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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 16, 2000
Page
14
The report recalls past pest damage from the wheat stem sawfly in wheat fields. Larvae moved from stems into soil, overwinter in straw, and will pupate in May. Adults begin emerging in June to lay eggs again in 2001 crops, with the pest native to dry prairie regions and periodic outbreaks in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Gordon Parker notes sawfly damage in southern Alberta in 2000 and recommends control when 10 to 15 percent of the crop was affected. He cites resistant wheat varieties AC Eatonia and AC Abbey, rotation to resistant crops, trap crops, delayed seeding, and tillage as options, while acknowledging practicality limits. Parker is a professional agronomist in Medicine Hat and can be reached at parkerge telus.net.
The Island potato trade remains halted as US border officials withhold readmission despite a 40 000 hectare quarantine zone and an agreement to export under conditions. Agriculture Minister Mitch Murphy calls Ottawa to push for lifting the ban while citing lack of Washington response.
More than 150 deer were found dead or dying last summer at a farm northeast of Toronto after neglect. Inspector Martin Cole says 35 carcasses were identified and starvation suspected. owner Dr. Nestor Fernandez faces one count under the Criminal Code. The farm, once over 500 deer, now has 16. Fernandez to appear in Guelph court January 5.
Winnipeg CP reports 500 cattle sold with 300 feeders at a lively finish. Slaughter cattle lacking price trends. Feeder cattle prices range across weights: steers 400-900 lbs $120-$149.75 per cwt and heifers $115-$150 in various weight brackets.
Canola opens higher as buying from yesterday and steady export demand from Japan support gains. Locals and exporters push prices with January reaching 272.00 while crushers stay sidelined. week’s COPA crash and year to date exports/shipments cited alongside rising barley and flax values and strong trade volume.
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