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Green blues. By October, getting crop off becomes the priority. Green seed is unlikely to turn anymore unless a lot of moisture (snow?) comes,

Canola binned hot will retain that heat for weeks and likely months, with the risk of storage losses rising with each passing day. Growers

Lower temperatures and shortened days in the fall trigger perennials such as Canada thistle, dandelion and quack grass to start moving sugars to below-ground

The key strategy of fall fertilization is to store nitrogen over the winter in the ammonium form – which is held on clay and

Take fall samples when soil temperatures drop below 10°C, or cooler. Because microbial processes in the soil slow down as temperatures cool, sampling late

Discovery of a different clubroot pathotype in central Alberta will change the rotation plans for some growers. No current varieties have resistance to this

Soils with pH below 5.5 or above 8.5 can reduce canola yield potential, largely due to reduced nutrient availability. Amending soil with products such

The 2014 Canola Discovery Forum at TCU Place in Saskatoon October 22-23 is a golden opportunity for growers, researchers, agronomists, and representatives from seed

Guest speakers include: Dr. Jeff Schoenau, professor in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Saskatchewan, will explain what we know and

Day 2 will focus on new and ongoing research projects. In the morning, attendees at Canola Discovery Forum will divide into two groups for

Read more for the breakdown of how the 8.5 credits add up, and the categories.

Who loves this heat? Anyone with combining to do is loving the current highs, but remember, canola stored hot does increase the storage risk.