Volume 1 Issue 1
May 14, 2004
Section 18 Announcement
A Section 18 specific exemption was granted for the
2004 growing season by the EPA to use FolicurŪ 3.6 F fungicide on
wheat and barley in Minnesota to control
Fusarium
head blight, also
known as scab.
Scab Forecasting
Information
This growing season spring wheat producers in
Minnesota will have access to an experimental
Fusarium
head blight (FHB or
scab) forecasting model.
Phosphate Fertilizer May
Increase Soybean Protein and Yield
Soybean yields can
increase about 15 percent if you apply recommended rates of
phosphorus fertilizer when soil test levels are low or very low.
Entomology Report
The forecasted wet,
cool weather is good news as far as insects are concerned.
Should Soil Applied
Herbicides Be Part of a Yellow Nutsedge Control Program?
Yellow nutsedge is a
serious weed problem when established in a field, and the past
several seasons of wet growing conditions have favored the spread of
this native perennial plant in NW MN.
Few Issues in Soybean
Production Have Been as Controversial as N Fertilization Issues…
Producers are often undecided whether
at least some N should be applied before planting.
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