May 16, 2012 Insect update: Wireworms and cutwormsThe Canola Council of Canada is looking for growers and agronomists willing to collect cutworms for research. Cutworms are an increasing threat to canola
May 16, 2012 Flush out herbicide residue in sprayer tankAdjuvant systems used in in-crop herbicides used in canola are very effective tank cleaners and will remove the smallest residue of herbicide remaining in
May 16, 2012 Short sulphur? Use in-crop top upsIf you can’t get enough sulphur for seeding, divide what you have across all your canola acres, then top up with an in-crop application
May 14, 2012 Canola Watch Alert May 14 — Heavy frost. Now what?It can take a few days before you can accurately determine how many plants survived a heavy frost. Give the crop 3-4 days after
May 9, 2012 Issues of the weekA week of moisture across the Prairies has delayed seeding. Canola seeded any time in May has a good chance of reaching maturity, so
May 9, 2012 Photo quiz of the weekWhat is this insect and why should you scout for it? Click Read More to enter your guess into the survey.
May 9, 2012 Spray weeds or get seeding?Seeding is a priority for many growers this week, but fields with a large population of weeds, especially advancing winter annuals, should get a
May 9, 2012 Plant counts: When and why?Growers could glean a couple useful tips about seedling survival by taking a plant count in last year’s canola stubble. It can also serve
May 9, 2012 Insect update: Flea beetles on volunteer canolaIf flea beetles are already out and on volunteers given the conditions we’ve had, as soon as it gets warm, they will be feeding
May 9, 2012 Moist soil increases seedling disease riskThe seedling diseases risk increases with moist soil conditions and with tight canola rotations. The three best management steps for canola in this situation
May 9, 2012 Early seeded canola slow to emergeWhen the warmer weather returns, as is forecast later this week, canola still in the seedling stage that was seeded over 3 weeks ago
May 9, 2012 How to calibrate the seeder between seed lotsOnce the appropriate seeding rate has been determined, check that seeding equipment is properly calibrated to deliver the desired pounds of seed per acre.