Canola disease warns growers of potential bumper crops
Prairie farmers face four key diseases Sclerotinia stem rot Blackleg Alternaria and brown girdling root rot as rain fosters high yields. Sclerotinia risks exceed 50 percent loss but fungicides Benlate Rovral exist for pre symptoms. A four year crop rotation plus kit tests and weed control recommended.
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Winnipeg
Prairies
Nick Underwood
Canola Council of Canada
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Underwood
Canola Growers
Robin Morrall
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Development Fund
Department of Biology
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Peace River
Smiling Spaces and Local Visits Brighten Lilac Residence News
A note from Lilac Residence recounts a recent outing to Spruce Woods Park with residents from Lilac Park Hamiota Village and Miniota. The group rode a horse drawn wagon, stopped for a drink in Glenboro, then Brandon Uncle Willy's Restaurant for a smort supper. Visitors include Mary Ward, Ethel Robertson, and Red McConnell among others. Other items mention hospital updates and family visits, ending with a quip about a doctor’s electricity bill.
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Lilac Park
Hamiota Village
Miniota
Spruce Woods
Glenboro
Brandon
Willy
Lion’s Manor
Mary Taylor
Beth Leland
Elizabeth
Arrow
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Allen Choy & Sons
P.O. Box
Hamiota
Manitoba
Romoto
Lilac