Minnesota Wheat Briefs

ISSUE 12
Summer 1995
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South Dakota Wheat,
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Minnesota Barley
Growers Association.

EXPERIMENT STATION FIELD DAYS -- The West Central Experiment Station at the University of Minnesota, Morris, will hold its Summer Station Day on June 30 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There will be crop research tours, demonstrations, and displays. Call the WCES at 612-589-1711 for more details.
The Northwest Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, Crookston, will hold its Crops and Soils Day and celebrate the station's centennial on July 19. A noon lunch is included. Call the NWES at 218-281-8602 for more details.

OFF-LABEL MESSAGE -- The MAWG cooperated recently with Zeneca Ag products in disseminate in an informational campaign that off-label use of crop protection products can hurt the ag industry.

"Non-compliance only jeopardizes the re-registration of existing products and threatens the introduction of new products to be labeled at a time when agriculture's use of crop protectants is under public scrutiny," said Jerry Nordick, MAWG president. "Crop protectants are essential for a competitive wheat industry and an affordable food supply, and the ag industry needs to work together to keep it that way."

LATE PLANTING HISTORICAL VIEW -- Don't throw in the towel on yields just yet, says Mark Seeley, University of Minnesota extension climatologist. Like this year, wet, cool weather delayed planting in 1945, 1947, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1965, 1970, 1974, and 1979.

Despite the poor start, a favorable climatic pattern during June, July, and August improved crop development and yield prospects in 1947, 1954, 1956, 1970 and 1974 (although 1954's climatic gains were negated by a rust outbreak).

None of these years produced record crops, but respectable gains in yield and quality were achieved in many counties. Seeley says that in nearly 50 percent of the late-planting seasons on record, a reasonable crop was nevertheless produced.

TRADE TEAMS TO VISIT MN -- About five trade teams are scheduled to visit Minnesota this summer. Tentatively scheduled to visit are wheat buyers and users from Russia and the Baltic region, Central America, Taiwan, Turkey, and Morocco.

Wheat growers who are interested in meeting with a team or hosting an on-farm visit should contact David Torgerson, executive director of the Minnesota Wheat Council, 1-800-242-6118.

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Summer 1995

ISSUE 12 Summer 1995	Minnesota Wheat Briefs

Library Home E-Mail Back Prairie Grains is the official publication of the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers, North Dakota Grain Growers Association, South Dakota Wheat, Inc., and the Minnesota Barley Growers Association.	EXPERIMENT STATION FIELD DAYS -- The West Central Experiment Station at the University of Minnesota, Morris, will hold its Summer Station Day on June 30 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. There will be crop research tours, demonstrations, and displays. Call the WCES at 612-589-1711 for more details. The Northwest Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, Crookston, will hold its Crops and Soils Day and celebrate the station's centennial on July 19. A noon lunch is included. Call the NWES at 218-281-8602 for more details. OFF-LABEL MESSAGE -- The MAWG cooperated recently with Zeneca Ag products in disseminate in an informational campaign that off-label use of crop protection products can hurt the ag industry. "Non-compliance only jeopardizes the re-registration of existing products and threatens the introduction of new products to be labeled at a time when agriculture's use of crop protectants is under public scrutiny," said Jerry Nordick, MAWG president. "Crop protectants are essential for a competitive wheat industry and an affordable food supply, and the ag industry needs to work together to keep it that way." LATE PLANTING HISTORICAL VIEW -- Don't throw in the towel on yields just yet, says Mark Seeley, University of Minnesota extension climatologist. Like this year, wet, cool weather delayed planting in 1945, 1947, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1965, 1970, 1974, and 1979. Despite the poor start, a favorable climatic pattern during June, July, and August improved crop development and yield prospects in 1947, 1954, 1956, 1970 and 1974 (although 1954's climatic gains were negated by a rust outbreak). None of these years produced record crops, but respectable gains in yield and quality were achieved in many counties. Seeley says that in nearly 50 percent of the late-planting seasons on record, a reasonable crop was nevertheless produced. TRADE TEAMS TO VISIT MN -- About five trade teams are scheduled to visit Minnesota this summer. Tentatively scheduled to visit are wheat buyers and users from Russia and the Baltic region, Central America, Taiwan, Turkey, and Morocco. Wheat growers who are interested in meeting with a team or hosting an on-farm visit should contact David Torgerson, executive director of the Minnesota Wheat Council, 1-800-242-6118.
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Minnesota Wheat Briefs

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Copyright Prairie
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Summer 1995