Choose Crop to Fit the Season
Manitoba crop notes outline late May planting status with field work 7 to 10 days behind schedule. The region discusses delaying corn sunflowers beans and other long season crops with a June 15 wheat planting deadline tempered by fall frost risk and insurance coverage timing.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Department of
Linott and Raja
Fee Deduction on Cattle Set for July 1 1979
Manitoba cattle producers face a 25 cent levy on all cattle marketed after July 1 1979 under Regulation 1 79 filed May 18. The measure sets refund rules and offers a chance to join the voters list for the next fiscal year. Producers may remit a 25 cent minimum to be added to the association list before June 30 1979.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba Cattle Producers Association
Manitoba
Regulation Association
Norman Edie
Main Street
Controlling Quack Grass in Lawns and Gardens
Guidance on chemical control for quack grass in lawns and gardens notes Amitori-T use at 3 oz per 1 gal water per 500 sq ft in late August or early spring post emergence. For established bluegrass no selective herbicide exists. suggest maintenance, fertilization, frequent mowing, and possible lawn renovation steps plus other chemical options available from the author at 764 2128.
Flea beetle and blackleg controls for rapeseed
Farm Notes discusses managing flea beetles in rapeseed and mustard, recommending Furidan for longer protection and suggesting dual purpose seed treatments such as Vitavax RS Flowable Gammason Benolin R and Thiralin for blackleg and seedling rot. It notes dual products contain lindane and advises oil to aid mixing with Furidan. For more info, call 764-2767.
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Furidan
Grammason
Vitavax
Benolin
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