that it is dropping prices for its portfolio of cereal wild oat herbicides by as much as 15 per cent off suggested retail prices. Growers will benefit from price reductions on the following Bayer CropScience herbicides: Product Price Reposition Puma120 Super $3/acre PumaAdvance $3/acre Tundra $3/acre Velocitym3 $2/acre Thumper Total
Cereals, News

Nimble Herbicide Approved

Cheminova’s Nimble herbicide – a selective, post-emergence product – has received Canadian registration. Nimble Herbicide controls broadleaf weeds in wheat, spring barley and oats, and seedling and established grass species for forage and seed production only. The product is now available throughout Canada, via select Cheminova distributors and dealers. “We are excited to formally announce
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Local Food May Have A Downside

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Cadmium in Surface Soils 49 116 56 116 Calgary Edmonton 110 Saskatoon Regina 102 ppm Winnipeg Cd < 2mm fraction 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 94 1273 samples 56 94 49 Cadmium may be present in Manitoba’s soil, but plant-breeding research and other strategies are keeping it out of our food. Soft, bluish white,
Cereals, Crops

DuPont Releases Barricade

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New DuPont Barricade herbicide will provide growers with cleaner fields thanks to its unprecedented control of key broadleaf weeds and its ability to help manage weed resistance, the company says in a release. Barricade leverages the strengths of three active ingredients from two different herbicide groups to provide control of a broad range of broadleaf
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PotashCorp Deepens Production Cuts

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PotashCorp of Saskatchewan said May 20 it intends to curtail 2009 potash production by an additional 400,000 tonnes in a bid to cope with the sharp decline in demand for the crop nutrient. The Saskatoon-based producer said the new round of production cuts will bring the total reductions in production to 3.9 million tonnes year
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Herbicide Residues Affect Sunflowers

Some crops are more sensitive to herbicide carry-over than others. Sunflowers can be negatively affected by herbicide residues. Visual damage can vary from mild to severe symptoms, but yield potential and quality can be affected greatly. The following recommendations are from the Guide to Field Crop Protection 2009. For more information and to verify risk,

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