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Insect Report 2017-06-21 | Manitoba Agriculture | Province of Manitoba

Insect Report 2017-06-21 | Manitoba Agriculture | Province of Manitoba

"Summary

  Insects: Alfalfa weevil has been reported at high levels in fields in the Interlake, Southwest, and Northwest. There are some lingering cutworm issues in the northwest, although populations of cutworm in many locations are turning to pupae.

Pathology: Stripe rust has been detected in more locations around Manitoba. The disease is known to have overwintered in Manitoba near Austin.…

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6 - Staying Ahead of Stripe Rust | Top Crop Manager

6 – Staying Ahead of Stripe Rust | Top Crop Manager

In 2013, Sylvie Rioux found stripe rust on a few spring wheat lines and cultivars at Laval University’s Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures research station. Rioux, a pathologist at the Centre de recherche sur les Grains in Quebec, wasn’t too concerned.

But when she found it again in 2014, this time on winter wheat, she took the discovery more seriously. “When I observed stripe rust again in the spring…

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5X5 - 1. NEWS

5X5 – 1. NEWS

• 1 – Canada Will Not Negotiate TPP in Public: Ritz Ag Minister Says Canada has Put Forward Proposals on Supply Management

"Canada’s agriculture minister says Canada won’t negotiate in public when it comes to the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), the proposed wide-ranging free trade agreement among a group of Pacific Rim countries.

Responding to questions at an unrelated event in Winnipeg last…

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5X5 - 2. CROPS

5X5 – 2. CROPS

• 1 – Dryness Takes Toll on EU Wheat, Rapeseed Hopes

"The retreat in expectations for European Union wheat output was underlined as officials cut harvest expectations, and warned that further downgrades may be in the offing, amid a rash of cautions over dryness.

The European Commission’s Mars agricultural meteorology unit, which last month flagged a “predominantly positive” outlook for the…

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5X5 - 2. CROPS

5X5 – 2. CROPS

5X5 – CROPS

• 1. Central Ontario Crop Consultant’s Meeting | Farms.comSynopsis: "A tremendous amount of field work has taken place over the past couple of weeks. Corn planting is 90–95% complete, soybean planting is 70% complete. Corn emergence has been good. Soil conditions and moisture up to now have been excellent. Concern now is planting into dry soil conditions and need to plant deeper,.…

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5X5 - 3. MARKETS

5X5 – 3. MARKETS

5X5 – MARKETS

• 1. Ags Rise On Dollar Weakness, China Vegoil Demand | agrimoney.com "Whatever the crop supply prospects – and ideas of ample supplies have been weighing heavily on grain futures of late – one factor that could prompt a less bearish attitude is a weaker dollar.

A weaker greenback boosts the value of dollar-denominated assets, such as many commodities, by making them more…

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