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Alberta Honey Bee Survey of Winterkill 2014 Results

Alberta Agriculture has released the results of its survey of winterkill of honey bees in 2014. Commercial beekeepers who own 400 or more colonies were surveyed, of which seventy-six percent responded. Medhat Nasr, provincial apiculturist, has the some of the highlights.

Interview with Medhat Nasr (2:04 minutes) (973 Kb)

We’ll have more with Nasr on tomorrow’s program.

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Source: Agriculture and Rural Development


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Spring weed control in winter wheat with Broadway® Star (pyroxsulam + florasulam)

Video: Spring weed control in winter wheat with Broadway® Star (pyroxsulam + florasulam)

#CortevaTalks brings you a short update with Cereal Herbicides Category Manager, Alister McRobbie, on how to get the most out of Broadway® Star.

Significant populations of grassweeds, including ryegrass and brome, can threaten winter wheat yields. Spring applications of a contact graminicide, such as Broadway Star from Corteva Agriscience, can clear problem weeds, allowing crops to grow away in the spring.

Broadway Star (pyroxsulam + florasulam) controls ryegrass, sterile brome, wild oats and a range of broad-leaved weeds such as cleavers. It can be applied to winter wheat up until GS32, but the earlier the application is made, the smaller the weed, and the greater the benefit to the crop. Weeds should be actively growing. A good rule of thumb is that if your grass needs cutting, conditions are right to apply Broadway Star.