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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.
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July 3, 2014

Manage each field for its own conditions

Canola crops side by side can have different risk factors, and often do not require the same crop management for nutrients, weeds, insects and
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July 3, 2014

Bee BMPs

Here are best management practices to be friendly with bees and beekeepers….
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July 3, 2014

Hold off on lygus at the bud stage

Insecticide to control lygus present at the bud stage of canola is rarely effective or economical, and there is no threshold for this stage.
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July 3, 2014

Visit our Ultimate Canola Challenge sites

The CCC’s Ultimate Canola Challenge sites across the Prairies will be part of research field days this month, including Outlook tomorrow and Scott next
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June 25, 2014

Four the week

Better late than never? Herbicide spray windows are closing but some fields still have major weed issues. Does the yield risk from herbicide damage
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June 25, 2014

Map of the week

This 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
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June 25, 2014

June 25 Quiz

What nutrient does this plant need? The quiz this week is about identifying and treated nutrient deficiencies.
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June 25, 2014

Late herbicide: Make a balanced decision

Late weed control significantly increases the yield loss from weed competition, and it can also damage canola plants. However, the yield and economic risks
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June 25, 2014

Aerial options for weed control

If weeds and crop are advancing toward the end of the application window and the ground is too soft and wet to support a
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June 25, 2014

Weed control in fields partly seeded, partly not

Many fields were seeded in odd shapes because low spots could not be reached. Growers have a challenge to manage the weeds in these
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June 25, 2014

Sclerotia depots: A new early warning system

Scientists at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada are testing an early warning system for sclerotinia in canola. The project is in its first year and
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