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Think of clubroot like a grass fire. The best way to contain the spread of clubroot is to work diligently outside the hot zone using whatever tools available to keep the “fire” from spreading to your farm. Seeding clubroot-resistant (CR) varieties is a good early action…
Canola Watch Posts
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Do you think Canola Performance Trials should continue? If yes, in what fashion? You have only a few more days to have your voice heard on the canola variety trial information you see in your provincial Seed Guide!…
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Growers who want to run an Ultimate Canola Challenge trial in 2016 can contact CCC agronomy specialist Nicole Philp at philpn@canolacouncil.org or 306-551-4597. This collaboration gives growers a chance to learn first-hand how to run an effective on-farm trial… -
One challenge with boron is the hot water extraction (HW) soil test commonly used to test boron levels does not seem to be a reliable indicator of available boron. A 1999 study by Rigas Karamanos showed no relation between HW boron levels and canola yield, as the graph shows. Yet soil analysis continues to use the HW test for boron… -
Here are the Canola Council of Canada’s Top 10 agronomy goals for 2016…
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canoLAB is close to sold out for most dates and locations, but you may be able to grab one last spot. Manitoba is actually sold out but a few spots are being held for growers…
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CropConnect Conference is February 10-11 at the Victoria Inn in Winnipeg… -
The Canola Council of Canada's Crop Production & Innovation team is here to help answer your canola agronomy questions. Here are the 11 agronomy specialists with their territories, areas of specialty and contact information… -
Based on conversations with growers and processing plants, heated canola seems to be higher than usual so far this winter. Please check bins to make sure temperatures are stable…