Growing Soybeans, Issue 7

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BUSHELS PER AcRE. THERE IS A DIFFEREncE. 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.

Pioneer® Y Series relies on original Roundup Ready trait technology, introduced in 1996.

For more beans per pod and more bushels per acre, make sure your soybeans have the trait technology that’s leading the way to higher yield potential. Ask for the 2.

VISIT YOUR SEED REP OR gEnUITYTRAITS.cA

EVERY BEAN MATTERS TO US, BECAUSE EVERY BUSHEL MATTERS TO YOU. AlwAys follow grAin mArketing And All other stewArdship prActices And pesticide lAbel directions. Details of these requirements can be found in the Trait Stewardship Responsibilities Notice to Farmers printed in this publication. Genuity and Design®, Roundup Ready 2 Yield®, and Roundup Ready® are registered trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC, Monsanto Canada, Inc. licensee. ©2012 Monsanto Canada, Inc.

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. It remains in the soil to provide safe, extended (4 to 6 week) control of tough weeds, including: • Pigweed • Lamb’s quarters • Seedling dandelions • Nightshade

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*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.

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® VibranceTM Beans, Rooting PowerTM, Vigor Trigger ®, the Alliance Frame, the Purpose Icon and the Syngenta logo are trademarks of a Syngenta Group Company. © 2012 Syngenta Canada Inc.

Everything’s bigger in Western Canada.

Now, so are your soybean yields.

Growers have made Nodulator® N/T Canada’s #1 soybean inoculant. Choose our BioStacked® liquid and BioStacked® sterile peat formulations for greater plant vigour, more root biomass and more nitrogen-fixing nodules on every plant. For in-furrow use, look to our unique Nodulator® spherical granules or new Rhizup® peat granules. In 2013, grow BIG with Nodulator® N/T.

BioStacked®, Nodulator® and Rhizup® are registered trademarks used under license by Becker Underwood Canada Ltd. The Becker Underwood logo is a trademark of Becker Underwood, Inc. and is licensed to Becker Underwood Canada Ltd.

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0.14

Pod Filling

0.07 0

May

June

July

Pod Development

Begin Flowering

0.21

6 Nodes

4 Nodes

0.28 Emergence

Water Use (Inches/Day)

0.35

August

Estimated Water Requirements For Full Season Soybeans

September

Soybean breeders are looking globally and targeting the west.

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Manitoba Seeded Soybean Acres 1000

Thousand Aacres

800 600 400 200 0 2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Year

Seeded Area (acres)

Harvested Area (acres)

Average Yield (bu/acre)

Production (000 bu)

2007

230,000

225,000

34.7

7,800

2008

280,000

275,000

32.4

8,900

2009

415,000

400,000

29.5

11,800

2010

520,000

510,000

31.4

16,000

2011

575,000

570,000

26.7

15,200

2012

845,000

800,000

34.9

27,899

Source: Stats Canada; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

2012

Foster’s Focus A column by Sarah Foster

Hey Brad, nice coat!

Thanks Jason, it’s super cozy!

Meridian offers the largest selection of seed tenders in the seed handling industry and can accommodate any farming operation. Our conveyors have the Meridian Patented Cross Cleated Belt which is designed to handle your product more gently and virtually eliminates cleat “vacuum” at discharge end. Insist on a Meridian built conveyor and seed tender to take the work out of handling your commodity. Meridian Conveyors and Tenders are Built to Move soybeans! To learn more visit www.MeridianMFG.com.

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