July 22, 2020 Pod eaters: Scouting tips and thresholdsCheck pods for feeding from bertha armyworm, diamondback moth larvae, lygus and other pests. If any pod feeders are found, make accurate counts in
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
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
July 22, 2020 Sclerotinia window and pre-harvest intervalThe window for fungicide application closes after 50 per cent flower – which is when the field is at its most yellow. Once this
July 22, 2020 Hail damage on podsThe later hail occurs in the season, the more damage it can do to yield. Canola can keep flowering to compensate from hail that
July 15, 2020 Quiz – Green Worms 2020Can you identify these five green worms that can be found in canola at this time of year?
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
July 15, 2020 Give the plants a mid-season root checkWhile scouting canola fields at flowering and podding stages, dig up a few plants in each field and look at the crown and primary
July 15, 2020 Hail on flowering canolaFlowering canola can, with enough time, recover from hail that knocks off a large percentage of flowers. Canola will flower for longer to compensate.
July 15, 2020 Sulphur deficiency and late top upsSulphur deficiency is more typical in sandy soil with low organic matter. Heavy rains can reduce sulphur availability because, in most Prairie soils, sulphate
July 15, 2020 10 reasons for missing podsSeeing blanks up canola stems where pods should be? Here are the eight most common causes.