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How many plants recovered? Are they at early stages and at risk of heavy blackleg infection? What is the crop nutrition situation?

Growing degree days across most of the Prairies have reached the threshold for adult bertha armyworm (moth) emergence from overwintering pupae. That is 7-10

This quick quiz has three images showing pretty distinct symptoms. What caused them?

A field has a large number of young canola plants that look limp, pale, chewed-up, knocked around, lifeless and sad. How can you tell

Injury from herbicide residue in the soil can only occur in fields with a history of Group 2, 4, 5 and 14 herbicide applications.

How do you spray weeds in a timely fashion when every day seems too windy? Here are some tips….

The Brown soil moisture probe indicates the depth of moist soil. This depth can indicate the inches of available moisture in the root zone.

In-crop fertilizer applications can rescue a deficiency situation. But what nutrients are deficient? Look for these symptoms.

The International Clubroot Workshop, a gathering of clubroot researchers, is August 7-9 in Edmonton. Extension specialists, municipal staff, canola growers and anyone else interested

Five questions (including two survey questions) on observations and actions when scouting in the first week or so after seeding.

Most areas of the Prairies got some rain over the past week, according to this AAFC map.

One of our Alberta agronomy specialists encountered the situation in the photo. Canola emergence was patchy in this small area, but generally good overall.