Wet weather boosts crops but raises leaf spot disease risk
Manitoba Agriculture's plant pathologist Dr Gary Platford warns wet conditions elevate leaf spot threats in cereals and canola. Tan spot and septoria loom in wheat, net blotch in barley. Fungicide options include Dithane M45 and Tilt with timing at flag leaf, plus caution on hard red varieties. Canola may face sclerotinia stem rot under prolonged wet blossoms. spraying recommended only at 20 30 percent bloom with Benlate or Rovral dosages, depending on soil and past disease history. Nearby notes report local obituaries and community updates from Cardale.
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Travel 4-H Canada Exchange visits Virden area
4-H youth from Kamloops British Columbia travel to Virden Manitoba July 3 to July 12 staying with local 4-H families in Kenton Oak Lake Reston Pipestone and Cromer Virden area. They tour the Virden Fair Fat Stock Show and Sale a grain elevator and Kent Flour Mill observe oil industry and visit Elkhorn Hutterite colony and Winnipeg Legislature with tours and events funded by Department of Secretary of State and local donors.
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