Now is the time to scout for diseases in canola that will impact your canola now and into the future. In the short video above, CCC agronomy specialist Keith Gabert…
Read moreCanola Watch: Disease ID | Late-season pests | Don’t swath too early
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Canola Watch: Heat stress | Canola pods growing?
Seeing lygus in canola? Click the image above to watch a two-minute video featuring Canola Council of Canada Agronomy Specialist Jason Casselman explaining lygus bug scouting and economic thresholds. In…
Read moreCanola Watch: Pest updates | Disease scouting
Quick update from the Canola Council’s sulphur trials near Acadia Valley, Alberta:It’s too early for results from the trials.The moisture-stressed trial has lots of blister beetles (check out the one…
Read moreCanola Watch: Sclerotinia | Missing pods
What’s eating my crop this week? Gophers continue to cause significant damage in southern regions of Saskatchewan and Alberta. Adult gophers are only active for about 100 days a year…
Read moreCanola Watch: Is it too hot for fungicide?
How does hot weather affect fungicide performance? Fungicide labels do not have temperature restrictions. Fungicide companies will say to avoid spraying in temperatures over 27°C or 28°C. On hot days,…
Read moreCanola Watch: Sclerotinia stem rot | Lygus bugs | Late N top up
How late is too late for nitrogen top up? Canola with higher yield potential could need more nitrogen. And excess moisture can increase nitrogen losses. Nitrogen top dress before the…
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