Growing Soybeans Issue 10 Spring 2014 by Thoughtwell Creative

For Western Canadian Soybean Growers

Issue 10/ Spring 2014

Resist the Cyst NSC Niverville RR2Y For the repeat soybean farmer. Stop soybean cyst nematode before it starts with our NSC Niverville RR2Y variety, one of the few varieties tolerant to soybean cyst nematode. At NorthStar Genetics, we know beans! www.weknowbeans.com

© NorthStar Genetics 2013 ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Roundup Ready® crops contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides. Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. Genuity and Design®, Genuity Icons, Genuity®, Roundup Ready 2 Yield®, Roundup Ready®, Roundup WeatherMAX®, and Roundup® are trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC, Monsanto Canada, Inc. licensee. Respect the Refuge and Design is a registered trademark of the Canadian Seed Trade Association. Used under license. ©2012 Monsanto Canada, Inc.

The odds of a great yield are BioStacked in your favour.

There’s a reason Nodulator® N/T is the best-selling soybean inoculant in Canada. It’s the only one that’s BioStacked®. Unlike ordinary offerings, a BioStacked inoculant delivers multiple beneficial biologicals to enhance the performance of soybeans. These help increase root biomass, create more nodules and improve nitrogen fixation. Of course at the end of the day, all you have to know is what it does for your bottom line. Nodulator N/T out-yields non-BioStacked inoculants by 4-6%. So why settle for ordinary? Visit agsolutions.ca or contact AgSolutions® Customer Care at 1-877-371-BASF (2273) for more information.

Always read and follow label directions. AgSolutions is a registered trade-mark of BASF Corporation; NODULATOR and BIOSTACKED are registered trade-marks of BASF; all used with permission by BASF Canada Inc. © 2014 BASF Canada Inc.

SCIC Soybean Zones

Legend RM Meridian 3

Soybean Zone 1

2726 18 17 65 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 16 15 14 13 12 64 63 622 62 61 60 59 11 10 9 8 7 6 Meridian 2 588 58 Meridian 1 561 57 5 4 3 2 1 27 26 25 24 23 22 56 3 2 1 31 30 555 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 56 55 55 54 521 54 520 53 501 53 499 52 52 488 51 502 496 498 494 486 51 497 50 493 50 490 49 491 471 49 487 48 472 469 48 47 461 468 47 467 470 466 464 46 456 457 458 459 394 460 46 45 463 45 440 44 442 439 437 44 436 431 434 43 430 427 429 428 435 438 43 426 42 42 395 41 411 403 410 402 406 41 404 409 401 40 397 399 398 400 405 40 39 377 39 38 382 381 380 379 373 372 38 378 366 376 37 367 371 368 370 369 344 37 36 36 331 333 334 35 335 352 351 347 350 349 35 346 34 345 343 337 338 342 340 339 336 34 341 33 33 32 322 314 321 320 319 301 303 32 318 304 317 315 305 316 31 307 313 309 312 310 31 308 30 30 276 29 292 29 283 290 273 271 274 284 288 275 287 277 28 282 281 280 28 286 285 279 27 27 26 26 243 241 254 244 245 260 246 261 247 25 257 253 259 252 248 251 250 25 256 255 24 24 23 23 211 213 214 215 216 22 220 223 217 22 224 221 218 222 219 228 225 21 226 230 21 231 229 181 20 232 20 187 184 186 185 183 19 194 190 193 19 191 189 152 18 18 168 167 158 17 165 157 166 156 171 17 169 154 16 142 151 163 155 164 162 161 153 160 159 16 15 15 14 141 137 121 14 139 122 127 126 123 136 124 128 135 13 125 133 134 138 132 131 129 130 13 12 110 12 11 11 109 107 93 106 94 91 105 95 10 92 104 96 103 97 102 98 101 99 100 111 10 108 9 9 8 8 79 77 63 76 64 7 75 65 61 74 66 67 72 68 70 69 7 73 71 78 6 6 49 5 31 5 32 33 46 34 4 35 36 37 42 38 39 40 4 51 3 17 45 3 44 43 2 2 19 1 18 2 3 4 1 5 6 7 8 11 10 9 12 1 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 34 33 32 31 30 Meridian 1 Meridian 3 Meridian 2

Soybean Zone 2

Extended early season control in soybeans.

Valtera™ has shown to boost yield by up to 6.7 bushels/acre.* Eliminating early weed pressure is the secret to better soybeans. Adding Valtera herbicide to your burndown will give IP and Roundup Ready® soybeans a huge leg up. Valtera is a Group 14 residual pre-emergent product that remains in the soil to provide safe, extended (4 to 6 week) control of tough weeds. And Valtera will boost your resistance management program by controlling glyphosate-resistant weeds.

