b"S S Stony Plain Seed P Cleaning AssociationBox 2044,Stony Plain, Alberta T7Z 1X6Tel:(780) 963-2581Fax: (780) 963-7259practices. Some have tried seeding their winter rapeseed crops at earlier dates, claiming it causes better stand establishment, making them able to with withstand infestations. Others argue a later seeding date works better as their crop misses the window for the main aphid attack. Some have used higher seeding rates to try and dilute infestations, however, if all plants reach maturity, the crop is then overcrowded.Others have tried alternative other crops, such as linseed, maize, soybeans, sunflowers or pulses, instead of rapeseed in their rotations. Trap cropping, where the previous rapeseed Commercial & Agronomics Services stubble is left out for the flea beetles to attack while the new crop germinates, has been experimented with. Cover crops, Seed Cleaning & Seed Treating ~Pedigreed Seed Sales such as mustard, have been used, with some even grazing Grain Processing ~ Seed & Feed Marketing sheep on the crop. No-till and chemical treatments have Container Stuffing Services (bulk & bagged) been experimented with. Some farmers claim the flea beetle Custom Seed Blends ~ Crop Planning infestations are worse at night, so theyll spray for them then.Certified Organic Facility Were getting lots of theories with all of this. People want to do things that theyll swear blind at, Cockburn says. But so far www.spseed.ca no one has been able to crack the code and find the perfect pest control method.In Alberta, if the worst-case scenario happens and neonics are banned, Toma expects farmers would follow the lead of their European counterparts and start using foliar applications instead of pesticides, which could lead to insecticide resistance with pests.This would cause potential problems down the road. We'd have to look at potentially increasing rotations which is not necessarily a solution, Toma says. It is something that we're going to have to either bear increased costs with or invest a lot of money into potentially finding another resistance Markert Seeds Ltd. mechanism.Moving forward in the UK, the industry will start to catch up to the regulations and will release new products to assist farmers in their fight against pests, Cockburn expects.CDC Austenson Feed Barley AAC Viewfield CWRS Wheat New crop breeds like RAGTs soon-to-be-available Wolverine Sirish Feed/Malt Barley * GoldNet Durum * BVDV resistant winter wheat variety will be able to withstand AB BrewNet Malt Barley * AAC Chrome Peas aphid attacks, Cockburn says. In the long-term new biocontrols, CDC Copeland Malt Barley CDC Inca Peas biostimulants and sprayable pheromones should hit the UK AAC Synergy Barley CDC Meadow Peas market to protect cereals like winter wheat.AAC Awesome VB CSP Wheat CDC Dorado Flax Rapeseed, on the other hand, faces a tougher future. The AC Sadash VB CWSW Wheat CDC Simmie Red Lentil * viability of the crop will depend on new pesticide discoveries CDC Landmark VB CWRS Wheat AC Morgan Oat and biocontrols. There is hope, though, as white mustard has AB RedNet CWRS Wheat * KWS Daniello Hybrid Fall Ryepest resistance and it is related to rapeseed. Cockburn suspects AAC Starbuck VB CWRS Wheat * *DENOTES NEW VARIETY those resistance genes will be brought into future rapeseed Ron & Lee Markert varieties.Undoubtably we will get new pesticide discoveries. Box 1150Vulcan, AlbertaT0L 2B0 They will come along, but theyre fewer and harder to find 403-485-6708www.markertseeds.com nowadays, he [email protected] Robinson102seed.ab.ca"