PROCEEDINGS 2003

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Table of Contents

SESSION I: PLENARY SESSION - CROPPING CONDITIONS IN 2003

What Weather Cards were we Dealt in 2003 - Heat and Moisture - and Fall Soil Moisture
A. Nadler, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

Why Crops Produced the Way They Did in 2003 - Ability to Handle Drought and Heat Stress
S. Angadi, P. Bullock, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Manitoba
M. Entz, Dept. of Plant Science, University of Manitoba

Moisture Management as Affected by Tillage System
B. Irvine, D. Derksen, D. McAndrew, AAFC, Brandon

Soil Salinity
L. Henry, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan

Environmental Effects on Soil - Plant - Pathogen Interactions
P. Bullock, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Manitoba

Manure: Enhancing Crop Production and the Soil Resource
D. Heaney, Norwest Labs

SESSION II: PEST MANAGEMENT

Rust Impact on Sunflower in Manitoba
K. Rashid, AAFC, Brandon

Impact of a New Strain of Blackleg on the Canola Industry in Western Canada
D. Fernando, Y. Chen, Dept. of Plant Science, University of Manitoba

Fusarium Management in Ontario
P. Johnson, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food

New Challenges to Canola Crop Establishment
J. Bessel, D. Hammond, Canola Council of Canada

Grasshoppers - Biology, Control, and Scouting
J. Gavloski, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

Digital Crop Diagnostics
D. Kaminski, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

Minor Use Initiative
R. Kurtz, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

Management Strategies for Dandelion
N. Froese, BASF Canada

Kochia Biology and Control
B. Murray, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives


SESSION III: SOIL MANAGEMENT

Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria : Prospects for Increasing Nutrient Acquisition and Disease Control
M. Tenuta, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Manitoba

Nutrient Management Plans - What Industry Agronomists are Doing
J. Heard, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
G. Martens, Dept. of Plant Science, University of Manitoba

Using Soil Test Analyses as the Basis for Fertility Recommendations
D. Pryor, Green Key Solutions

Identification of Sensitive Areas for Effective On-Farm Stewardship
C. Cavers, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

Uptake Patterns of Nutrients on Canola and Wheat and Potential for Post-Emergent Applications
A. Johnston, Potash & Phosphate Institute of Canada

Screening Soybean Varieties for Resistance to Iron Chlorosis, 2003
J. Goos, B. Johnson, Dept. of Soil Science, NDSU

Developing a Recipe for Composting Livestock Manure
P. Loro, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

Efficiency of Fall-Banded N: Effects of Application Date and Landscape Position and Inhibitors
K. Tiessen, D. Flaten, D. Burton, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Manitoba
C. Grant, AAFC, Brandon
R. Karamanos, Dept. of Plant Science, University of Manitoba


SESSION IV: CROP MANAGEMENT

Row Spacing and Plant Population Influence on Sunflower Performance
B. Johnson, Dept. of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University
M. Zarnstorff, National Crop Insurance Services
J. Miller, USDA-ARS, Northern Crop Sciences Library

Corn Agronomy Update
P. de Rocquigny, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

Benefits of Inoculating Legume Crops with Rhizobia in the Northern Great Plains
K. Vessey, Dept. of Plant Science, University of Manitoba

Canola Seed Vigour Ethanol Test
W. Buckley, K. Buckley, AAFC, Brandon
R. Elliott, AAFC, Saskatoon

Identification of Agronomic Practices Associated with the Development of Fusarium Head Blight in Spring Wheat in Southeastern Saskatchewan
M. Fernandez, F. Selles, R. DePauw, R. Zentner, AAFC, Swift Current
D. Gehl, AAFC, Indian Head

Stubble Effects on Crop Micro-Climate and Yield
K. Volkmar, B. Irvine, AAFC, Brandon

Strategic Tillage - Evolution or Devolution of Zero Tillage?
B. Irvine, D. Derksen, A. Moulin, D. McLaren, C. Grant, AAFC, Brandon

Timing of Nitrogen Application Winter Wheat: Fall Versus Spring, Recommended Practices and Current Research
D. Poisson, R. Karamanos, N. Flore, J. Harapiak, Western Cooperative Fertilizers Limited

GM - Non-GM Crops Coexistence in Western Canada: Can it Work?
R. Van Acker, A. Brûlé-Babel, L. Friesen, Dept. of Plant Science
University of Manitoba

SESSION V: POTATO PRODUCTION

Potato Early Dying Complex: Key Factors Related to Disease Development
N. Selvanathan, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

Irrigated Potato Rotation: Results after 6 Years of Research
K. Volkmar, R. Mohr, D. McLaren, A. Moulin, M. Khakbazan,
D. Derksen, B. Irvine, M. Monreal, AAFC, Brandon

Success 480 SC - New Class of Insecticide for Use in Potatoes
G. Turnbull, Dow AgroSciences Canada

Fluaziam - New Chemistry for Late Blight Control in Potatoes
R. Marsh, Syngenta Crop Protection Canada

Reason 500 SC Fungicide
L. Bourgeois, Bayer Crop Science

Lance (Boscalid) Fungicide: A New Tool for Canadian Potato Growers
S. MacDonald, BASF Canada

Tanos 50TM DF on Potatoes
A. Crouse, DuPont Agricultural Products


POSTER SUBMISSIONS

Broadcasting Ammonium Sulphate Fines as a Source of Nitrogen
R. Karamanos, D. Poisson, Western Cooperative Fertilizers Limited
T. B. Goh, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Manitoba

Effects of Soil Moisture and Landscape Position on the Maximum Rate
of 2,4-D Mineralization

J. Shymko, N. Nahar, A. Farenhorst, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Manitoba

Effects of Landscape Variability on the Rate and Maximum of 2,4-D Mineralization
N. Nahar, J. Shymko, A. Farenhorst, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Manitoba

Fate of 2,4-D as Affected by Landscape Position and Soil Depth
J. Gaultier, A. Farenhorst, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Manitoba

Do Manitoba Producers Reduce In-Crop Herbicide Rates?
G. Thomas, J. Leeson, H. Beckie, AAFC, Saskatoon
R. Van Acker, Dept. of Plant Science, University of Manitoba

Effect of Short-Term Disturbance on Soil Properties after Long-Term Zero Tillage
A. Moulin, B. Irvine, AAFC, Brandon

Industrial Hemp Trials at the Parkland Crop Diversification Foundation
K. Watson, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

Nitrogen, Phosphorus and KCI Management for Oat
R. Mohr, C. Grant, AAFC, Brandon
W. May, AAFC, Indian Head

2,4-D Mineralization as Affected by Pre-Incubation Length of Amended Soils
M. Reimer, A. Farenhorst, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Manitoba

Trends in Production and Markets for Western Canadian Barley Varieties
M. Grenier, A. Hilderman, M. Brophy, Canadian Wheat Board

Canada Western Red Winter (CWRW) Select - What's it About?
M. Grenier, A. Hilderman, P. Rosher, Canadian Wheat Board

Wheat Grade and Quality Responses to Growing Season Weather Variation Across the Canadian Prairies
C. Jarvis, P. Bullock, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Manitoba

Factors Affecting Soil Nutrient Supply Rate Measurements with PRSTM- Probes
C. Sulewski, K. Greer, Western Ag Innovations
J. Schoenau, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan
V. Baron, AAFC, Lacombe

Various WADO Projects
L. Kaskiw, C. Manshreck, J. Whetter, Westman Agricultural Diversification Organization

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