Despite some windy conditions over the past few days, custom spraying has been progressing nicely for one company in south central Manitoba.
Rosenort Agro General Manager Denis Benjamin says they are about two-thirds through their wheat and oats and are now working on canola. Once complete, their next focus will be spraying soybeans.
Benjamin says field conditions are the best they've been in years, with good soil moisture underneath.
He explains what his crews are noticing in terms of weeds.
"This year we're seeing a lot more thistled dandelions, some of the harder-to-kill weeds," said Benjamin. "I think it has to do with the winter we had. We had a wet fall last year, cultivations maybe didn't get done as much as they could have, and a lot of the dandelions are very prevalent in the fields this year."
Source : Portageonline