Reading Time: < 1 minute Ohio State University Extension entomologists have issued an alert to watch for Western bean cutworm egg masses and larvae, which have been found in Ohio for the first time since the trapping of Western bean cutworm moths in corn began in 2006. In a Purdue University Extension release, entomologist Andy Michel said Indiana saw damage in […] Read more
Ohio on watch for Western bean cutworm
Wheat briefly breaks $6 per bushel in Chicago
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chicago nearby wheat futures briefly broke above $6.00 a bushel for the first time in 13 months on Thursday, driven by concerns over drought in the Former Soviet Union. The CBOT September wheat future peaked at $6.10 during the session, but closed up 8 1/4 cents at $5.96. Black Sea exporters — the former Soviet […] Read more
Ohio on watch for Western bean cutwork
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ohio State University Extension entomologists have issued an alert to watch for Western bean cutworm egg masses and larvae, which have been found in Ohio for the first time since the trapping of Western bean cutworm moths in corn began in 2006. In a Purdue University Extension release, entomologist Andy Michel said Indiana saw […] Read more
Watch for diamondbacks
Reading Time: < 1 minute The latest crop and weather update from the Canola Council of Canada says diamondback moth larvae are showing up across the Prairies, and some growers are spraying. It also says crops just starting to flower should be assessed for sclerotinia stem rot risk, and has recommendations for assessing damage from blackleg and hail. Click here […] Read more
In this case, hog is bigger than cow
Reading Time: 1 minute Weed control officials across Canada are reportedly receiving many calls of concern about giant hogweed following national media reports last week. Officials in Ontario are encouraging residents to be on the lookout for the toxic noxious weed that can grow as high as six metres. There have been confirmed cases of the plant in several […] Read more
Three wheats, two flaxseed varieties deregistered
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Grain Commission has announced pending deregistration of five wheat and flax varieties. Two flax varieties, CDC Mons and CDC Normandy, will be deregistered effective August 1, 2013. They will then only be eligible for the grade Flaxseed, 3 Canada Western/Canada Eastern. The Canada Western Soft White varieties Snowhite 475 and Snowhite 476 will […] Read more
CWB staff return to building after bomb scare
Reading Time: < 1 minute Staff at the Canadian Wheat Board head office in Winnipeg returned to work at appoximately 11:30 a.m. Tuesday after an apparent bomb scare. The building was cleared about two hours earler. After a police sweep of the building, it was declared safe and staff returned to work.
Manitoba weekly insect and disease report
Reading Time: < 1 minute Manitoba’s weekly insect and disease update summary reports that: • Armyworms continue to be found in cereal fields, although many are now starting to turn to pupae. • Root rot, root maggots and blackleg have been concerns in some canola fields.• Some economical levels of aphids in peas have been detected in later seeded fields. […] Read more
Field audits for Bt corn growers in Ontario and Quebec
Reading Time: < 1 minute CropLife Canada, the organization representing Canada’s crop protection and biotech seed companies, is taking steps to ensure farmers are following recommendations for planting a “refuge” of non-insect-resistant corn varieties. The companies market corn genetically modified to contain bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), a naturally occurring bacteria which kill insects such as the corn earworm. With 100 per […] Read more
Manitoba crop conditions improve
Reading Time: < 1 minute Manitoba’s weekly crop report indicates that some crops are recovering from excess rainfall earlier this spring and summer. In the southwest, many of the crops are rebounding from the moisture stress and have improved significantly in the past week. Disease pressure is moderate to heavy, but no major insect problems were reported.Pastures are starting to […] Read more
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