Bean Counter

Learn how we guarantee better bean yields with Valtera. Contact your local retailer or call Nufarm at 1-800-868-5444.

Innovative solutions. Business made easy. 1.800.868.5444 Nufarm.ca *Results from trials across 5 States, comparing yields in fields using a glyphosate burndown versus a Valtera + glyphosate burndown. Valtera™ is a trademark of Valent U.S.A. Corporation. All other products are trademarks of their respective owners. 36499-0114

The Early Bird

NSC Libau RR2Y

This early bird doesn’t catch the worm - and thank goodness for that. Our NSC Libau RR2Y, is the earliest emerging soybean that you will see in Manitoba. Which means that you can be the earliest emerging soybean grower to hit the beach! At NorthStar Genetics, we know beans! www.weknowbeans.com

Quality Seed Testing 20/20 Seed Labs Inc. is Canada’s first independent, ISTA and CFIA accredited, full service seed testing provider. Ask us about crop inspection services.

Lethbridge - Nisku - Winnipeg www.2020seedlabs.ca

Phone. 1.877.420.2099

Fax. 1.888.900.1810

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Ladybugs really like soybean aphids and they do a good job of holding them down. One ladybug can eat 100 aphids in a day.

Vibrant plants collect more sunshine. Crops thrive with Cruiser Maxx® Vibrance®. When the Vigor Trigger ® effect meets Rooting Power ™, you get enhanced crop establishment from stronger, faster-growing plants, above and below the ground. It also protects your soybeans against a broad range of insects and diseases and delivers best-in-class Rhizoctonia control.

Visit SyngentaFarm.ca or contact our Customer Resource Centre at 1-87-SYNGENTA (1-877-964-3682). Always read and follow label directions. Cruiser Maxx® Vibrance® Beans, Rooting PowerTM, Vigor Trigger ®, the Alliance Frame, the Purpose Icon and the Syngenta logo are trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company. © 2014 Syngenta.

TOP PERFORMANCE GROWS IN WESTERN CANADA

Proven Seed’s Corn and Soybean seed varieties for 2014 are top performing options for growers in Western Canada. ®

Corn growers can count on robust genetics and the development of early germplasm for northern climates, with supplier partners DEKALB® and Pride Seed, in early maturing, higher performing hybrids, for grain, silage, and grazing corn.

Soybean growers can take advantage of the exceptionally early maturing, new Genuity® Roundup Ready® 2 Yield varieties in non-traditional soybean production areas, as well as lower risk varieties in traditional production areas. With supplier partners, DEKALB® and NorthStar Genetics Canada, growers have options for superior soybean varieties and new growers can benefit from the offer of a complete toted package of soybean seed treatment and inoculant, featuring Nodulator PRO.

For flexible payment terms and superior products; including complete packages of fertility, crop protection, seed treatment, and inoculant, speak to your CPS retail or visit: cpsagu.ca.

Proven® Seed is a registered trademark of Crop Production Services (Canada) Inc. Monsanto Company is a member of Excellence Through Stewardship® (ETS). Monsanto products are commercialized in accordance with ETS Product Launch Stewardship Guidance, and in compliance with Monsanto’s Policy for Commercialization of Biotechnology-Derived Plant Products in Commodity Crops. This product has been approved for import into key export markets with functioning regulatory systems. Any crop or material produced from this product can only be exported to, or used, processed or sold in countries where all necessary regulatory approvals have been granted. It is a violation of national and international law to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted. Growers should talk to their grain handler or product purchaser to confirm their buying position for this product. Excellence Through Stewardship® is a registered trademark of Excellence Through Stewardship. ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Roundup Ready® crops contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides. Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides will kill crops that are not tolerant to glyphosate. DEKALB®, Genuity® and Design®, Roundup Ready 2 Yield®, Roundup Ready® and Roundup® are trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC, Monsanto Canada, Inc. licensee. ©2013 Monsanto Canada Inc.

AdvAnce

your yield.

Genuity® Roundup Ready 2 Yield® soybeans have built-in yield potential to outperform original Roundup Ready® Soybeans, with farmers seeing more 3,4 and 5 bean pods For more beans per pod and more bushels per acre, be sure your soybeans have the trait technology that’s advancing the yield of soybean growers across Canada. Ask for the 2.

Genuity® BecAuse every BeAn mAtters. visit your seed rep or genuitytraits.ca ALWAYS FOLLOW GRAIN MARKETING AND ALL OTHER STEWARDSHIP AND PESTICIDE LABEL DIRECTIONS. Details of these requirements can be found in the Trait Stewardship Responsibilities Notice to Farmers printed in this publication. ©2014 Monsanto Company

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