Articles tagged under: spraying

Weather Increases Scabbing Conditions

Published July 1, 2024

According to NDSU Plant Pathologist Andrew Friskop,  conditions are prime for scabbing on heading grains. "Right now, if you want to talk about head blight in our state, our most susceptible varieties are in that moderate to high risk and…

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Swenson Snapshot

Published June 9, 2024

Peterson Farms Seed Lead Agronomist Rick Swenson says farmers are having trouble completing their first weed control application due to the wind and rain. "I would've liked to see some of this stuff sprayed a week ago, but that's just…

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Erskine Crops Rebound

Published July 7, 2023

After a difficult start, Brady Lee says recent rains have helped the wheat on his Erskine, Minnesota farm. “It was pretty short when it started to head out, but then we got an inch-and-half of rain that really made a…

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Working on ‘Plan C’ for Weed Control

Published May 31, 2023

Rock and Roll Agronomy owner Jason Hanson says steady winds forced some farmers to change their  planting tactics. Many fields saw less groundwork to preserve moisture. Spraying has also seen delays. “We’re trying to get burndowns applied in amongst the…

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Temperature Inversions Limit Spraying Hours

Published June 26, 2020

Temperature inversions and humidity are an everyday occurrence at the end of June, limiting spraying hours. "When it comes to inversions, we live in a horrible place to try and get spraying done properly. It's tough. Pretty much every morning…

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With Wet Conditions, Fungicide Application is Important

Published July 15, 2019

There is a lot of standing water in the southern Red River Valley after heavy rains passed through early last week. FMC Retail Market Manager Sam Lockhart says the moisture and humidity has farmers thinking about fungicide applications. "Especially in…

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Window Narrowing for Fungicide Application on Wheat

Published July 8, 2019

Farmers are applying fungicide on wheat, but the window is narrowing. Syngenta agronomic service representative Jason Snell says there are lots of questions on Miravis Ace, a new fungicide. “There’s been high interest from growers,” says Snell. “Miravis Ace can…

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Dicamba Application in ND and SD is June 30

Published June 21, 2019

Farmers in North Dakota and South Dakota have until June 30 to apply dicamba to soybeans. Only those certified can apply FeXapan, XtendiMax and Engenia herbicides over the top, with application allowed one hour after sunrise to two hours before…

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Dicamba Application Deadlines Inch Closer

Published June 11, 2019

With the spraying season underway, the North Dakota Department of Agriculture is reminding farmers and applicators of the Special Local Needs label for use of dicamba on soybeans. Only those certified can apply FeXapan, XtendiMax and Engenia herbicides over the…

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Growing Conditions Improve for MN Crops

Published June 12, 2018

Lake Benton, Minnesota farmer Bob Worth says growing conditions are better in his part of the state and the crop is doing fine. "We have corn that's way over knee high already, which is unheard of for us and the…

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