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March 11, 2015

Are we mining soil phosphorus?

Phosphorus fertilizer rates have, pretty generally, lagged crop removal for some time. As crops remove the soluble phosphorus in the soil, the soil’s large
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March 11, 2015

Sulphur forms: Which to use and when?

Canola has a high demand for sulphur. Because of high sulphur variability across most fields, the common recommendation is to apply 10-15 lb./ac. of
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March 11, 2015

UCC: Looking for growers for boron trial

As part of UCC 2015, the CCC agronomy team is looking for 12-15 growers from across the Prairies to test boron in field-scale trials
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March 11, 2015

Clubroot R breakdown: Preliminary results from 2014 survey

Stephen Strelkov with the University of Alberta tested soil samples from 27 fields in Alberta that were seeded to resistant varieties in 2014 and
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March 11, 2015

Shorter season varieties

Growers sometimes prefer earlier maturing canola varieties given their season zone or if spring seeding is later than expected. Here is a list of
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March 11, 2015

Reader question

A Canola Watch reader asks: “I am interested to find out how many acres of continuous canola are actually in the Peace compared to
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February 5, 2015

Agronomy topics for February

The Canola Council of Canada launches a new agronomy video on the value of strong stand establishment. Click the image above. In celebration of
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February 5, 2015

Does soil health really matter? YES

The CCC agronomy team asked Mario Tenuta, the University of Manitoba’s Canada research chair in applied soil ecology, if preserving soil health really matters,
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February 5, 2015

Does continuous canola create a canola-friendly microbial environment? NO

The CCC agronomy team asked Mario Tenuta, the University of Manitoba’s Canada research chair in applied soil ecology, if continuous canola can actually create
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February 5, 2015

Your crop nutrition questions, and ours…

Our next Canola Watch, the March edition, will have a crop nutrition theme. We want to provide information to help with your most challenging
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February 5, 2015

New stand establishment video

The Canola Council of Canada has a new video that describes key stand establishment steps using animation and a Q&A format with growers.
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February 5, 2015

Canola Research Hub delivers top science for your bottom line

The Canola Council of Canada’s new Canola Research Hub illustrates the science behind best management practices of Canadian canola production and provides practical tools
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