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Sunflower Herbicide Chart Addendum - Manitoba Guide to Field Crop Protection 2012

An addendum has been issued for the sunflower herbicide chart from the Manitoba Guide to Field Crop Protection 2012. Please use the attached chart to help make herbicide choices this spring. The table is just a guide and you should always consult the product label for information including rates, water volumes and re-cropping restrictions. Throughout the last few years new products have been registered for use on sunflowers offering higher levels of weed control.

If you have any further questions, please contact Claire Kincaid at (204) 750-2555 or the marketing company for the herbicide in question.

With Spring upon us, its time to pull out the planter and get ready to sow sunflowers!

Achieving the perfect plant stand is hard (to say the least) and to make it even harder, seed type is continuing to shift from found type to long type confections. To reflect the different seed size and density, planter settings need to be modified. Here are some steps to help improve consistency of seed placement, uniformity of plant development, and yields.

NSAC's agronomist, Claire Kincaid has prepared a Planter Set-Up guide with recommendations for producers to consider when getting ready to head to the field. To view the complete guide, click here.

*NEW* Sunflower Production Guide

NSAC has released an updated and revised Sunflower Production Guide. The guide will provide growers with an education tool touching on crop production issues with sunflowers including an update weed, insect and disease section as well as blackbird control techniques and integrated pest management section. The guide will be available in limited print format and online via the NSAC website.

Click here for the full pdf version.

January 27, 2012 - Government of Canada grows new opportunities for sunflower sector

Canadian sunflower growers will benefit from higher yields and increased competitiveness thanks to the support of the Government of Canada. Parliamentary Secretary Pierre Lemieux, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, announced today an investment of $1.1 million to the National Sunflower Association of Canada to develop and market new seed varieties.

For more information, click here.

Sunflower Cash Advance Rates
The 2011-2012 Cash Advance Program for Special Crops is now available. It entitles each producer to $100,000.00 Interest Free and an additional $300,000.00 with an Interest charge of Prime – ¼%. No producer is allowed to go over the $400,000.00 total at any time – this includes money received from any other administrators such as CWB or CCGA.

Pre-Production Advance Rates for this year are as follows:

Confectionary Sunflowers $0.16/lb
Oilseed Sunflowers $0.13/lb

Final Deadlines for Applications is March 15, 2012. The Sunflower Cash Advance program is adminsitered by the Manitoba Corn Growers Association. For more infomration or to apply for a Sunflower Cash Advance contact MCGA at 1-877-598-5685.

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