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If planning weed control post-harvest, be certain that the herbicide is registered to be used ahead of canola next year. Be familiar with recropping

Soil testing is a very useful tool in order to assess required fertility levels for next year. The proper sample time in the fall

This is the final Canola Watch report for the 2009 season. The Canola Council of Canada would like to sincerely thank everyone for their

Mother Nature Delivered Some Heat Hot, dry conditions prevailed across the prairies last week which helped advance crop development. In Manitoba, swathing is generally

Most areas got some rain late in the week and over the weekend slowing field operations temporarily. Rain showers were variable with most areas

Generally producers are waiting for adequate seed colour change before swathing but there have been reports of producers cutting fields too green. Avoid the

The first fall frost (killing frost) has not happened yet anywhere in western Canada and to date no frost appears to be in the

There are many reports of sclerotinia in parts of Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan. In some fields, there is a significant amount of sclerotinia (up

Wind storms in southern and central Alberta have caused a substantial amount of swath scattering in some fields. It is important to anchor canola

Combining of canola is beginning in the earliest fields in the southern prairies. Reports so far indicate that canola seed moisture content is ‘dry’

As harvest gets underway across the prairies there are the usual questions about missing pods on a plant and missing seeds within pods. Missing

Keep the Heat Coming Generally warm, dry conditions prevailed across the prairies last week and over the weekend which has helped advance crop development.