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With prolonged dry conditions and recent hot weather, yield potential has dropped to very low levels in some fields. One CCC agronomist this week

Hot and dry or hot and humid? Hot, dry weather should reduce the risk of heavy sclerotinia infection, even if moist weather earlier promoted

While some areas are reporting higher numbers of diamondback moth larvae (shown above), it takes 100-150 larvae per square metre in immature to flowering

This article provides a review of thresholds for major insect pests of canola, as well as background on how they were established and how

A Canola Watch reader sent us this question: I have wild buckwheat at the 3- to 4-leaf stage that somehow got missed with the

Wind and wet pushed back a lot of weed management and some fields are still not sprayed. In this situation, intense weed pressure can

These can be hard to tell apart sometimes. Pinched or otherwise damaged-looking stems can occur with all three. The photo shows blackleg infection. Here’s

Hot days (28-30°C and up) and warm nights (16°C and up) from bud to mid-flowering stages can have a significant effect on canola yield.

Flowering canola can, with enough time, recover from hail that knocks off a large percentage of flowers. Time and moisture are the best treatments.

The Canadian Agriculture and Food Museum opened its new exhibit “Canola! Seeds of Innovation” on July 1. Through the interactive exhibition, visitors can explore

If canola plants start to look funny after herbicide spray season, it could be that residues were stripped from the sprayer tank and plumbing,

Attendees at canolaPALOOZA in Saskatoon, Portage la Prairie and Lacombe could write their own Top 10s and come up with completely different lists from