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Field Pea Insect and Disease Identification Guide
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Minimizing Air Seeder Damage to Field Peas
Prairie Agriculture Machinery Institute results adapted by Laura Schmidt, Production Specialist – West, MPSG – Spring 2022 Pulse Beat MAINTAINING PEA GERMINATION and careful handling of pea seed are top of mind this spring. The goal is to maximize the number of seeds that make it to produce viable, healthy plants. An MPSG-funded study was…
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Setting up for Success: Planting tips for high pea yields
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Declining Sources of Resistance to Phytophthora Root Rot in Soybeans and How to Manage It
SINCE the mid-1950s, many soybean growers across Canada have struggled with Phytophthora root rot (PRR), caused by the oomycete Phytophthora sojae. Once the disease is present in their fields, farmers must deal with it for a long time as surviving spores will persist in the soil for approximately 10 years.
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Dry Bean Variety Development at AAFC–Morden
Dr. Anfu Hou and Dr. Robert L. Conner (retired), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Morden Research and Development Centre – Fall/Winter (December) Pulse Beat 2021 Dry bean breeding and research at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) have been funded by Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers (MPSG) and the Pulse Science Clusters (Growing Forward I and II,…
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Dry Bean Field Selection
Dry beans are susceptible to salinity, cold soils, spring and fall frosts and excessively wet soils or ponding water. Choose fields that are well-drained, with medium to coarse-textured soils. Plant into fields without troublesome weeds. Fields with thistles, kochia, buckwheat and lambsquarters are going to be tough to keep clean. Salinity High water tables bring…
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Feeding Pea Straw to Cattle
When faced with feed shortages, farmers can look to field pea straw as an alternative feed source for cattle. Here are a few things to know about pea straw before feeding: Nutrient values of field pea straws are highly variable and a feed analysis is strongly recommended. Rations containing pea straw must also be balanced.…
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Assessing Grasshopper Damage
Pest Species in Manitoba There are 85 grasshopper species in Manitoba, but only four have the potential to become crop pests, including the migratory, twostriped, clearwinged and packard grasshoppers. These species are not to be confused with katydids and leafhoppers, which are also commonly found in Manitoba. And not all of these pest species feed…
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Winter Rye Preceding Dry Beans and Soybeans
Overview of North Dakota research Greg Endres, NDSU Extension Cropping Systems Specialist, Carrington Research Extension Center, ND – Summer (June) 2021 Pulse Beat FARMER INTEREST WITH cover crops in North Dakota is high and utilization is increasing. North Dakota State University has been conducting research to help support cover crop adaptation and use. Winter rye is…
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Insecticide Resistance in Soybean Aphids
John Gavloski, Entomologist, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development – Summer (June) 2021 Pulse Beat WITH ANY INSECT, pathogen or weed, repeated exposures to the same chemical will eventually lead to some individuals developing resistance to the chemical. Over time these can become the dominant portion of the population, reducing the effectiveness of the chemical. Resistance can…
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Fine-Tuning Management of Dry Bean Diseases
Jonathan Reich and Dr. Syama Chatterton, Lethbridge Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Summer (June) 2021 Pulse Beat PREDICTING WHITE MOULD OUTBREAKS IN DRY BEAN FIELDS Disease forecasting models have been hugely successful for some crops and diseases, with benefits including increased yields and reduced fungicide use. However, some plant diseases have…
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Late-Season Weed Scouting. So Many Questions.
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