2010-2011 Newsletter

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BAYER CROP SCIENCE New for spring 2011; InVigor L130, L150 limited supply.  The disappointing news for our area  is that this is the last year 8440 is made available.  Bayer is discontinuing this product.  8440 is a final sale, non returnable, and is in short supply.  This is a difficult situation as this was by far the most popular InVigor variety in our area.  We have decided to allocate according to last year’s sales.  The good news is we did get a fair allocation for the new products, with the hope that most of you will get to try L130 or L150.  InVigor 5440 Bayer’s leading variety is in good supply for the moment, but 5770 is soon to be in short supply.  We will have InVigor for everyone.  It however, may not be the variety of your first choice.  Once again Liberty is available in drums and totes.  The seed and Liberty must be booked early to avoid disappointment.

CANTERRA SEEDS New RR Hybrid 1970 is an exciting hybrid that is a little different with very good standibility.  This product is a long season with high yield potential.  Limited supply so call early.  Looking forward to seeing this product in the field this year.

DOW AGROSCIENCE New NX4-106 RR  Contracts available through us or Bunge Altona locations

MONSANTO NEW 73 series Canola    Huge line-up 73-35, 73-45, 73-55, 73-65, 73-67, 73-77

73-67 and 73-77 are the new clubroot resistant varieties.  There is a limited supply of the 73 series.  Monsanto has announced risk share will be dropped for 2011.  The technology fee will be charged at $7.20 per kilogram of seed, due July 2011.  There is no word yet on WeatherMax programming.  Monsanto has developed a new seed treatment called Acceleron.  This is basically Helix Xtra with a bacillus subtilis which boosts early growth.  Acceleron is available on all 73 series as well as 72-65

PIONEER Hi-Bred is breaking new ground by introducing innovative new canola seed traits that have never been available to Canadian growers.  Pioneer has recently launched two industry first disease resistant traits.  45S52 has improved resistance to sclerotinia and 45H29 the canola hybrid with built-in clubroot resistance.  Pioneer has lowered the price of 45H29.  They feel it performs well, not only in Alberta’s clubroot area but all of western Canada.  The clubroot gene brings plant health and high yield potential.

Cereal and Oil Seeds

Wheat: Glenn, Kane, Harvest, NEW  Muchmore and Carberry (higher pedigreed stock seed only)
Domain, CDC Go
Barley: Conlon, Newdale
Canola: many to choose from
Corn: limited supplies of early Hybrid corn
Oats: Furlong, Leggett
Flax: Prairie Thunder, Lightning, CDC Bethune
Sunflower: limited supply
Soybeans: limited supply of early genetics

Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, and the Canadian Canola Council provided this information about Canola and the Weather

Germinating seeds and plant roots require oxygen in the soil for survival.  Without oxygen these living plant tissues cannot breathe and support critical life functions such as root and shoot growth, as well as nutrient uptake.  In a nutshell, the main effect of low oxygen, is drastically reduced metabolism, which can reduce yield and if long enough in duration, cause death to a portion or the entire plant.

Factors that influence plant survival

Duration of saturated soils The longer the duration of flooding and/or water-logged conditions, the greater the chance is for injury.  Long durations allow for increased oxygen depletion and the build up of harmful gases like carbon dioxide.  Under flooded conditions 36-48 hours is often the tolerable limit for plants.  Under waterlogged conditions, crop tolerance and adaptation is plant species dependent.  Most annual crops can tolerate wet soil conditions for 3-7 days.  In terms of relative crop tolerance to excess water: cereal crops oats>wheat>barley:  oilseeds canola>sunflower>flax

Temperature -  Water and Air Temperature affects the speed of plant respiration.  The warmer the temperature, the faster the plant respires, the quicker oxygen is depleted and the sooner the fermentation process begins.  Colder temperatures and cloudy conditions prolong survival and reduce the amount of damage from flooding.  With emerged plants that survive the flooded soil, cold, wet weather favors disease development.  Under these severe soil conditions, seed treatment can only provide limited protection as the slow growing root systems allow soil-born pathogens greater opportunity to cause damage.  Fields seeded just before heavy rains should have better survival rates earlier seeded fields which haven’t emerged before the soils were flooded.  Germination is a three step process:  absorption of water, enzyme activation, and the emergence of the root from the seed coat.  Seeds in the first stage of germination have very low rates of respiration which will allow them to survive longer than seeds that are actively respiring as they develop roots.  For emerged crops young plants are more susceptible to plant damage for two reasons.  The growing point is below soil surface directly subject to the stress of oxygen depleted conditions.  Secondly, young plants are trying to establish root systems.

LET US HELP YOU CHOOSE THE CORRECT CANOLA VARIETY
A good canola crop starts with a balanced approach; balanced fertility, crop rotation, and taking advantage of the proper genetics and herbicide system for each field.  Know the weaknesses and strengths of each variety and system so as to not get caught having to use expensive rescue products;  spread your risk by growing different varieties with different maturities.  This will help you manage your harvest and reduce environmental risks.

“Seed has been our business for over 40 years.  It is important to us to provide you with quality seed and information you need in today’s business of agriculture.”