July 3, 2014 Top dress — yes or no?Two potential top dress situations are showing up in canola fields across the Prairies this week: 1. Excess moisture and poor nutrient availability. 2.
July 3, 2014 Manage each field for its own conditionsCanola crops side by side can have different risk factors, and often do not require the same crop management for nutrients, weeds, insects and
July 3, 2014 Hold off on lygus at the bud stageInsecticide to control lygus present at the bud stage of canola is rarely effective or economical, and there is no threshold for this stage.
July 3, 2014 Visit our Ultimate Canola Challenge sitesThe CCC’s Ultimate Canola Challenge sites across the Prairies will be part of research field days this month, including Outlook tomorrow and Scott next
June 25, 2014 Four the weekBetter late than never? Herbicide spray windows are closing but some fields still have major weed issues. Does the yield risk from herbicide damage
June 25, 2014 Map of the weekThis map from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada shows the regions where growing degree days (Base 7°C) have reached sufficient levels to trigger emergence of
June 25, 2014 June 25 QuizWhat nutrient does this plant need? The quiz this week is about identifying and treated nutrient deficiencies.
June 25, 2014 Late herbicide: Make a balanced decisionLate weed control significantly increases the yield loss from weed competition, and it can also damage canola plants. However, the yield and economic risks
June 25, 2014 Aerial options for weed controlIf weeds and crop are advancing toward the end of the application window and the ground is too soft and wet to support a
June 25, 2014 Weed control in fields partly seeded, partly notMany fields were seeded in odd shapes because low spots could not be reached. Growers have a challenge to manage the weeds in these
June 25, 2014 Sclerotia depots: A new early warning systemScientists at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada are testing an early warning system for sclerotinia in canola. The project is in its first year and