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Posted 23 August 2010. Crop Management. New Wheat Production Guide and Sprayer Calibration Pocketguide publications are available from Montana State University Extension Source: Montana State University Press Release. extn.msu.montana.edu Bozeman, Montana (August 19, 2010)--Two new publications, one to produce wheat and two to calibrate sprayers, are available from Montana State University Extension.
The Montana Wheat Production Guide is a 32-page, full-color guide designed to help producers make informed crop management decisions. The guide was edited by Kent McVay, MSU Assistant Professor and Extension cropping systems specialist, with the help of MSU Extension specialists in plant pathology, entomology and cropland weeds. The guide was printed with funding from the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee. The guide includes a brief history and description of wheat, with recommendations on variety selection, tillage, planting dates and rates, weed management, cropping systems, irrigation management, managing plant disease, field diagnostics, and harvesting and handling grain. Managing wheat disease is an extensive part of the book, with clear color photographs of bacterial, fungal, leaf and head diseases, as well as viral diseases. Insect pests and pesticide recommendations are thoroughly described. The 20-page Montana Barley Production Guide has also been updated and reprinted. Both guides are available at no cost, and provide references and answers to wheat or barley production needs. New Sprayer Calibration Pocketguides are available for Hand Sprayers and for Boom and Broadjet Sprayers. The guides are printed on weather- and tear-proof paper. Author Cecil Tharp, MSU Extension Pesticide Education Specialist, included information about measuring sprayer or nozzle output, correct tank mixing steps, helpful liquid measurement conversions, sample equations and a recommended application rate chart in ounces per acre. The pocketguides are available for 65 cents each. The Montana Wheat Production Guide, Montana Barley Production Guide, and the Sprayer Calibration Pocketguides can be ordered from Montana State University Extension Publications at (406) 994-3273, online or via e-mail at orderpubs@montana.edu. Contact: |
