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Many fields in the rain-soaked regions have advanced crop on the high ground and much later crop in the low ground. These fields require

Issues of the week: August 5, 2010 — Swathing has started for April-seeded fields. The ideal time to swath is 50% to 60% seed

Visual symptoms of clubroot can be incorrectly attributed to heat stress or to diseases such as blackleg, fusarium wilt or sclerotinia. For that reason,

Growers with thin crops are wondering whether straight combining is better than swathing. Straight combining tends to work best on thick stands with plants

1.    Scout for disease prior to swathing. Assess levels to determine if premature ripening or pod damage from alternaria black spot may necessitate swathing earlier

Many fields in the rain-soaked regions have advanced crop on the high ground and much later crop in the low ground. These fields require

Issues of the week: July 28, 2010 — With more canola fields going into early pod-filling stages, the insect watch enters a critical phase.

Many growers, especially in the eastern Prairies, have fields at varying stages. Higher land may have crop at podding stages, while once-flooded lower areas

Considering pre-harvest weed control, desiccation or late insect and disease control? Then look at the pre-harvest interval (PHI) of a product before spraying. PHI

Research indicates that the optimum stage to swath canola for both yield and quality is up to an average of 60% seed colour change

Issues of the week: July 21, 2010 — Diamondback moth larvae are showing up across the Prairies, and some growers are spraying. Crops just

First signs of diamondback moth larvae are larvae hanging from threads and feeding on leaves. Feeding damage is usually a mining of the leaf,