August 25, 2015 August 24 – Cleardale UCC UpdateAs of today, the crop looks healthy, although grasshoppers still populate the headlands, and the crop is a little shorter than we’d like. A
August 21, 2015 Agenda set for Canola Discovery ForumOn behalf of Curtis Rempel, Canola Council of Canada vice president crop production and innovation, please join us for the 2015 Canola Discovery Forum
August 19, 2015 August 19 Quiz — Should you spray this?Crazy infestations get the trigger finger itchy. What would you do if you saw these in a canola field?
August 19, 2015 Swath timing blues? Cut the first two roundsStill wondering when to swath uneven crops? If earliest plants in a field show obvious signs of maturity, with lots of seed colour change
August 19, 2015 Top 10 things to scout after swathing two roundsTangled mature canola fields can be hard to scout. Swathing two full rounds before scouting makes it much easier to quickly check a number
August 19, 2015 Keep it Clean – Harvest season reminders(1) When spraying and prior to swathing or straight combining, stick to the pre-harvest interval (PHI) unique to each product. (2) Remember that canola
August 19, 2015 Swath or straight cut lodged crop?Whatever the cause for lodging — wind, rain, late-season hail — the crop will present a harvest challenge. Swathing low to the ground doesn’t
August 19, 2015 Equipment for straight combiningSpecialty headers designed to straight combine canola seem to provide an improvement over standard straight cut headers. These specialty headers have the cutterbar out
August 19, 2015 Pre-harvest weed controlGrowers considering a pre-harvest glyphosate cannot apply it to canola (RR or non-RR) until seed moisture drops to 30% or lower. This roughly coincides
August 13, 2015 Straight cutting isn't always straight forwardEvery year straight cutting garners interest from growers. If you are considering trying it out, here are some items to keep it mind before
August 13, 2015 Disease Scouting SummaryIf you’re getting antsy about starting harvest or wondering when to start harvest, a great use of your time would be scouting your crop.
August 13, 2015 Swath Timing BrainteasersEvery year growers question the ideal timing of swathing their canola fields. Here are some agronomic variations and adaptations that need to be made