Volume
3 Issue
5
June 20, 2006
2006 Annual Grass Seed
Plot Tour near Roseau
Wednesday
June 28
5:00 p.m.
The annual Grass Seed Plot Tour will take place near and
at the Magnusson research site northwest of Roseau on
Wednesday June 28.
Spring Wheat Disease
Update and More....
Spring wheat growth and maturity is on the fast track.
Plant maturity is being pushed ahead of schedule in many
parts of the Valley. Showers have been localized up and
down the Valley this year. Disease issues vary somewhat
depending on the crop’s location and history of rainfall.
Soybean Nodulation
Soybean is nodulated by three distinct types of
rhizobia bacteria; Rhizobium fredii, Bradyrhizobium
japonicum, and Bradyrhizobium elkanii. These
soil dwelling bacteria have the unique ability to
penetrate and fix nitrogen in association or symbiosis
with the soybean roots.
Soybean Aphid Finds
Begin to Start Some Early Heartburn
Well, lots of concern being expressed about some of
the early finds of soybean aphid through the region.
Though these early infestations should grab our attention,
it is more for alerting and preparing us for future
concerns rather than beginning management programs.
Potato Leafhoppers
(PLH) in Area Crops
Some alfalfa producers have noticed what appears to be
a yellowing, or bleached appearance in their second crop
alfalfa, along with less than acceptable re-growth after
the first cutting?
Alfalfa Weevil May
Still be a Concern
While scouting some fields
in the Mahnomen area, fields with greater than acceptable
populations of weevil larvae were found, even though the
first cutting had been completed weeks ago. Since these
finds, other people in the region are also beginning to
report activity. Checking alfalfa fields for weevil larvae
would be advised at this time, though the problems may be
limited geographically.
Pesticide Container
Recycling Program
Now is the time to think about proper recycling methods of
your empty pesticide containers. All pint, quart, 1 gallon
and 2 ½ gallon containers that previously contained crop
protection chemicals are accepted, as long as they have
been triple rinsed, and lids, plastic sleeve labels, and
any auxiliary paper label booklets have been removed.
Farmland Prices in
2005 Show Jumps
in East Central, Northwestern Minnesota
For the past 15 years, University of Minnesota
economist Steve Taff has tracked the average sales prices
of farmland, summarizing real estate transactions by
multi-county region and at the state-wide level.
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