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Seven photos, seven leaf damage issues. Can you identify whether the cause is disease, environmental, herbicide or nutrient related?

Four questions on field observations and management scenarios in canola this week. Topics include wind, dust, seed-placed fertilizer and seedling disease.

Four questions on common issues that can reduce the expected plant stand and one question about reseeding. Field scouters can learn a lot from walking canola fields in the first few weeks after seeding.

Four questions on weed management – tank contamination, dust on leaves, spraying at night and timing.

Three scouting and management questions related to insects found this week – flea beetles and cutworms.

We love a good ol’ weed ID quiz this time of year! Here are four mix-and-match questions to test your weed scouting skills.

Three questions on weed control – with tips on pre-seed burnoff, tank mixing and a timely integrated weed management practice.

Three spring preparation questions on pre-seed burnoff, safe rates of seed-placed fertilizer and canola seeding rates based on seed size.

This quiz highlights three Canola Council of Canada calculators agronomists and growers could find useful this time of year.

Three questions on canola disease ratings for blackleg, aster yellows and verticillium stripe, with reference to official disease surveys from 2024.