1. and a look forward to 2019 Jessica Pratchler, PAg Research Manager
2018 NARF Update
and a look forward to 2019
Jessica Pratchler, PAg
Research Manager
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2. Northeast Agriculture Research Foundation
Started in 1997 to provide producer directed research
Part of the Agri-ARM organization
Mission: Develop NE and Saskatchewan based agronomic recommendations
Priority Areas: Minor crops (ie. oats, forages, faba beans, etc.) and integrated disease management
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3. Total number of projects
A year in review
Project type
ADOPT Funded
Commodity Groups
Other (Univ/AAFC, etc.)
Private
Total number of  projects 8 22 13 7
% of Funding
16%
44%
26%
14%
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4. Grain Crop Agronomy Pulse Management of Aphanomyces for root health
Faba bean herbicide timing, seeding rate interactions, re-cropping, tolerance, and efficacy
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5. Control of glyphosate resistant canola in glyphosate tolerant Soybeans
Objectives
Demonstrate the efficacy of specific pre and post-emergent herbicide layering options for the control of glyphosate resistant vol. canola in glyphosate tolerant soybeans
Methods
Glyphosate +/- Blackhawk, Authority, Express SG, Heat LQ
Glyphosate +/- Viper ADV
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6. Control of glyphosate resistant canola in glyphosate tolerant Soybeans
Results
Low vol. canola/late flush: Viper ADV controlled vol. RR Canola by 85% and 28% yield increase
High vol. canola/early flush: All pre-seed tank-mixes provided 60% control of vol. RR Canola and 36% yield increase.
Viper ADV increased control to 90% and 68% yield increase.
Moral of the story: Scout, scout, scout. The time to herbicide layer will be dependent on when the flush of weeds occurs.
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7. Grain Crop Agronomy Oilseed
Pre-harvest options for straight cut canola
Canola seeding rate for seed size
Phosphorus management in canola
Flax response to N and P fertilizers
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8. Grain Crop Agronomy Cereal FHB management in producer fields
POST-anthesis UAN for wheat protein
Input contributions for wheat yield, quality, and profit
Wheat varietal response to manipulator

9. Intensive Wheat Agronomy
Cultivar
Class
Fusarium Resistance
Lodging resistance
Maturity
Yield
Protein
Carberry
CWRS
Marginally Resistant
Very Good 99
100
14.6
AAC Cameron VB
Intermediate
Fair -2
118
-0.7
CDC Utmost VB
Marginally Susceptible
112
-0.4
AC Andrew
CWSWS +2
137 NA
SY Rowyn
CPSR -1
107
-1.1
AC Ryley
Poor
110
-1.2
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10. Intensive Wheat Agronomy
Management
Seed Treatment
Seeding Rate (viable seeds/m2)
Nitrogen fertility (lb/ac N)
Phosphorus fertility (lb/ac P2O5)
Fungicide at Flag Leaf
Fungicide at Anthesis
PGR Application
Conventional No
200 75 25
Enhanced
300 98 33
Yes
Intensive
360
120 40
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11. Intensive Wheat Agronomy
Source
Melfort
Yorkton
Indian Head
Scott
Swift Current
Variety (V)
<0.001**
<0.001***
0.044*
Management (M)
0.206
V *M
0.548
0.095
0.093
0.059
0.361
Grand Mean
71.7
77.4
71.2
93.5
44.6 CV
13.8
8.95
4.63
4.45
13.59
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12. Intensive Wheat Agronomy
Variety
Melfort
Yorkton
Indian head
Scott
Swift Current
ALL
Carberry
65.8b
69.3c
68.7c
87.0c
45.2a
67.2
AAC Cameron
68.0b
70.0c
68.0c
86.3c
43.5ab
CDC Utmost VB
73.5b
68.1c
68.3c
88.3c
44.3ab
68.5
AC Andrew
84.3a
96.4a
81.0a
108.1a
47.7a
83.5
SY Rowyn
67.6b
80.6b
71.7b
95.5b
39.9b
71.1
AAC Ryley
71.0b
80.2b
69.4bc
96.1b
46.8a
72.7
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13. Intensive Wheat Agronomy
8 to 10 bu/ac
Roughly 8 to 10 bu/ac increase between management units
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14. Intensive Wheat Agronomy
Conventional
Enhanced
Intensive
RETURNS PER ACRE*
 Car.
Cam.
Ut.
And.
Row.
Ry.
Melfort
103 57
100 32
-41 1
104 78
207 30 2 -3 67 63
200 80 -6
-23
Scott
208
217
187
145
288
209
240
194
167
146
228
233
250
193
176
163
Economically, Carberry was similar in conventional and enhanced, cameron was similar, Utmost double income by increasing enhanced and intensive, Andrew margins were smaller but nearly trippled under intesnive. Growing prairie spring in the area was not idea and resulted in zero or net losses.
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15. Grain Crop Agronomy Cereal Multi-crop Oat disease management
Nitrogen stabilizers for nitrogen use efficiency
Oat agronomy basics
Crop Sequencing
Barley management for feed vs malt
4R nitrogen management in winter wheat
Winter Wheat varietal response to seeding date
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16. Oat Variety Testing
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17. Forage Crop Agronomy Legumes
Forage legume variety trials: seed and biomass yields
Herbicide screening for established red and alsike clovers
Red clover seeding rates
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18. Effects of Red and Alsike Clover Seed Crops in Rotation
Objectives
Demonstrate the effect of cover crop on red and alsike clover seed production
Demonstrate the use of Odyssey and Viper ADV for weed control
Demonstrate the effect of short-term legume seed crops have. On reduced N fertilizer requirements in wheat crop rotations
Demonstrate direct seeding of wheat into red and alsike clover residue
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19. Effects of Red and Alsike Clover Seed Crops in Rotation1
Red Clover/ Clearfield Canola
Red Clover
Wheat 2 3
Alsike Clover/ Clearfield Canola
Alsike Clover 4 5a
Clearfield Canola
Peas
Wheat – 0 kg N/ha 5b
Wheat – 40 N 5c
Wheat – 80 N 5d
Wheat – 120 N 5e
Wheat – 160 N
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20. Alsike Under seeded to Canola
June 2018
Alsike Under seeded to Canola
Alsike without cover
August 2017: clover with no cover was very weedy but with canola cover it was very clean
May 2018: with no cover, both clovers were 7 inches tall and healthy but with cover 3.5 inches and very sparsely populated (plant density was significantly reduced)

