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March 6, 2013

How to use the Canola Diagnostic Tool

Give the brand new online Canola Diagnostic Tool a pre-season test drive at www.canoladiagnostictool.ca. Start with a problem scenario that you encountered in a
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March 6, 2013

CanoLAB highlights

Read more for a great video showing tiny wasp larvae devouring an alfalfa looper from the inside out, for a pop bottle demo (shown
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March 6, 2013

How to increase seed survival rates

On average, only 40-60% of canola seeds put in the ground actually survives to become plants. To improve this rate and get more from
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March 6, 2013

Burn off canola volunteers ahead of cereals

Cereals offer a wide range of pre-seed herbicide options to get rid of canola volunteers, which may be plentiful this spring after the wind
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March 6, 2013

Canola Digest highlights

Agronomy articles in the March Canola Digest look at early season Diagnostic Dilemmas and tips to control canola volunteers with stacked herbicide tolerance (HT)
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February 20, 2013

Field Diagnostics Checklist

This is a companion file for the Canola Diagnostic Tool. The diagnostic tool asks questions to come up with a short list of potential
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February 7, 2013

Topics for the month

Canola faced a wide range of insect threats in 2012, and will likely host a wide selection of insects again in 2013. Effective insect
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February 7, 2013

Thresholds: Insect management tools

Insect economic thresholds represent the break even point for an insecticide spray. Sticking to thresholds will also help preserve a vibrant and economically valuable
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February 7, 2013

Blackleg management: FarmTech message

Keys to blackleg management: 1. Assess your risk and avoid planting into a high risk situation. 2. Add diversity to your operation by rotating
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February 7, 2013

Green seed management begins with seeding

Growers can plan at this time of year to make sure they have enough seed purchased to achieve the target plant stand of 7-10
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February 7, 2013

CanoLAB update

Space is still available for CanoLAB at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, February 28 and March 1. Growers and agronomists from outside Manitoba are
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February 7, 2013

Hellos and Good byes

Kristen Phillips returns from mat leave and Autumn Holmes-Saltzman is our new agronomist for Southern Alberta. This month, we say good bye to Derwyn
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