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July 22, 2020

Pod eaters: Scouting tips and thresholds

Check pods for feeding from bertha armyworm, diamondback moth larvae, lygus and other pests. If any pod feeders are found, make accurate counts in
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July 22, 2020

Scouting for clubroot: Why now?

One reason… If clubroot is found, you have time to take some focused action on these areas. If the patch is small enough, pull
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July 22, 2020

Did you use a sclerotinia prediction tool?

CCC agronomy director Clint Jurke is looking for farmers who made the decision to spray or not spray fungicide for sclerotinia based on what
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July 22, 2020

Sclerotinia window and pre-harvest interval

The window for fungicide application closes after 50 per cent flower – which is when the field is at its most yellow. Once this
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July 22, 2020

Hail damage on pods

The later hail occurs in the season, the more damage it can do to yield. Canola can keep flowering to compensate from hail that
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July 22, 2020

Excess moisture can cause calcium deficiency and “ribbon stem”

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July 15, 2020

Quiz – Green Worms 2020

Can you identify these five green worms that can be found in canola at this time of year?
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July 15, 2020

Sclerotinia: Does fungicide at 50% flower make sense?

In general, late applications are not as effective as applications at 20 per cent flower because early infection tends to cause the most yield
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July 15, 2020

Give the plants a mid-season root check

While scouting canola fields at flowering and podding stages, dig up a few plants in each field and look at the crown and primary
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July 15, 2020

Hail on flowering canola

Flowering canola can, with enough time, recover from hail that knocks off a large percentage of flowers. Canola will flower for longer to compensate.
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July 15, 2020

Sulphur deficiency and late top ups

Sulphur deficiency is more typical in sandy soil with low organic matter. Heavy rains can reduce sulphur availability because, in most Prairie soils, sulphate
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July 15, 2020

10 reasons for missing pods

Seeing blanks up canola stems where pods should be? Here are the eight most common causes.
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