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Sandier soils with low clay levels are more likely to be at or near deficiency levels. Ross McKenzie estimates that about 20 to 25% of Prairie soils are K deficient, and overall soil K levels are in a slow decline…
Canola Watch Posts
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Spring soil tests are the most accurate in predicting the soil nutrient situation at seeding time. Labs may be able to provide results within a few days or a week, so spring tests can be done without holding up the seeding process…
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Consider these factors... 1. Do you trust the data? 2. What traits do you need? 3. How do you assess yield potential?… -
CR varieties deployed now to keep clubroot levels low is part of a long-term management approach to keep clubroot from ever reaching yield-damaging levels. CR varieties are recommended if growers are in communities where or near where clubroot is known to exist AND they…
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Please take a minute to answer our three questions about the timing of your canola seed decisions…
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Southern Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan may have soil temperatures adequate for canola establishment and just enough moisture for emergence, but should they seed now?… -
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With an early spring in some parts of the Prairies, growers and agronomists have been asked "When is too early to spray weeds?" Spraying can start under the following conditions…
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There is a saying, “Good cleavers control in canola starts in cereals.” Peas and flax also offer pre-seed options not available in fields going into canola…