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Canola Responding to Better Conditions Timely rains over the past week and weekend brought moisture to many parts of western Canada. This, along with

Crop growth and development progressed quite well last week with most of the crop in western Canada in the flowering stage (20% to full

Thunderstorms last week and over the weekend brought hail to a number of locations. Mid-season hail damage not only causes physical injury on the

Canola fields in early flower are now being assessed for risk to sclerotinia stem rot infection to determine if a fungicide application will be

This year has certainly been challenging for canola production and, as a result, crop staging is wide ranging in some fields. Should a fungicide

Diamondback moth larvae have been observed in the Lethbridge area but populations are below economic threshold and are being monitored. The economic threshold for

A number of reports of ‘bud bouqueting’ were received from fields in southern and central Alberta where flower clusters develop in the centre of

As bins are prepared for the coming harvest, keep in mind that using malathion on canola seed or in canola storage bins will result

Dan Johnson at the University of Lethbridge is looking for cooperators to participate in field research for a bio-pesticide for grasshopper control in canola.

The BC Grain Producers tour is scheduled for Wednesday July 22 at 5 pm at the Dawson Creek site.  

Timely Rain in Most Locales Rainfall last week and early this week brought precipitation (ranged from 1/2 inch to 4 inches) to much of

Crop growth and development progressed last week especially in areas that were in need of moisture. The canola crop ranges from rosette stage (for