2012 Trial Results

Brett Galambos – Waldheim Colleen Murphy - Delmas

Waldheim Canola Variety Trial • • • • • Swath Date: August 23 All varieties EXCEPT Swath Date: August 27 Canterra 1970 Nexera 1012 RR Nexera 1016 RR Seeding rates based on TKW Seeding tool: Seedhawk Total Fertility: 125-25-0-25 Combination of NH3, Alpine, and dry fertilizer

Waldheim Canola Variety Trial 0 Invigor L120 Invigor L154 Invigor L150 Brett Young 6060 Canterra 1990 Dekalb 74-44 Nexera 1016 DuPont D3153 Dekalb 73-75 Dekalb 73-45 CSCO V12-1 Invigor L130 Canterra 1970 Nexera 1012 5 10 15 20 25 30 Yield bu/ac 35 40 41.1 bu 43.9 bu 44.4 bu 44.7 bu 45.7 bu 45.7 bu 45.9 bu 46.7 bu 46.7 bu 46.8 bu 47.3 bu 47.7 bu 48.0 bu 53.8 bu 45 50 55

Delmas RR Canola Variety Trial Canterra 1999 Dekalb 74-44 Pioneer 45H31 Pioneer 45H29 BY 6060 36.55 bu 38.51 bu 38.44 bu 38.17 bu 34.67 bu • • • • • 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39

Yield bu/ac

Seeded using Seedmaster Total Fertility: 76-23-0-23 Seeding rates calculated using TKW and targeting 10 plants/sq ft All varieties swathed Sept. 1 except BY 6060 was Sept. 6 Results are from 2 reps

45 Waldheim Pea Fungicide Trial 44,37 40,19 40 Headline Priaxor DS Yield bu/ac 35 • • • Application timing: 10% flower Results are the average of 2 reps Water volume: 12gpa • • Headline rate: 40 ac/jug Priaxor DS rate: 60 ac/jug

Delmas Pea Fungicide Trial Yield bu/ac 50 45 40 35 • • Application date: July 8 Crop stage: 20% bloom 46,8 45,6 44,7 40,6 Headline Quilt Acapela Check

Waldheim Canola Fungicide Trial Yield bu/ac 20 10 0 60 50 40 30 55,1 50,7 36,8 36,8 • • Application timing of all products: 30% bloom Results are average of 2 reps Proline Astound Vertisan Check

Yield bu/ac 20 10 0 60 50 40 30 Delmas Canola Fungicide Trial 54,8 54,5 45,8 44,2 • Application timing of all products: 20% bloom Proline Astound Vertisan Check

Waldheim Wheat Fungicide Trial • Objective: to determine optimum products and timings for cereal fungicides • Profitability was calculated by factoring in cost of chemical(s) and using a then current commodity price of $9.00/bu for CPS wheat • Profitability on the following chart represents dollars gained over and above the check crop

Waldheim Wheat Fungicide Trial Check Folicur @ Flag, Prosaro @ Heading Twinline @ Flag, Caramba @ Heading Acapela @ Flag Tilt @ Flag Twinline @ Flag Quilt @ Flag Folicur @ Flag Twinline @ heading Caramba @ heading Prosaro @ heading 0 38,18 $118,21 54,54 20 40 $115,94 54,47 46,4 $19,58 41,35 $63,34 $96,71 50,65 $80,51 48,49 $104,44 51,22 $130,46 54,4 $86,01 49,42 $135,04 54,94 60 80 100 120 140 160 Profitability $/ac Yield bu/ac

Delmas Wheat Fungicide Trial Yield bu/ac 80 60 40 20 0 62,4 61,8 61,5 61,2 • • • Results are the average of 2 replicated treatments All applications made at flag leaf stage No check Acapela Twinline Caramba Quilt

Yield bu/ac Waldheim Wheat Seed Treatment Trial 50 45 40 35 30 Raxil MD Cruiser Maxx Vibrance • • Results are the average of 4 reps on 2 different fields Treatments were applied to the seed using a pressurized seed treating system on farm targeting recommended label rates

Waldheim Glyphosate Timing Trial • Results are the average of 3 reps • All treatments, including check, received pre-seed burn-off of ¾ rate glyphosate • Note: weed pressure was very low throughout the whole field • No other herbicide applications were made • Each treatment was replicated 3 times, each time using a different salt formulation of glyphosate

Yield bu/ac 28 24 20 40 36 32 Waldheim Glyphosate Timing Trial 35,43 28,16 27,28 36,73 2 Leaf 6 Leaf 25% Bloom Check

Waldheim Nutrient Package Trial • All treatments were treated with Cruiser Maxx Cereals • Foliar applications of Black Label Cereals, Alpine and Nutriboost were at 2L/ac • Foliar applications of Releaf WA, Super C3 and 42phi Ca were at 1L/ac • Product application timings

Waldheim Nutrient Package Trial Precede Zn/Mn, Releaf WA & 42phi Ca Awaken ST & Alpine PreCede Zn/Mn & Releaf WA Superseed & Nutriboost Awaken ST & Black Label Cereals Superseed & Super C3 PreCede Zn/Mn Awaken ST Superseed Check 52 50,5 47,9 47,1 46,5 47,9 55,7 46,5 45,4 44,2 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 Yield bu/ac

Waldheim Early Timing Canola Fungicide Trial • Applied at 6 leaf stage • All treatments were mixed with 1.35L/ac Liberty and 60ac/cs rate Centurion • Application timing was later than recommended optimal blackleg control but no blackleg lesions were observed in any replication • Therefore, trial measured crop-health benefits of treatments only • Received some hail @ 10% bloom

Yield bu/ac 37 36 35 34 33 32 Waldheim Early Timing Canola Fungicide Trial 36,7 35,8 34,9 34,6 Check Headline Tilt Proline

Waldheim Foliar with Fungicide Trial 55 50 52,1 52,8 51,6 Yield bu/ac 45 40 Prosaro Prosaro + 42phi Zn/Mn Prosaro + 42phi K • • • • Total fertility: 93-22-5-5 Sprayed at 10% anthesis High winds broke heads off of wheat in all treatments Main yield limiting factors were damaging wind and excess moisture

Borden Foliar K Trial Yield bu/ac 44 43 42 41 40 43 42,5 Headline Headline + LoKomotive • • • • • Both products were applied at flag leaf Both soil and tissue tests indicated low levels of potassium No other potassium was added throughout the season LoKomotive was applied at a rate of 2L/ac, Headline at 40ac/jug Potassium believed to be limiting yield but application timing of this trial was too late

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