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Dry Bean Crops Need Drier Weather
30.06.2010 11:53 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Most dry bean crops in the major Canadian and U.S. growing areas are doing reasonably well, although all would benefit from some drier weather, according to the latest crop progress report from Thompsons Ltd.
ONTARIO :The White bean and Otebo crops are progressing nicely with most crops in the 2nd trifoliate stage. Herbicide applications should finish up by mid week. Low levels of root rot in most fields because of the wet conditions over the last couple of weeks however the crop appears to be growing through this. Low levels of slug feeding taking place but again the crop is growing through this. MICHIGAN :The mid-central thumb received quite a bit of water on June 27. Crop is 2 weeks earlier than the northern thumb. Plants in the mid-central thumb are 3 5 inches in height and they look good. Concern is there could be issues with weed pressure later on if the fields don’t dry up. In the northern thumb, it has been wet as well. Plants are 1 3 inches in height and somewhat uneven due to water.
Overall crop condition is fair to good. MANITOBA :Crop conditions appear good on most fields. Growth stage on beans range from unifoliate on replanted fields up to 6th trifoliate on earlier planted fields. Weed spraying and row cultivation has progressed well this past week. MINDAK :Another wild week; tornadoes damaged the Grafton, North Dakota airport Saturday afternoon, and also took down power poles and three steel bins. Another twister was reported in Key West, before moving north of Crookston on Saturday night. Hail was reported in Marshall County, Minnesota, as well as Emmons, Morton, McIntosh and Mountrail Counties in North Dakota. This coming weeks forecast is for dry conditions and temperatures in the 80 degree range. Planting has been finished and in the local areas there is about 2% that didn’t get planted and outside the region that number is slightly higher. Some of the plants have a yellow color which indicates plant stress, but with this week’s forecast for warmer weather the plants should come out of that stage. Many of the plants are in the third trifoliate stage and even with the excessive rain the crop looks good. However, to the north and west of Grand Forks area the plants are behind in maturity.
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