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Stripe rust reported in County of Forty Mile and in Parkland Co

By Mike Harding May 5, 2015

Stripe rust has been reported on older leaves of winter wheat all across central and southern Alberta. Frequent scouting and monitoring of stripe rust in winter wheat is strongly urged. Protection with a fungicide application may be required at flag leaf emergence if the disease begins to move into the upper canopy in susceptible winter […] Read more

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Winter wheat stripe rust update

Four Alberta counties reporting, fungicide applications may be necessary in some cases

By Mike Harding April 24, 2015

Stripe rust on winter wheat has now been reported in the following counties: Cardston, Lethbridge, Lacombe, and Warner. Additionally, there was a report of potential stripe rust in the Edmonton area and there is some evidence that stripe rust overwintered in Alberta again this year. Frequent scouting of winter wheat fields across the province is […] Read more

Under irrigation, yields from the soil zones didn’t change when the fertilizer was adjusted to precisely match the perceived needs of each area.

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Water management beats precision fertilizing on irrigated land

Higher organic matter gives crops a big nitrogen boost and so it’s better to focus on water management, study finds

By Helen Mcmenamin May 1, 2014

It seems fertilizer prescriptions matched to the needs of various areas of a field doesn’t give much of a return under irrigation. That’s the conclusion of an Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development study of responses to applying fertilizer according to the needs of the field’s soil zones. The project included dryland and irrigated fields with […] Read more

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Prairies can expect far better harvest weather this fall

Funds’ net long keeps growing in canola

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U.S. livestock: CME cattle futures end up on firm cash trade

Prairies can expect far better harvest weather this fall

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Stripe rust reported in County of Forty Mile and in Parkland Co

Winter wheat stripe rust update

Water management beats precision fertilizing on irrigated land

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