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September 12, 2018

Give weeds time to re-grow before spraying

Fall is a good time to control perennial and winter annual weeds, but spraying immediately after harvest may not provide the best results. Before
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September 12, 2018

Dry soils: Fall management considerations

Dry conditions throughout the summer and heading into winter could have ramifications for field management decisions this fall and rotation planning for next year.
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September 12, 2018

Fall fertilizer planning: Sampling and application

Whether taking a soil sample or applying fall fertilizer, mid September is generally considered to be too early for both.
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September 12, 2018

Our most-clicked articles from last week

Alberta: Frost hits canola: What do you do? Saskatchewan: Frost hits canola: What do you do? Manitoba: Frost forecast and swath timing
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September 6, 2018

Frost hits canola. What do you do?

Default to waiting. Don’t make a snap decision to swath. Before taking any harvest action, start with this sequence….
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September 6, 2018

Canola Watch quiz (survey actually) – Sclerotinia assessment

Predicting sclerotinia stem rot severity is difficult. This quiz is a review of management decisions for 2018, including a specific look at DNA petal
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September 6, 2018

Map of the Week – Frost

General frost areas for the morning of September 4, the morning we sent out the frost action alert.
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September 6, 2018

Top 10 things to look for during harvest down days

Weather delays? Canola not ready to swath? Waiting for the next crops to be ready to combine? Take advantage of harvest down days to
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September 6, 2018

Check for combine losses as conditions change

Combine losses vary throughout the day. If using the same combine settings all day long, losses in the morning and evening could be significant
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September 6, 2018

Harvest timing: Fastest way to get canola in the bin?

Swathing later will increase yield because more of the later seeds in side branches will reach maturity and contribute to yield. But what if
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September 6, 2018

Test blackleg races in a field; make better seed decisions

New tests allow farmers to identify the blackleg races in their fields. With this information, farmers can choose canola varieties with resistance to those
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September 6, 2018

Clubroot and your 2019 seed decisions

As we learned at the International Clubroot Workshop, genetic resistance to clubroot is failing at an increasing rate all around the world. To help
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