Tridge summary
Frequent precipitation has caused delays in tillage, planting, and spraying across various regions, particularly affecting farms with heavier clay soils. Despite these challenges, significant progress has been made during short windows of favorable weather. Winter wheat is developing well but faces issues like surfactant injury and root rot diseases. Corn planting is nearly complete, with early-planted corn looking good, while soybean planting remains variable. The importance of timely weed control and proper herbicide application is emphasized, along with the need for integrated weed control programs. Forage harvests are yielding well but have quality issues due to rain. Nutrient deficiencies and pest monitoring are critical due to excess soil moisture and mild winter conditions. Regional updates highlight the completion of corn planting, the start of canola planting, and ongoing trials at research stations.
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Original content
It continues to be a frustrating spring through much of the province. Frequent precipitation has continued to cause delays in tillage, planting, and spraying in some areas, and weather earlier this week has shut down field work once again in many areas. However, with 3–5-day windows of good weather, many farmers have covered a lot of ground in a short time, especially on lighter soils that have avoided heavy rainfall. Farms on heavier clay soils continue to face difficulties, but there is still time to get crop in the ground. Wheat growth and development continues to be more advanced than normal, with most of the winter wheat in the province either close to or fully headed out. Overall, the crop continues to look good, and yield potential looks strong. There have been some incidentsof surfactant injury reported from T3 fungicides. Often the problem looks worsethan the yield loss that can occur. Physiological fleck (figure 1.) is alsoappearing in several fields, and the two can be ...
Source: Field Crop News
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