If you’re looking for information on pest control in crops, every year Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) puts out a Guide to Crop Protection. This guide provides information about the herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides used in Manitoba.
The key thing to be aware of is that this is a guide. It is a compilation of the information from various crop protection companies with some tips and information from MAFRI and Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food. If you are planning to apply chemicals for pest control, be sure to consult the official product labels.
What makes this guide so useful is that it collects the information in one place. If you want to check the efficacy of 2,4-D versus Basagran in timothy for control of redroot pigweed, this is a quick place to check. If you can’t remember which weed resistance group Spectrum falls under, you can look it up quickly here. This saves you from having hundreds of product labels floating around your vehicle when you need a key bit of information in the field.
Again this is a great guide, but it’s only a guide. Check the official product labels before applying any chemicals. Improper pesticide application is one of the big things that has Tone Ag Consulting out doing damage claims every year.
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