Weeds

Canola Watch provides timely answers to top canola agronomy questions on diseases, insects, weeds and so much more.
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May 17, 2017

Spraying in cool conditions

Early weed control with lower efficacy is generally preferable to no control at all or late control with higher efficacy — as long as
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May 17, 2017

Keep It Clean: Rates and options for each HT system

A key part of the Keep It Clean program is to follow label rates and timing for all crop protection products. Here are specifics
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May 10, 2017

Canola Watch quiz: 4 weeds to ID

Can you correctly identify these four weeds? Three are fairly common. One may be unfamiliar to you.
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May 10, 2017

Seed first or spray weeds? A situation

A farmer is seeding Roundup Ready canola and the field has a lot of winter wheat volunteers and some perennials. Is the farmer better
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May 10, 2017

Pre-seed volunteer canola control: Before canola, before other crops

Volunteer canola is a weed and competes with the crop for nutrients and water and sunlight. Volunteers in a canola crop do not make
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May 10, 2017

Spraying in the post-seeding, pre-emergence window

If choosing to seed before spraying, weeds present will have a minimum five days — usually more — before the crop emerges. These weeds
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May 10, 2017

Tips for spraying in the wind

How do you spray weeds in a timely fashion when every day seems too windy? Too windy, according to the Guide to Crop Protection,
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May 3, 2017

Pre-seed burnoff: Glyphosate alone or tank mix?

Ultimately, another group with your glyphosate will help combat difficult weeds. Multiple groups in one pass have been shown to delay herbicide resistance –
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May 3, 2017

Pre-seed burnoff: 8 top weeds and how to control them

A Canola Watch quiz in 2015 asked readers to pick the most common weeds they target in the pre-seed window on fields planned for
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April 5, 2017

Keep It Clean: Pesticide messages for 2017

Follow these tips to avoid unacceptable residues: 1. Use acceptable pesticides only. Only use products that are registered for your crop and won’t cause
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April 5, 2017

Weeds: Pre-seed burndown scenarios

With a late harvest in many fields last fall, growers may have missed the opportunity for fall weed control. That could mean higher levels
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April 5, 2017

Herbicide efficacy and water volumes

Tom Wolf, owner of AgriMetrix in Saskatoon and long-serving spray applications researcher, says higher water volume doesn’t necessarily increase herbicide performance, but it improves
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