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		<title>Scout for Western Bean Cutworm (WBC) egg masses&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Robert Moloney, Syngenta Seeds WBC moth flights spiked last week so prioritize scouting of fields that are about to tassel or tasseled last week&#8230; WHAT TO SCOUT:   WBC show a very strong preference for pre-tasseled fields, so any pre-tassel fields will have many more egg masses laid in them.  This doesn’t mean you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8939648&amp;post=673&amp;subd=nkcropbarometer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s bugging my soybeans?</title>
		<link>http://nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com/2011/07/15/whats-bugging-my-soybeans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 21:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robmnk</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Robert Moloney, Syngenta We’re seeing all kinds of things happening in soybeans right now.  Here are some of the insect issues you might run into: SOYBEAN APHIDS: Cruiser Maxx seed treatment will provide excellent early season control of soybean aphid, but many soybean fields are now getting to a point where the Cruiser is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8939648&amp;post=660&amp;subd=nkcropbarometer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ALERT: high black cutworm levels in Parkhill and Watford areas</title>
		<link>http://nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com/2011/06/09/alert-high-black-cutworm-levels-in-parkhill-and-watford-areas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eric Richter, Syngenta Seeds has seen several fields in these area&#8217;s with what he has described as &#8220;&#8230; the highest levels I&#8217;ve seen in my career&#8230;&#8221;.  In these cases the hybrids with no genetic protection (i.e. that don&#8217;t have traits such as Agrisure Viptera 3111) are being completely wiped out.  Make sure you are checking [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8939648&amp;post=656&amp;subd=nkcropbarometer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Plant Stand assessment &#8211; improved accuracy with measuring wheel.</title>
		<link>http://nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com/2011/06/04/plant-stand-assessment-improved-accuracy-with-measuring-wheel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 12:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nkcanada</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have ever been frustrated trying to get an accurate plant population for an emergence issue using 1/1000th of an acre count there is a better method. For the last few years I have been using the measuring wheel method and have more confidence in my plant stands. The benefits of using this method [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8939648&amp;post=640&amp;subd=nkcropbarometer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Emerged Corn Herbicide Options</title>
		<link>http://nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com/2011/06/03/emerged-corn-herbicide-options/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nkcanada</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corn]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[foundation Acre]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to the wet conditions this spring, the corn that did get planted is currently at pre-emergent to 1-2 leaf stage. If you were planning on making a pre-emergent application on emerged corn need please pay careful attention to their herbicide program so that you don’t risk crop injury and possible yield loss.* So what [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8939648&amp;post=634&amp;subd=nkcropbarometer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Replant corn &#8211; How to decide.</title>
		<link>http://nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/replant-corn-how-to-decide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nkcanada</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corn]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year we had some fields that were planted early and then went thorugh a very wet, cold period and now the emergence is less than desirable in some areas of the field. Do I replant the poor sections, or the whole field (with the price of corn this would be a very costly option), [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8939648&amp;post=620&amp;subd=nkcropbarometer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s time to switch</title>
		<link>http://nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/its-time-to-switch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 12:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nkcanada</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corn]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have finally pulled the trigger and it is time to switch in all the Ontario corn growing area&#8217;s except maybe Essex County to a hybrid that is 100 &#8211; 150 CHU less than your normal maturity that you would plant. With the recent wet weather please work with your corn supplier to get the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8939648&amp;post=593&amp;subd=nkcropbarometer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Watch out for CUTWORM&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/watch-out-for-cutworm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 01:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Robert Moloney, Syngenta Seeds This spring is shaping up to give us some issues with cutworm this year and Tracey Baute, OMAF, is reporting some damage north of Guelph already.  Cutworm moth counts in the U.S. have been very high and since cutworm blow into Ontario each spring this is setting us up for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8939648&amp;post=615&amp;subd=nkcropbarometer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Later planted soys &#8211; do I need shorter maturity?</title>
		<link>http://nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/later-planted-soys-do-i-need-shorter-maturity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 20:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robmnk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Soybeans]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Robert Moloney, Syngenta Seeds Since someone seems to have forgotten to turn the tap off across most of Ontario, the planting season has been pushed back farther than we would like.  At this point (May 19), most growers are moving to shorter season corn hybrids.  But what should we be doing with our soybean [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8939648&amp;post=608&amp;subd=nkcropbarometer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2011 planting date emergence comparison</title>
		<link>http://nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com/2011/05/19/2011-planting-date-emergence-comparison/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 19:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Caitlin Harvey, Syngenta Summer Intern The following comparison pictures were taken in plots in the Sunderland area. Corn planted on April 19th (pictures as of May 18th)  As of May 18th: 2-3 leaves and good root system - 197 CHU’s accumulated from Apr 24-May 18 - Sprout was about ¼ inch long May 2nd [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nkcropbarometer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8939648&amp;post=598&amp;subd=nkcropbarometer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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