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Management Strategies for Late Blight

On yesterday’s program we heard that late blight has been confirmed in the province. Rob Spencer, commercial horticulture specialist with Alberta Agriculture, discussed how to dispose of above-ground plant materials. Spencer says tubers also need to be dealt with.

Interview with Rob Spencer (2:14 minutes) (1.02 Mb)

For more information, there’s a Late Blight of Potatoes and Tomatoes factsheet on Alberta Agriculture’s website.

And a reminder you can listen to Call of the Land on your mobile device using the new Call of the Land App. It’s available for free from iTunes and the Google Play Store.

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.