Cereal pests and diseases hit crops this year
Agricultural notes highlight root rot in wheat and barley, leaf rust, and smut in cereals due to favorable growing conditions. Deep May sowing and early July heat stress worsen root rot, reducing yields and grain grade. Rust overwinters in the South, control relies on resistant varieties. seed treatment helps smut. Barley thrips damage heads. Malathion or Dimethoate effective pre-emergence. Deadlines set for Toronto Royal Winter Fair nominations and Century Farm awards. Manitoba cattle and hog prices expected to hold or rise in Q3 1981.
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Manitoba livestock prices edge higher amid 1981 outlook
Livestock analyst Paquin forecasts moderate price gains for cattle hogs and lambs through 1981 with Winnipeg prices for A1 and A2 steels around 80 to 83 per hundredweight and cow prices near the low $50s. Hog prices dip in Q2 but should stay above early year levels as red meat and poultry output rises. Lambs and sheep slaughter are set to increase 10 to 15 percent with third quarter lambs in Winnipeg averaging 63 to 68 and year end 68 to 76 per hundredweight.
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Paquin
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Campbell
Milkweed Infestation Threatens Farmland and Livestock
Farmers face ruined crop land where milkweed chokes growth and machinery damage from cutting. Livestock grazing areas risk poisoning with symptoms including weakness and respiratory distress. Local RMs report patches in Hamiota Miniota and Woodworth, urging identification and eradication efforts.
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Woodworth
End the Season with a Boom Fight Quackgrass Now
Weed control notice from Monsanto Canada promotes Roundup as the main method to combat quackgrass in summer fallow and cropland. Treat regrowth five days after spraying, then return to tillage, or skip harvest and spray next spring if regrowth does not occur. Effective control claimed for up to three years.
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