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Blasted heat. A long stretch of hot weather at flowering can greatly reduce canola yield potential. Even with a few days of heat, hormone

The heat is coming, as many of you will have already noticed — and as this map shows. These are the maximum temperatures reached

What caused the damage to these buds? We have this question, and three others specific to sclerotinia stem rot management.

The table above shows fungicides available to manage sclerotinia stem rot. The article answers a few common questions on sclerotinia stem rot management….

Beneficials. Lygus, bertha armyworm and diamondback moth have a number of natural enemies that will keep populations in check. These beneficial insects may not

1. Flowering percentage to determine timing for fungicide. The photo above from NDSU shows canola at 20% flower, which is when the application window

Canola in fields with excess moisture will often show various signs of stress, including yellowing, purpling, stunted growth — or all of three. Excess

Life raft. Before you feed a drowning canola crop, check its vitals. You want to make sure it’s on the road to recovery before

This is one of five maps for this week, showing growing season precipitation to early July for 2014, 2013 and 2012, along with maps

We have three “what is this?” type questions to test your agronomy eye. The answer key, which you’ll see after completing the quiz, provides

Earliest canola fields are coming into flower, and many areas of the Prairies have more than enough moisture to elevate the sclerotinia stem rot

Canola seedlings can handle about three days in standing water before plants start to die.