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Volume
2 Issue
12
August 9, 2005
Soybean
Aphid: Crop moving Quickly Toward R6 Stage
Check your Fields this Week! Soybean aphid populations
continue to increase in the region. Fields that were in
the 50 to 100 aphids per plant last week are reaching the
250 aphids per plant level this week. Final treatment
decisions are likely this week.
Red River
Valley Crop Disease Summary for 2005
Updates on: Downy mildew of soybean, Soybean Rust, Downy
mildew of sunflower, Sclerotinia head rot of sunflower,
Fusarium head blight (FHB, scab) of wheat and barley,
Bacterial stripe of wheat, and Ergot of wheat and barley.
Lygus Bug
Concerns in Sugarbeet
There have been some reports of lygus in sugarbeet in
the RRV in the past week. Populations currently seem to be
low but should be watched. New thresholds for treatment
have been set by research from NDSU.
Please note time changes at
Shelly and Kragnes
Soybean plot
tours in Northwest Minnesota
Tuesday, August 30th in Roseau
Wednesday, August 31st Thief River Falls, Shelly
and Kragnes
Dr. Jim Orf, the University of Minnesota Soybean
Breeder, will discuss soybean varieties currently under
test at each of the research locations.
Connecting Producers with Consumers
Many people throughout Minnesota are choosing fresh and
healthy foods. Producers of food and food products can
make it easier for consumers to find them via a new data
base driven website. Producers can sign up for their own
free web page to market products to these consumers in the
region.
Consider
Water Management & Tile Drainage in Northwest Minnesota
Wheat is being harvested in the region. These fields
will be without a crop during the fall. This would be an
excellent time to work on water management for the coming
season such as maintenance of field ditches. One of the
newer management practices is to put tile (plastic pipes)
below the surface of the field in order to increase
sub-surface drainage. There are still many questions among
producers about tile drainage. Some of the major concerns
and answers are discussed.
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