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Regular rains throughout central and west-central Saskatchewan in particular increased disease in canola. Fungicide to protect canola from sclerotinia stem rot was a worthwhile

Sclerotinia is no longer a regional issue. It doesn’t matter where you farm, your canola can get a costly sclerotinia infection if conditions are

We don’t exactly know why insects were more plentiful this year, but a mild winter and more canola than ever are likely factors. Achieving

If nutrient reserves were not utilized because of environmental extremes, where are these reserves? How big are they? Soil tests will help determine this

Canola needed 10 plants per square foot to deal with everything that came along in 2012 and still come through with a decent yield.

High green seed counts have been reported in some fields. To restart the chlorophyll-clearing enzymes, canola seed needs to get back above 20% moisture.

If you want to use soil test results to see whether this year’s crop had enough nutrients, sampling now would be the better option.

Cold temperatures help trigger winter annuals, such as cleavers (shown), and perennials to start moving food reserves down into below ground tissues, so waiting

Growers with dry canola and high green counts are wondering whether to leave the swathed crop a while longer or combine now and accept

Canola with high chlorophyll content is less stable in storage, even if the canola is dry and cool. The safest bet is to deliver

With light frost in the forecast, crop left standing will still have a chance to mature further. A heavy frost will lock in high

Canola can usually withstand a light frost, and immature crops are best left standing to finish. However, check anyway. The crop may look undamaged