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August 18, 2021

Topics for August 18, 2021

Combine optimization | Swath timing | Pod shatter and pod drop | Late-season scouting
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August 18, 2021

CANOLA QUIZ – Weird stuff

Western Canadian canola fields are giving us a bunch of unusual symptoms this year. Here is a sample…
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August 11, 2021

Topics for August 11, 2021

Harvest prep | PHIs | Lygus bugs | Blackleg | Precocious germination
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August 11, 2021

CANOLA QUIZ – Pods

How are the pods? While scouting this week, check pods for feeding damage, disease, seed colour change and more as the crop heads toward
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August 5, 2021

Topics for August 5, 2021 – Issue 18

Late-season insects | More on swath or straight-cutting | Late-season disease scouting | CCC tools
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August 5, 2021

CANOLA QUIZ – This Week in Insects

Four questions on insect observations in canola fields this week in Western Canada.
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July 29, 2021

Topics for July 28, 2021

Pre-harvest glyphosate | Lygus bugs and diamondback moths | Straight-cut or swath? | Canola as feed
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July 28, 2021

CANOLA QUIZ – Sprays between now and harvest

Time is right for a reminder about pre-harvest intervals. This short quiz provides a few tips and handy resources.
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July 21, 2021

Topics for July 21, 2021

Pre-harvest intervals | Lygus bug thresholds | Grasshopper scouting | Bertha armyworm | Sclerotinia spore tests
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July 21, 2021

CANOLA QUIZ – Grasshoppers

Grasshoppers are often worse in hot, dry conditions. This quiz will help with your grasshopper management.
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July 14, 2021

CANOLA QUIZ – What’s in my sweep net?

Here are five questions related to sweep netting and other timely insect management topics this week.
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July 14, 2021

Topics for July 14, 2021

Lygus bugs | Grasshoppers | Hail | Will canola recover from heat?
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