Wheat midge monitoring and Fusarium head blight guidance
John Patterson reports on wheat midge monitoring from heading to flowering with thresholds of one midge per four to five heads, notes Glenlea wheat’s extended susceptibility, and warns last year’s wheat fields pose higher risk. It also covers FHB fungicides Bravo 500 and Folicur, timing at early flowering, nozzle requirements, yield loss estimates, and a Zero Till tour by the Manitoba-North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association with contact details.
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John Patterson
Winnipeg
Manitoba-North Dakota
Zero Tillage Farmers Association
Boissevain-Deloraine
Scott Day
Bob Bradley
Manitoba
Hamiota
Click-in-to-Win promotes seatbelt use in Manitoba
Manitoba Public Insurance launches the fourth Click-in-to-Win contest to boost seatbelt use. Motorists stopped at road checks receive entry forms, with 16 televisions awarded between July and October. MPI cites 87 percent seatbelt use and past lives saved, urging continued gains.
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Manitoba Public Insurance
Manitoba
MPI
Red River Exhibition
Bicycle safety demos And community camps across towns
Kristin Carter leads bicycle safety demonstrations in Ken ton Oak River Miniota and Hamiota with helmets signaling lessons and pool passes for participants. Day camps run through August 13 with activities like Clay for Kids and a waterski clinic planned for July 17 at Kenworth Dam taught by Hugh Wilson.
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Kristin Carter
Kenton
Oak River
Miniota
Hamiota
Hamiota Aquatic Centre
Kenworth Dam
Hugh Wilson
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