Volume 1 Issue 2     May 21, 2004

Soybean Stand Evaluation
Under normal planting conditions and soil temperatures soybean seedlings should emerge five to nine days following planting. Soybean is a very forgiving crop and has a great capacity to compensate for reductions in stand.

Harvesting Forage for Maximum Quality
Forage harvest is just around the corner and a successful harvest of high quality forage begins with the proper use and set-up of the mower-conditioner.

Wild Oat and Foxtail Control In Spring Wheat
and Barley - 2004
Wild oat control: Good wild oat control with any herbicide requires proper timing of applications. Making the decision on whether to control foxtail (green, giant and yellow) in small grains is not always easy.

A Summary of the Post-Emergence Wild Oat Herbicides Currently Labeled in Minnesota
Achieve (tralkoxydim), Assert (imazethabenz), Discover (clodinafop), Everest (flucarbazone), Puma (fenoxaprop + safener), Silverado (mesosulferon + safener)

Herbicide Resistant Wild Oat
Wild oats have developed resistance to several wild oat herbicides used in Minnesota.

Be On The Lookout for Grasshoppers and Cutworms
There have been reports of both grasshopper nymphs and cutworms in several locations in the NW part of the state this week.

Mid-May is Best time to Spray Pastures for Plumeless Thistle
Plumeless thistle is a noxious and invasive weed located statewide and commonly found in pastures, CRP, and wastelands. Management of plumeless thistle must focus on reducing seed production in the attempt for long term control.

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