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Issues of the week June 23, 2010 — Weed and insect control are priorities. We have tips on late-stage herbicide applications, lygus bug scouting

The most profitable results from a topdress will probably come from bolstering good areas of the field rather than trying to rescue poor areas

Early lygus bug pressure is reported in the Peace and in central Alberta near Penhold. CCC’s Peace region agronomy specialist Erin Brock has reports

Many growers have not been able to apply their second and some cases first weed control application but the crop is near the end

There are two key points when treating volunteer canola as a crop: 1) Check with the seed company on the legalities of harvesting a

Issues of the week June 16, 2010 — Spraying delays due to wet fields, rain and wind have made for a “super weedy year.”

Many canola regions have good conditions right now,growers who have better than usual canola growing conditions may consider a topdressing nitrogen if they didn’t

Growers all across the Prairies are spraying for cutworm. The 3 key species — redbacked, pale western and dingy — feed until they’re an inch

Timing needs to be right for both the weeds and the insect. Presently there are no insecticide tank mixes registered for glyphosate, Liberty or

Issues of the week June 9, 2010 — With many reports of weeds getting ahead of the crop, weed control is the big push

1. Missing a window of opportunity (due to moisture or any other reason) with herbicides, fungicides or insecticides often results in greater yield losses

When fields are too wet for the sprayer, canola growers do have options for aerial application. —Roundup WeatherMax is the only glyphosate registered for