SHORT SURVEY – Yield Robbers 2022

Got five minutes to tell us about canola yield robbers for 2022? The survey is anonymous. We will share results in the November Canola Watch.

Topics for the week

Combine settings today different from September 1 | Weeds: Take advantage of warm fall days | This week in scouting | Hot canola is a storage risk

QUIZ – Canola 4R Advantage

Jay Whetter

Three questions introduce you to Canola 4R Advantage – which offers incentives to help farmers initiate or advance 4R Nutrient Stewardship on canola acres.

Topics for the Week

Eyes out for verticillium stripe (and other diseases too) | Set combine settings for max returns | Post-harvest weed control | Minimize storage risk

QUIZ – Low-yielding areas

Jay Whetter

With low-yielding areas, ground-truth to check why. Disease, salinity, other? Here are three questions to get you in the scouting mood.

Topics for the Week

Reduce losses at harvest | There’s still time to disease scout | Post-harvest weed control | Look back to improve next year

QUIZ – Storage risks

Jay Whetter

Five questions on storage risks for 2022 canola, including green seed, hot harvest days, harvest method and airflow.

Topics for the Week

Timing end-of-season management right | What to plant next year? | Prep now for storage | Late-season evaluation: disease management and more

QUIZ – Straight combining

Jay Whetter

Three questions on straight combining of canola with guidance on pre-harvest spray timing and a link to a whole article full of tips.

Topics for the Week

Is it time to swath? | Prep the combine now for successful canola in 2023 | Stop, stretch and scout at swathing | Pest update: keep scouting