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Moist conditions mean more soil clinging to machinery wheels. This increases the risk of moving clubroot as well as weed seeds and insect pupae

Are you up to speed on the basics of safe canola storage? Take the quiz to find out.

Storage risk is reduced significantly when canola moisture is 8% or lower and temperature is 15°C or lower. Turn on the fans to cool

Read more for paragraphs on: Early swathing leaves yield on the table Swathing ahead of a frost forecast Cut timing must meet pre-harvest intervals

Canola growers often lose 2 bu./ac. out the back of the combine, and losses can easily reach 5 bu./ac. if the combine is pushed

Verticillium wilt was found in a canola field in Manitoba in 2014, and a survey of approximately 1,000 fields across Canada is underway this

Good residue management in the fall will help enhance drill performance, allowing for increased seed survival and an overall better field uniformity in the

Canola rarely has an issue with storage insects. Primary stored product insects such as rusty grain beetle, red flour beetle and saw-toothed grain beetle

Many growers who have tried straight combining canola often see no clear advantage or disadvantage when it comes to yield. The value of eliminating

While swathing or straight combining, keep an eye out for weed escapes. Unless they are an obvious sprayer miss or are weeds not well

Some growers are reporting high numbers of adult flea beetles. Adults emerge from pupae in late July and August and overwinter to feed on

Usually the best response to a light frost is to leave the crop standing to mature fully and continue to clear green.