Volume
6 Issue 1 May 19, 2009
Spring Crop
Management
The wet fall left many fields with deep ruts leaving farmers
wondering what they should do this spring to prepare a good seedbed
for their crop.
Planting
Decisions for Late Corn in Central and Northern Minnesota
Corn planting in parts of the Red River Valley has been limited due
to wet soil conditions, leading to questions about agronomic
decisions for late-planted corn that are addressed below.
Canola
Rotation Benefits Winter Wheat Production
A limiting factor to the production of canola in Minnesota is a
perception of no rotational benefits to the subsequent crops grown
after it.
Weeds Use a
Lot of Nitrogen…don’t let them
Weeds compete for limited resources such as water, light, and
nutrients and it’s the length of competition and weed density that
determines their impact on crop growth and yield. With high
fertilizer input costs, a review of research conducted on corn in
Minnesota and Wisconsin on nitrogen use by weeds should reinforce
why early weed control and /or use of preemergence herbicides is
useful.
Online
Resources for In-season Information on
Wheat Diseases and more
If our current weather pattern remains steady throughout the growing
season, it will undoubtedly be important that producers stay
up-to-date about developing pest issues – namely diseases. Many
diseases are quick to respond during extended periods of wet or
humid weather.
Glyphosate
Formulations for Roundup Ready Sugarbeet
As the percentage of acreage planted to Roundup Ready sugarbeet
drastically increases for the 2009 growing season in Minnesota and
North Dakota, so will the availability of glyphosate products for
postemergence application to Roundup Ready sugarbeet.
Pesticide
Applications and the Clean Water Act: Is a Permit Required?Several
recent news releases on this issue, and the resulting flurry of
emails, are asking whether pesticide applicators will need a
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit under
the Clean Water Act (CWA)?
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