QUIZ – Seed traits

Jay Whetter

Four questions to get you primed for pre-harvest scouting, harvest planning and seed decisions for 2023.

Topics for the Week

What to do after late season hail? | Insect update: Diamondback moths | Patience pays at swathing | Select seed for less disease next yea

QUIZ – Pre-harvest disease scouting

Jay Whetter

This quiz describes symptoms for four diseases that can be found in canola crops this time of year. Match disease to symptoms.

Topics for the Week

Patience maximizes yield at swathing | Late season insect update | Disease scout now | Spray to swath timing matters

QUIZ – Pre-harvest timing

Jay Whetter

Five questions on swath timing, frost risk, pre-harvest intervals, pre-harvest glyphosate and pod shatter.

Topics for the Week

Late season disease scouting | What’s chewing into your canola | NDVI: scouting from the sky | Managing GR kochia

QUIZ – Sweep netting

Jay Whetter

Four questions on timely scouting based on major insects observed in canola fields this week: lygus bugs, diamondback moth larvae and grasshoppers.

Topics for the Week

Diamondback moths | Lygus bugs | Harvest management options | Consider ROI before spraying for sclerotinia a second time / on reflowering canola

QUIZ – Combine College

Jay Whetter

Three questions based on presentations at Combine College July 26 in Dauphin, Manitoba.

Topics for the Week

Assess sclerotinia risk now | No quick fix for hail damage | To spray or not to spray for pests | Spray to swath timing