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September 18, 2019

A few tips to celebrate ‘Phosphorus Week’

In celebration of Phosphorus Week and the 350th anniversary of the discovery of this essential element for agriculture, Fertilizer Canada launched “4R Management of
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September 18, 2019

Rain delays harvest. What to do?

Harvest delays due to soggy soils, frequent rains and even mist have canola growers wondering about risk to the crop and what, if anything,
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September 11, 2019

Canola Watch quiz – Clubroot VIDEO

This week’s quiz is based on information in this video, “Clubroot in Canola”
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September 11, 2019

Clubroot Update (with recipe for clubroot management)

Manitoba Agriculture announced this week it has discovered a clubroot pathotype in South Central Manitoba that is able to overcome the first generation clubroot
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September 11, 2019

Do you need to change blackleg resistance for 2020?

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September 11, 2019

Frost risk rising. Should I cut that green canola?

A lot of canola crops across Western Canada need a couple of weeks before all seeds are physiologically mature. With the frost risk rising
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September 11, 2019

Questions about handling high-moisture canola

Canola harvested at 12.5% moisture (tough) or 15% moisture (damp) may not last long in storage before spoilage begins. How long it lasts is
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September 11, 2019

Why count canola stems in the fall?

While doing harvest disease scouting, why not do a plant count at the same time? Compare final plant populations for each canola crops to
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September 5, 2019

Canola Watch quiz – This Week in Agronomy

Four questions about hot topics in canola agronomy this week.
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September 5, 2019

Swathing early: Economics

Canola fields swathed at 60% seed colour change (SCC) on the main stem can yield 8% more than fields swathed at 30% SCC. Run
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September 5, 2019

How to manage (contain) a patch of clubroot

If you find a patch of canola plants with clubroot galls, take action now to contain it. This is especially important (1) if clubroot
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September 5, 2019

Prevent weed patches from setting seed

These weed patch cut-arounds are easy to do when straight combining. The key is to destroy those patches with a mower or cultivator before
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