21. Red Under seeded to Canola
June 2018
Red Under seeded to Canola
Red Without Cover
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22. Effects of Red and Alsike Clover Seed Crops in Rotation
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23. Effects of Red and Alsike Clover Seed Crops in Rotation
Economics
Red Clover - $1.00; Alsike Clover – $1.25; Canola – $11.50; Peas – $ 6.50
Companion - $423; no companion - $ 260; canola/pea - $453
Clover
Canola
Total
Red Clover/ Canola $ $ $
Red Clover $
$ 690.3
Alsike Clover/Canola $ $ $
Alsike Clover
$ 92.7
Canola (Pea) $
Including a forage legume may be more economical than having peas (will look at the nitrogen contribution next year).
Alsike better to have a companion crop, as eventhough stands might be reduced, it can still yield more
Red clover is still better with a companion crop, but if the yields were the same between the treatments, that margin might be tigher and it might be more economical to grow alone
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24. Forage Crop Agronomy Grasses Forage corn agronomy
Forage grass variety trials: seed and biomass yields
Annual Ryegrass for seed production: herbicides, fertility, and PGRs
Slender Wheatgrass for seed production: herbicides and PGRs

25. Evaluating the placement of Companion Crops for Forage Establishment and seed production
Objectives
demonstrating the effectiveness of alternate row companion crop planting for establishing forage seed crops
demonstrating the agronomic and economic advantages of alternate row planting

26. Evaluating the placement of Companion Crops for Forage Establishment and seed production
Treatment #
Main Crop
Companion Crop
Placement 1
Meadow Bromegrass
Alone 9” 2
18” 3
Wheat
9” (Same Rows) 4
18” (Alternative Rows) 5
Wheat (Canola 2018) 6
Methodology
Meadow Bromegrass at 5 lb/ac
Wheat at 90 lb/ac
Canola (9 inch spacing only) at 85 plants /m2
Brome through seed opener & Wheat through side-band opener
18inch rows diverted from two 9 inches = same SR throughout
90 lb/ac N; 25 or 13 lb/ac P; 15 lb/ac S
Registered pest management products
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27. June 2018 Meadow Brome on 9 inch Meadow Brome on 18 inch
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28. July 2018
Meadow Brome on 9 inch
Meadow Brome on 18 inch

29. June 2018
18 inch Alternative Row
9 inch Same Row
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30. July 2018
18 inch Alternative Row
9 inch Same Row

31. Evaluating the placement of Companion Crops for Forage Establishment and seed production
Economics $2/lb for Meadow Brome; $6/bu for Wheat $222 for Meadow Brome alone; $232 for Meadow Brome + Wheat Mix; $127 for Wheat alone
Treatment
2015
2018
Meadow Brome 9”
$ 1,433
- $ 40
Meadow Brome 18”
$ 1,570
- $ 70
Same Row 9”
$ 576
- $ 228
Alternative Row 18”
$ 688
- $ 193
Wheat 9”
$ 239
$ 396
Wheat 18”
$ 221
$ 351
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32. neag.ca
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33. What’s in store for 2019
Winter wheat nitrogen placement and timing options
Nitrogen management in soybeans
Solid seeding strategies for Dry bean production
Phosphorus application in fall rye
P and jumpstart interactions in canola
FHB management in cereals
Shallow vs. deep banding urea
Continuation of multi-year trials
UAN vs dissolved urea
Pre-harvest treatments for flax dry down and harvestability
Managing barley for malt

34. Twitter: narf_melfort
For more information
Website: neag.ca
Website: agriarm.ca
Twitter: narf_melfort
Field Day
Joint Annual Field Day – July 24th
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35. We need your trial ideas!
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