June 14, 2017 Herbicide Qs on tank mixing, ideal weather, spray patterns and moreHere are some agronomy-related questions that dig a little deeper into herbicide performance in canola….
June 14, 2017 Cleavers: In-crop controlFor in-crop management of cleavers in canola, both glyphosate and glufosinate work best on smaller spring-germinating plants. Early herbicide application is also best for
June 14, 2017 Blackleg: Early scouting and fungicideFor fungicide to provide an economic level of blackleg suppression, the crop has to be susceptible to the disease, blackleg incidence and severity must
June 14, 2017 2017 CPTs off to a good startimg src=”https://www.canolawatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/CPT-sign600-300×188.jpeg” alt=”” width=”300″ height=”188″ class=”alignnone size-medium wp-image-13429″ /> The 2017 Canola Performance Trials are off to a great start this growing season! The
June 14, 2017 June 14: ShortsHot and dry and sand blasting. Tips for spraying in the wind. Do you need a second herbicide application? And more.
June 14, 2017 Insects: Diamondback moth, cutworms, flea beetle and moreSome fields are thinned by cutworm, diamondback moth larvae are at work but control is not usually required at this crop stage and swede
June 7, 2017 Quiz: Guides to crop protectionThese five questions are based on content from the handy crop protection guides from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Manitoba and Saskatchewan guides are the
June 7, 2017 Flea beetles and stressed cropWith hot, dry conditions, canola seedlings already under pressure from intense flea beetle feeding dried out and died.
June 7, 2017 Early weeds: Scout then sprayThe Canola Council of Canada agronomy team looked at this photo above and discussed whether the field should be sprayed now or in a
June 7, 2017 Avoid spray tank contamination – tipsTank mixes used for pre-seed burnoff ahead of cereals often contain Group 2 and Group 14 products that can hang up in sprayer plumbing.
June 7, 2017 canolaPALOOZA: Coming soon!Join us June 20 in Saskatoon, June 22 in Portage la Prairie and June 27 in Lacombe for canolaPALOOZA!
June 7, 2017 Top dress tips for nitrogen and sulphurWestern Canada has a short growing season. Crops in Western Canada start to take up nutrients early and uptake escalates quickly. For these reasons,