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The combine optimization tool, developed by the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) for www.canolacalculator.ca, will help farmers set the combine to keep losses as low as possible while finding a balance with productivity and grain quality…
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Never use malathion to prepare canola for storage or treat bins in which you plan to store canola. Malathion residue can linger in bins for up to six months after treatment and can be transferred from the bin to canola seed, putting marketability at risk…
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Test your clubroot skills with these four questions…
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The area of Western Manitoba where CCC agronomy specialist Justine Cornelsen lives had a low(!) of 24°C on July 7, the day represented in this map from AAFC's Agroclimate Information Service. Hot days in combination with warm nights can increase the amount of flower abortion…
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Insect trap counts are generally low across the Prairies, but bertha counts keep rising. Here are the latest provincial survey results…
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Entomologists were excited to find a known diamondback moth parasitoid, the 2mm-long Diolcogaster claritibia wasp, at very high numbers in Alberta canola fields over the past couple of weeks…
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Take a random look at a few canola roots in each field to see what's going on. Also dig up the root area for plants that look less than healthy for no apparent reason. This plant has foot rot…
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In light hail, canola can sometimes over-compensate and produce even higher yield. In serious hail situations where entire flowering branches are knocked off, plants that are still actively flowering can produce new branches. This will set back maturity, but with enough season left, these new branches can produce a decent yield…
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Manitoba: Sclerotinia stem rot: Timeline for infection Saskatchewan: Sclerotinia stem rot: Timeline for infection Alberta: Map of the Week – Cabbage seedpod weevil counts…
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