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By early May, soil temperature at 1” depth — the canola seed zone — often exceeds this temperature during the day and should get continually warmer with each day. For this reason, soil temperature in May is less of a factor in the seeding-start decision than it would be in April…
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The new target plant stand and seeding rate calculators at canolacalculator.ca will help determine the correct plant stand for an individual field…
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Ultimately, another group with your glyphosate will help combat difficult weeds. Multiple groups in one pass have been shown to delay herbicide resistance – but the tank mix has to be effective…
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A Canola Watch quiz in 2015 asked readers to pick the most common weeds they target in the pre-seed window on fields planned for canola. Here are the weeds ranked in order based on survey responses, along with herbicide recommendations for pre-seed application on fields planned for canola…
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canolaPALOOZA will be at three locations in 2017. Saskatchewan: June 20 at AAFC Saskatoon. Registration and information. Manitoba: June 22 at AAFC Portage la Prairie. Registration and information. Alberta: June 27 at AAFC Lacombe. Registration and information…
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Subscribe to the Canola Watch podcast through iTunes and Google Play or just listen here. The latest three podcasts are on canoLAB topics…
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The free BeeConnected app helps to ensure that bees and agriculture can co-exist and thrive. The application allows farmers to tell beekeepers in their area when they plan to use crop protection products (including pesticide applications and the planting of treated seed). Beekeepers who have registered their hives will receive a notification if they are within five kilometres of the…
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By planting a Buzzing Garden, we can all help to improve the number and quality of honey bee food sources, and support them in feeding their hives. Every free Buzzing Gardens kit contains seeds for five different species of non-invasive Canadian wildflowers recommended by Pollinator Partnership, and can plant a garden up to five square feet. Order your free seed…
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1. Take part in the Ultimate Canola Challenge. 2. AAFC Brandon is testing pest management practices and habitat enhancement practices that may impact native pollinators. 3. Insect specialists are looking for canola fields to validate economic thresholds for lygus and flea beetles. 4. The University of Calgary and the Alberta Canola seek help in a large project aimed at determining…
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