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Adding micronutrient solutions, especially zinc, to glyphosate is highly antagonistic to the herbicide…
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It is always good practice to clean the sprayer, especially between pre-seed and in-crop applications. Please read the updated article…
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Combining pest control operations to save trips over the field may seem like good economic sense, but consider the following when making this decision:…
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Buffer zones or strips come in all shapes and sizes, and are designed to protect sensitive areas. Sensitive areas include permanent vegetation to maintain good water quality (riparian areas around rivers, lakes and ponds), control erosion (shelterbelts) or provide wildlife habitat. These areas are also typically habitat for pollinators and other beneficial insects…
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As part of early-season scouting, assess plant density and percent emergence using the Canola Calculator plant survival calculator… -
If soil conditions are dry and seed hasn’t imbibed water to start the germination process, there won’t have been enough water for the seed treatment to do anything but stay on the seed coat. Seed will still be viable and as soon as it rains, the clock starts ticking on seed treatment…
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The key with a thin stand is to do what it takes to protect those plants. A stand needs a minimum of 4-5 plants per square foot to have the best chance to reach its yield potential. For a canola field at or below that plant population, consider lowering the action thresholds for insect, weed and disease management all season…
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See bare patches like this? Could be cutworms. Include cutworms on the scouting checklist for the first one to three weeks after emergence. Any later and management becomes more difficult because (i) spraying a registered insecticide is useless because the cutworms have developed beyond the feeding stage, and/or (ii) reseeding options are starting to be limited… -
Canola harvested last fall and still in on-farm storage can be at risk from heating. Hot outside weather will restart moisture movement within a bin, and if the canola has other risk factors – such as higher moisture and/or dockage – that concentrated moisture could lead to heating…
