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July 24, 2013

Scouting late July for disease

The window to control disease in canola is closed, so why scout? Well, because the period from podding to harvest is the easiest time
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July 17, 2013

Issues of the week

The pod stage is the critical time to watch for insect feeding in canola. When flowering is done, the crop cannot produce more flowers
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July 17, 2013

Insect update: bertha counts video

Bertha armyworm moth counts continue to accumulate across the Prairies. Many areas are now at moderate to high risk, and adult numbers will continue
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July 17, 2013

Bertha armyworm scouting tips

—Go out in early morning or late evening when larvae are mostly active. —Mark out an area a quarter-metre square (50 cm by 50
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July 17, 2013

Options for canola wiped out by hail

Canola destroyed by hail could be harvested as forage, replaced with a short-season barley silage crop, or turned under for green manure.
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July 10, 2013

Issues of the Week

Hail struck a number of areas over the past week, and canola damage ranged from light to total destruction. The photo above shows a
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July 10, 2013

Top 10 reasons not to go fishing this week

10. Crops are in the 20-50% flowering window, yield potential is OK, there’s moisture in the canopy and you have sclerotinia spraying to do.
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July 10, 2013

Hail at flowering

Canola is quite resilient to light hail at up to 20% flower. The crop can flower longer to compensate, and may recover with only
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July 10, 2013

Insect update

Bertha armyworm adult trap counts suggest low to medium risk in most areas this year, with a couple higher risk hot spots in Saskatchewan
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July 10, 2013

Root maggots and disease

Root maggots and root disease often show up together in the same field. Root maggots are white and up to 10 mm (half an
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July 10, 2013

Biologicial fungicide: Serenade use tips

Because Serenade works differently from other fungicides, we want to share these instructions for best results, as provided by Bayer CropScience:
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July 4, 2013

Issues of the week

It’s looking like a hot week across the Prairies. The map above shows the highs for July 3, with many regions with highs of
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