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CropChatter: When do I worry about herbicide injury?

Reading Time: < 1 minute The 2013 growing season hasn’t exactly been setting records for heat so far, so some growers may be stuck trying to balance optimal temperatures with their chosen herbicide’s recommended application timings. Crop injury in some situations may be unavoidable, since both temperature and incorrect crop staging affect crop tolerance to herbicides. But not all injury […] Read more
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Alta. pest watchers tweet on flea beetle presence

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta farmers, agronomists and entomologists reported flea beetle infestations during this week’s bug chat on Twitter — but so far spraying isn’t widespread. Farmers around New Norway and Viking wrote that they were seeing flea beetles in the area, but canola crops seem to be outgrowing the damage. Lisa Anderson, a sales representative with DuPont […] Read more
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Leave crusted-over canola be, and hope for the best

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Reading Time: 2 minutes With a cycle of high moisture and then a few days of dry, soil crusting is an issue in canola fields in parts of eastern Saskatchewan in particular, according to the Canola Council of Canada. Canola seedlings can’t penetrate the crust, and often curl back and die, the council said in its most recent Canola […] Read more
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Treat blackleg in canola if known to be trouble

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Canola rowers should be using early-season fungicide applications against blackleg only if blackleg caused yield losses last season, the Canola Council of Canada warns. A number of factors increase blackleg risk, such as tight canola rotations, using the same variety in the rotation, yield losses from blackleg in previous years, and use of non-certified seed, […] Read more
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U.S. corn, soy soar as wetter forecasts threaten planting

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Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. corn and soybean futures soared on Friday on worries that wetter-than-expected weather next week will extend planting delays and reduce output for the autumn harvest. Planting remains slow across the U.S. Midwest due to soggy conditions, with further disruptions expected from another round of rain that agricultural meteorologists forecast to start this weekend. More […] Read more
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Planting worries support U.S. soybean futures

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Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. soybean futures trimmed losses and deferred contracts ended higher on Thursday on concerns a return of wet weather will cause more planting delays. Corn futures also closed higher. New-crop soybeans have been under pressure for the past two days on expectations that drier conditions would accelerate planting after weeks of rain delays. However, showers […] Read more
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Guenther: Critical period now in sclerotinia cycle

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Last year’s sclerotinia pressure on the Prairies means farmers should be prepared to spray again if conditions are right, and the economics and yield potential warrant it. Canola farmers in Alberta and Saskatchewan saw what was probably the highest sclerotinia pressure ever last year, says Todd Friday, pulse and oilseeds market segment manager with DuPont. […] Read more
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Pearce: Rain a good sign to most Ont. soybean growers

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Some Ontario growers were happier than others to see the end of May — and for more than one reason. The planting season across much of Ontario is all but done, and in spite of later-than-desired planting for corn, soybeans went in as expected. Yet aside from a late-month deluge, things were getting a little […] Read more

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