Ultimate Canola Challenge 2018 is for growers interested in learning how to better target their seeding speeds to improve profitability and risk management in their canola crops. To participate in UCC 2018, please contact Nicole Philp at philpn@canolacouncil.org or 306-551-4597…
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Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba will be doing bertha armyworm and diamondback moth surveys again in 2018. To put up a trap and help with the monitoring program (including trap checking), please contact your provincial entomologist: Alberta: Email Shelley Barkley at Shelley.Barkley@gov.ab.ca or Scott Meers at Scott.Meers@gov.ab.ca Saskatchewan: Email James Tansey at james.tansey@gov.sk.ca. Manitoba: Email John Gavloski at john.Gavloski@gov.mb.ca…
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A new canoLAB format took flight in Alberta this winter, with 16 Top Gun Agronomists from across Alberta taking part in three intense sessions in December, January and February. Although the event required serious time commitments from participants, this extensive training allowed agronomists to better develop and understand the science behind the major agronomic issues affecting canola…
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Discovery Seed Labs in Saskatoon is the first to offer a test of canola stubble to determine (1) if blackleg is present and (2) what race of blackleg it is. This can help farmers and agronomists make proper use of the new blackleg resistance-gene (R-gene) classification system when making seed decisions…
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We haven’t lost a crop in March, but growers across large parts of Western Canada are concerned about the soil moisture situation. This may influence decisions on seed costs, fertilizer rates and, when the time comes, seeding depth. Dry conditions that started last summer can also increase the risk of herbicide carryover…
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What are safe seed row fertilizer rates for phosphorus (P), sulphur (S) and nitrogen (N)? With lower seeding rates than in the past, this concern is greater than ever. Growers need to keep all seed viable to hit plant population targets. Therefore, the best practice is to put up to 20 lb./ac. of phosphate (max 40 lb./ac. of MAP) in…
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