May 17, 2017 Spraying in cool conditionsEarly weed control with lower efficacy is generally preferable to no control at all or late control with higher efficacy — as long as
May 17, 2017 Keep It Clean: Rates and options for each HT systemA key part of the Keep It Clean program is to follow label rates and timing for all crop protection products. Here are specifics
May 10, 2017 Canola Watch quiz: 4 weeds to IDCan you correctly identify these four weeds? Three are fairly common. One may be unfamiliar to you.
May 10, 2017 Seed first or spray weeds? A situationA farmer is seeding Roundup Ready canola and the field has a lot of winter wheat volunteers and some perennials. Is the farmer better
May 10, 2017 Pre-seed volunteer canola control: Before canola, before other cropsVolunteer canola is a weed and competes with the crop for nutrients and water and sunlight. Volunteers in a canola crop do not make
May 10, 2017 Spraying in the post-seeding, pre-emergence windowIf choosing to seed before spraying, weeds present will have a minimum five days — usually more — before the crop emerges. These weeds
May 10, 2017 Tips for spraying in the windHow do you spray weeds in a timely fashion when every day seems too windy? Too windy, according to the Guide to Crop Protection,
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 –
May 3, 2017 Pre-seed burnoff: 8 top weeds and how to control themA Canola Watch quiz in 2015 asked readers to pick the most common weeds they target in the pre-seed window on fields planned for
April 5, 2017 Keep It Clean: Pesticide messages for 2017Follow these tips to avoid unacceptable residues: 1. Use acceptable pesticides only. Only use products that are registered for your crop and won’t cause
April 5, 2017 Weeds: Pre-seed burndown scenariosWith a late harvest in many fields last fall, growers may have missed the opportunity for fall weed control. That could mean higher levels
April 5, 2017 Herbicide efficacy and water volumesTom 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