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August 17, 2022

QUIZ – Pre-harvest disease scouting

This quiz describes symptoms for four diseases that can be found in canola crops this time of year. Match disease to symptoms.
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August 10, 2022

Topics for the Week

Patience maximizes yield at swathing | Late season insect update | Disease scout now | Spray to swath timing matters
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August 10, 2022

QUIZ – Pre-harvest timing

Five questions on swath timing, frost risk, pre-harvest intervals, pre-harvest glyphosate and pod shatter.
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August 4, 2022

Topics for the Week

Late season disease scouting | What’s chewing into your canola | NDVI: scouting from the sky | Managing GR kochia
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August 4, 2022

QUIZ – Sweep netting

Four questions on timely scouting based on major insects observed in canola fields this week: lygus bugs, diamondback moth larvae and grasshoppers.
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July 27, 2022

Topics for the Week

Diamondback moths | Lygus bugs | Harvest management options | Consider ROI before spraying for sclerotinia a second time / on reflowering canola
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July 27, 2022

QUIZ – Combine College

Three questions based on presentations at Combine College July 26 in Dauphin, Manitoba.
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July 20, 2022

Topics for the Week

Assess sclerotinia risk now | No quick fix for hail damage | To spray or not to spray for pests | Spray to swath
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July 20, 2022

QUIZ – Lesions

Mix and match quiz – four photos and four answers based on things found in canola crops this week. Can you match the lesion
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July 13, 2022

Topics for the Week

Missing flowers likely due to early environmental stresses | Sclerotinia risk high | Insect management | Do add-ins add up?
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July 13, 2022

QUIZ – Spray window + thresholds

This quick quiz is about pests on the scouting agenda this week. Check each field for crop stage and to see if risk exceeds
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July 6, 2022

Topics for the Week

Sclerotinia risk is building | Lygus bugs | Grasshoppers | What’s wrong with that crop?
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