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Common scenarios growers face with the snow on canola are: 1. Canola is immature when snow falls.
2. Canola is ready to swath when snow falls. 3. Canola left standing for straight combining is hit with snow. 4. Canola in the swath was already dry and has been hit with snow. Here is a description of each scenario, along with…
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1. Contact crop insurance. 2. Combine once the crop is cured. 3. Think about volunteer management. 4. Consider how this may be prevented…
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Here are the main ways that clubroot spreads, in order from most to least spores…
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Counting stubble density in the fall can help growers determine if their spring seeding rate was adequate to reach the crop’s yield potential. Canola generally needs a bare minimum of 4-5 plants per square foot to reach its yield potential…
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Whether making canola seed decisions for 2018, take a few minutes to flip through the new Canola Variety Selection Guide: Featuring CPT Summary Data…
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Closer to freeze up is best time to capture soil test results that more closely resemble the situation next spring. BUT...sampling soon after combining may satisfy a number of other issues: (1) That is the only time you can get the custom soil-sampler. (2) You want test results in time to make fall fertilizer applications. (3) You want to see…
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Fall fertilizer is best applied as close to freeze up as possible to balance two objectives: (1) allow soil to seal over the band and (2) reduce losses due to high microbial activity in warm soils…
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The team that brings you the Canola Performance Trials has released a new booklet that compiles data from 2011 to 2016. This quiz provides a good introduction to that useful seed-decision resource…
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When choosing canola hybrids for 2018, think through the yield, quality and profit achieved over the past few years and consider what factors may have reduced overall profitability. Add notes on harvestability. Then consider how seed traits could help manage any existing and potential challenges, reduce risk and improve profitability. The grower with the field above perhaps should put a…
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