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Sunscald has been appearing in some fields in many areas. It is important to diagnose because sunscald can make the plant appear riper that

It is important to scout fields and examine plants to know what is causing symptoms such as premature ripening. Don’t let the colour change

Read the detailed Canola Watch Fundamentals article on canola for livestock feed.

Discovery of late-season diseases can help you evaluate you management decisions made earlier in the year and assist with management decisions for next year.

Particularly in Alberta, there are questions about the use of herbicides to dry down or desiccate glyphosate-tolerant canola plants, either an entire canola field

For growers faced with uneven maturity within fields, it may not be possible to swath all the crop in the 50-60% seed colour change

Questions are starting about swathing this year’s crop with low plant stands and shortened crop height as the ability to anchor the swath to

There have been reports of producers cutting fields that are too green, especially in the recent heat. Avoid the urge to swath too early,

Some of the earliest fields in the southern prairies may be combined in the coming days. It is important to remember that canola storage

The cold emergence period this spring was certainly challenging but in some fields was aggravated by poor residue management in the previous crop. As

Rains Can Stop Until After Harvest Rains fell over southern Manitoba last week and amounts generally ranged from a half to two inches but

The risk of an early fall frost and its impact on crop quality continues to be one of the greatest concerns.  An additional five