Fungicide approved
Quadris foliar fungicide has received approval for control of ascochyta in chickpeas and other diseases in pulse crops. The move caps two years of emergency use registrations granted to Quadris to control severe ascochyta outbreaks.
Colin Steen, pulse crop manager with Syngenta in Canada, which makes Quadris, said disease predictions for 2003 are as serious as they’ve ever been. Because ascochyta is a highly aggressive disease in chickpeas, it’s important that growers begin scouting for it at the seedling stage, Steen said.
“As soon as they see disease, growers should begin their spray regime right away.”
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He said the keys to successful control are proper fungicide rotations and carefully timed spray operations. The new Quadris approval extends to lentils, peas and dry beans for control of ascochyta and anthracnose.
For more information, contact a Syngenta product retailer or visit www.syngenta.ca.
Weed website
The Weed Resistance Education and Action Program has a new website with information on how to avoid the development of herbicide resistant weeds.
WREAP was formed in 1999, says Hugh Beckie, a weed researcher with Agriculture Canada in Saskatoon, one of the organizations that founded the program.
“Since then, we’ve developed a lot of information pieces and pubic service announcements, developed risk assessment tools, done surveys on attitudes toward resistant weeds and more. The WREAP website puts all that information in one place for easier access.”
The site includes a checklist to help growers identify resistance problems, tips on managing resistant weeds and a risk assessment quiz.
The site is located at www.wreap.ca.
Tine replacement
HCC Inc. has developed the Paddle, a tine replacement system for combine reels that helps harvest in light, short or sparse crop conditions.
The Paddle’s six-inch width and three-tooth design lifts and feeds crop that standard tines miss.
It provides a complete sweep of the header with each reel rotation. By providing full crop contact, feeding into the header is positive and even.
For more information, contact HCC, Inc.,1501 First Avenue, Mendota, Illinois, U.S.A. 61342-0952, phone 815-539-9371 ext. 340 or ext. 223, or visit www.hccincorporated.com.
New tractor line
Fendt’s new 818 Vario tractor has a 160 pto horsepower turbocharged engine and a tight turning radius.
The unit features the Vario tractor management system that provides simultaneous electronic control of the engine and transmission through the multifunction joy stick or the foot pedal.
Once the operator sets the optimum speed and rpm, the management system evaluates the load and optimizes engine and transmission operation to meet power requirements and ground speed.
The management system can also be turned off.
The joy stick can operate all driving functions from start and stop to direction of travel and speed. It also incorporates hydraulic and three-point hitch controls.
Load-sensing hydraulics with electronic proportional valve controllers and time and quantity controllers combine with the tractor’s other systems to make repetitive and complex tractor operations as simple as pushing a button.
For example, all the control procedures the driver makes when making a headland turn can be captured and replayed automatically at the next headland.
The three-point hitch has a standard lift capacity of 5,895 kilograms.
For more information, contact a Fendt dealer or visit www.fendt.com.
Managing volunteers guide
CropLife Canada has produced a guide giving management strategies to control herbicide tolerant volunteers.
It looks at such issues as managing unexpected volunteers, using methods of control beyond herbicides, and crop specific management tools for canola, wheat, corn and soybeans.
“The best long-term solution for controlling volunteers is effective crop and herbicide rotation,” said Denise Dewar, the organization’s executive director of plant biotechnology.
Integrated weed management includes crop rotation, herbicide group rotation, rotation of herbicide tolerant traits, rotation of timing of herbicide applications, and tillage.
Hard copies of the Best Management Practices Guide – Controlling Herbicide Tolerant Volunteers in a Succeeding Crop can be ordered through CropLife Canada at 416-622-9771 or by visiting www.croplife.ca.
Auger wagon
The Kinze 850 Harvest Commander Grain Auger Wagon holds up to 850 bushels and unloads 375 bushels per minute.
The 850 uses no chains or sprockets, requires less maintenance and features an improved dual auger unloading system with on-demand positive drive for natural, unrestricted grain flow, greater efficiency and better horsepower use. Undercarriage options include a choice of tires and tracks.
The 18-inch full pitch vertical augers feature full tilt industrial flighting. A carrier bearing is mounted within an eight-inch diameter centre tube to reduce grain restriction and wear.
The vertical auger folds to minimize transport width. A spring-loaded upper bearing allows top and bottom sections to easily self align.
The vertical auger is direct driven through a cast iron 90 degree gearbox. The input shaft of the gearbox also powers the one-piece 15-inch diameter horizontal auger. The auger can be removed for service or repair.
For information, contact Kinze Manufacturing at Box 806, Williamsburg, Iowa, U.S.A., 52361-0806, phone 319-668-1300 or visit www.kinzemfg.com.
Emergency registration
Folicur has again been granted emergency use registration for use in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec to control fusarium head blight.
The product reduces infection levels caused by fusarium, helps decrease DON levels, decreases the percentage of fusarium damaged kernels and increases yield.
It is registered for use on spring wheat, durum and winter wheat.
For more information, contact Bayer CropScience at 888-283-6847 or visit www.bayercropscience.ca.
