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May 16, 2012

Insect update: Wireworms and cutworms

The Canola Council of Canada is looking for growers and agronomists willing to collect cutworms for research. Cutworms are an increasing threat to canola
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May 16, 2012

Flush out herbicide residue in sprayer tank

Adjuvant systems used in in-crop herbicides used in canola are very effective tank cleaners and will remove the smallest residue of herbicide remaining in
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May 16, 2012

Short sulphur? Use in-crop top ups

If 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
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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
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May 9, 2012

Issues of the week

A week of moisture across the Prairies has delayed seeding. Canola seeded any time in May has a good chance of reaching maturity, so
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May 9, 2012

Photo quiz of the week

What is this insect and why should you scout for it? Click Read More to enter your guess into the survey.
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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
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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
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May 9, 2012

Insect update: Flea beetles on volunteer canola

If flea beetles are already out and on volunteers given the conditions we’ve had, as soon as it gets warm, they will be feeding
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May 9, 2012

Moist soil increases seedling disease risk

The seedling diseases risk increases with moist soil conditions and with tight canola rotations. The three best management steps for canola in this situation
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May 9, 2012

Early seeded canola slow to emerge

When the warmer weather returns, as is forecast later this week, canola still in the seedling stage that was seeded over 3 weeks ago
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May 9, 2012

How to calibrate the seeder between seed lots

Once the appropriate seeding rate has been determined, check that seeding equipment is properly calibrated to deliver the desired pounds of seed per acre.
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