Weed control timing in 1982 crop season advice
Agricultural expert Donaghy warns farmers to beware boiler room pesticide sales and biased advertising while stressing weed timing depends on weed stage, soil moisture, nutrients, and crop type. Early clean up reduces yield risk. weigh cost versus effectiveness before treatment.
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Variability in Soil Test Recommendations Probed in Manitoba
Manitoba Agriculture soil expert John Ewanek led tests comparing five samples to three lab recommendations. Identical field samples produced divergent fertilizer guidance with U.S. labs often advising higher phosphorus and potassium than the provincial lab. Harvest yields did not consistently align with these guidance differences.
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Manitoba Agriculture
Ewanek
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Provincial
Manitoba Soil Moisture Varies Across Province Regions Dry
Manitoba Agriculture reports several southwestern townships near Waskada are very dry with virtually no subsoil moisture at freeze up. Moisture deficits threaten forage crops though wetter areas along the Saskatchewan border may meet annual crop needs with normal summer rain.
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Manitoba Agriculture
Waskada
Crawford Jenkins
Agriland
Boiss
Reston
Tilston
Jenkins
Saskatchewan
Tilson
Kirkella
Riding Mountain
West End
Gilbert Plains
Dauphin Valley
Duck Mountains
When do wild oats start to compete with crops
Manitoba weed specialist Barry Todd says there is no fixed start time for wild oats to compete with crops. Competition begins as early as the two leaf stage but serious damage varies with soil moisture nitrogen levels crop type and weed density, making a precise control point impossible.
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Donaghy
Barry ‘Todd
Manitoba
Todd
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