August 24, 2011
When to swath hailed crops
A number of hail storms in Alberta earlier in the season have resulted in regrowth at the top of the plant. This regrowth is
August 24, 2011
Deciding to straight combine?
Practice leads to perfect. Growers who successfully straight combine say that experience leads to success. If straight combining for the first time in 2011,
August 24, 2011
Determining green seed levels
With uneven maturity and later canola crops, this will be another year to watch green counts. Here are some tips to follow when testing
August 24, 2011
Combining in high temperatures
Combining has begun in some areas and high temperatures are predicted across the west in the coming days. It is important to remember that
August 24, 2011
Keep malathion out of canola bins
Malathion CANNOT be used to treat bins where canola will be stored or to treat canola as it goes into storage. These applications can
August 17, 2011
Issues of the week
Lygus populations continue to be high and exceed thresholds in parts of Alberta and Manitoba. Many young nymphs are being found and crops are
August 17, 2011
Lygus – race between insect and crop development
Quite high populations of lygus are being found in parts of the Peace and southern and central Alberta (finding as many as 80 lygus
August 17, 2011
Bertha Armyworm still spraying in some areas
Bertha armyworm can be found in most fields in the central Peace with about 25% of the fields exceeding threshold and requiring spraying (around
August 17, 2011
Diamondback moth at threshold in some areas
Parts of the Swan River Valley were spraying for Bertha last week and now are contending with diamondback moth. Second generation larva and cocoons
August 17, 2011
Cabbage seedpod weevil
Numbers of adults in southern Alberta range between 3 to 4 per sweep but the majority of fields are completely out of flower. Spraying
August 17, 2011
Imported Cabbageworm some larva, lots of adults
Cabbageworm larva populations are quite heavy in the central corridor on the western side of Saskatchewan and unprecedented amounts of adults can be found
August 17, 2011
Grasshoppers migrating to canola
Parts of the Peace are seeing grasshoppers migrate from other crops into field edges