Volume 1 Issue
2 May
21, 2004
Soybean
Stand Evaluation
Under normal planting conditions and soil temperatures
soybean seedlings should emerge five to nine days
following planting. Soybean is a
very forgiving crop and has a great capacity to compensate
for reductions in stand.
Harvesting Forage for
Maximum Quality
Forage
harvest is just around the corner and a successful harvest
of high quality forage begins with the proper use and
set-up of the mower-conditioner.
Wild Oat and Foxtail
Control In Spring Wheat
and Barley - 2004
Wild oat
control: Good wild oat control with any herbicide requires
proper timing of applications. Making
the decision on whether to control foxtail (green, giant
and yellow) in small grains is not always easy.
A Summary
of the Post-Emergence Wild Oat Herbicides Currently
Labeled in Minnesota
Achieve (tralkoxydim), Assert (imazethabenz),
Discover (clodinafop),
Everest (flucarbazone), Puma (fenoxaprop
+ safener), Silverado
(mesosulferon + safener)
Herbicide
Resistant Wild Oat
Wild oats have developed resistance to several wild
oat herbicides used in Minnesota.
Be On The
Lookout for Grasshoppers and Cutworms
There have been reports of both grasshopper nymphs and
cutworms in several locations in the NW part of the state
this week.
Mid-May
is Best time to Spray Pastures for
Plumeless Thistle
Plumeless thistle is a noxious and invasive weed
located statewide and commonly found in pastures, CRP, and
wastelands. Management of plumeless thistle must focus on
reducing seed production in the attempt for long term
control.
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