| COMMENTS ON THE GROWING SEASON | |||||||||
| 2009 UMOPN | |||||||||
| LACOMBE, ALBERTA | |||||||||
| Seeding was a bit later then normal in Lacombe due to spring rains, so the seed went into real good moisture. | |||||||||
| June and July were optimum growing months, but maturity was delayed due to a cool, wet August. Very little | |||||||||
| lodging or disease. | |||||||||
| WINNIPEG, MANITOBA | |||||||||
| We did harvest the trial in Winnipeg. However, the only data we got was yield. The block was so poor that | |||||||||
| we did not bother collecting the heading, height, maturity or lodging. There was so much moisture this spring | |||||||||
| and so much throughout the whole summer, the crop never recovered. The Point data is extremely | |||||||||
| questionable…please use this data with caution. | |||||||||
| OTTAWA, ONTARIO | |||||||||
| The weather was dry before end of June (June 28). After that it was rainy and cold throughout the season. | |||||||||
| This delayed the maturity by roughly a week. Crown rust occurred later than usual and did not cause | |||||||||
| much damage for yield. Extensive lodging occurred before harvest. | |||||||||
| URBANA, IL | |||||||||
| Plots were planted early into good soil conditions and excellent stands were established. Soil moisture was | |||||||||
| above average to excessive throughout the growing season with cooler than average temperatures. Extensive | |||||||||
| lodging occurred due to excessive rain during grain fill. | |||||||||
| WEST LAFAYETTE, IN | |||||||||
| Soil conditions for seeding were excellent and oats were seeded early (timely). Temperatures were cool | |||||||||
| and there was ample moisture – excellent oat growing conditions through June. Barley yellow dwarf virus | |||||||||
| symptoms were significant, beginning in mid April. Crown and stem rust were negligible in the oat yield tests. | |||||||||
| Warm temperatures and moderately limited soil moisture occurred in early to mid July, during late grain fill, | |||||||||
| resulting in somewhat limited grain test weights. Harvest conditions were excellent, resulting in bright, | |||||||||
| non-weathered grain. | |||||||||
| EAST LANSING, MI | |||||||||
| Poor yields due mainly to late planting (April 24!). | |||||||||
| ROSEMOUNT, MN | |||||||||
| Planting was on 4/15 into somewhat dry soil. Initially the plots were struggling but with timely rains later | |||||||||
| and below normal temperatures the plots recovered nicely. Harvest was timely with modest lodging. | |||||||||
| MORRIS, MN | |||||||||
| Plots were marginal due to dry conditions. Rainfall was almost 7 inches below normal at mid July. | |||||||||
| ITHACA, NY | |||||||||
| The first half of the season was one to two degrees warmer than normal but the last half was two to three | |||||||||
| degrees cooler. A dry April facilitated planting and the rest of the season had above average rainfall with | |||||||||
| a total of 17 inches for the growing season, 0.5 inches above normal. | |||||||||
| CARRINGTON, ND | |||||||||
| The Carrington UMOPN was planted May 6 into good soil moisture after planting was delayed due to excess | |||||||||
| moisture. Lower than average rainfall and cooler growing conditions prevailed through the season. Disease | |||||||||
| pressure was very low. | |||||||||
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| FARGO, ND | |||||||||
| Wet soil delayed planting at Fargo until May 11. Soil conditions were very wet at planting, but uniform stands | |||||||||
| were obtained. Wet areas in the nursery contributed to higher than usual C.V. Favorable growing conditions | |||||||||
| including cool temperature and adequate soil moisture occurred throughout the growing season and resulted | |||||||||
| in some of the highest grain yields we have seen at Fargo. Very little disease and moderate lodging was | |||||||||
| observed. | |||||||||
| MINOT, ND | |||||||||
| Due to wet soil, planting was delayed at the Minot location until May 6. Rain shortly after planting produced | |||||||||
| uniform emergence. Cool and dry conditions persisted through June and early July which prevented | |||||||||
| development of rust and other diseases. A timely rain late in July along with cool weather provided favorable | |||||||||
| conditions for grain fill. | |||||||||
| BROOKINGS & WATERTOWN, SD | |||||||||
| The Brookings and Watertown locations both had adequate soil moisture through out the growing season. | |||||||||
| The temperatures were cooler than normal which delayed harvest. We lost part of the Watertown location | |||||||||
| due to Pursuit carryover. | |||||||||
| MADISON, WI | |||||||||
| Planting was done on 4-29-09, which was late, due to early season rain and cold temperatures. Mean | |||||||||
| temperature in April was 45.7 F with 13 days that had measurable rainfall. Total rainfall for Aril was 4.4 | |||||||||
| inches. Once planting was finished these cool, wet conditions persisted until early June. May's mean | |||||||||
| temperature was 57.9 F and June had a mean temperature of 67.0 F. Total rainfall for May and June | |||||||||
| combined was 7.9 inches. July and August were relatively cool and dry. July and August rainfall combined | |||||||||
| was 5.6 inches, with a combined mean temperature of 66.2 F. We had only 2 days all summer that were | |||||||||
| above 90.0 F. Harvest came late due to these early season conditions with the UEOPN on August 5th and | |||||||||
| the UMOPN on August 19th. Lodging pressure was moderate to high. Levels of CR were moderate to high | |||||||||
| and BYDV levels were moderate. | |||||||||
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