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Early season hail rarely has an impact on canola yield potential. Hailed seedlings usually come back very well. If hail breaks off both cotyledons

Canola needs a little bit of boron, and most Canadian Prairie soils have enough to meet this demand.

Flea circus. Flea beetles love warm weather and fresh young canola. When scouting, assess the whole crop, not just field margins, and spray if

Here is a wind trajectory map showing continued arrival of south winds, these ones from southern California. Southwestern North America (Texas, Mexico and southern

Three questions with visuals and tips that will augment your early season scouting, including “The cotyledon on the left is likely to die. Why?”

Canola is advancing quickly, often emerging in 5 days and starting to sprout its first true leaf in just over a week. Flea beetles

Weeds are coming up strong. As part of the Canola Council of Canada’s Keep It Clean campaign, we remind growers to use only registered

Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) permits “unlabelled” tank mixes as long as products in the mix are used under the following conditions: 1.

The week after seeding is a good time to dig up seeds and seedlings to check for rots and blights. Disease damaged seed and

Start counting a week after seeding and repeat a couple of times over the following two weeks. Here’s how…

A moist late spring means more mud clinging to equipment and, because growers are under extra pressure to get the crop seeded, less time

Avoid top dress mess. Top dressing N might get the crop seeded faster, but check timing and technique. Good weed management and top dress