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Canola may be stored longer than usual and in bigger quantities this year. As outside temperatures warm up, it becomes important to check bins again to make sure canola inside safely makes the transition from winter to spring and summer. Movement of air and moisture inside bins is greatest when the temperature difference between inside and outside is greatest. Increased…
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Need to make a last minute seed decision? Visit www.canolaperformancetrials.ca for canola variety comparisons for 2013 as well as 2012 and 2011. The online tool has data on yield, days to maturity, lodging and height for small plot and field scale sites across the Prairies. Use the various filters to refine a search by location, herbicide tolerance system, year and…
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Canola fertilizer management and rotation management have been hot topics this spring. We’re going back to the basics for fertilizer, with a review of the 4 Rs, and a description of the three most important goals with a canola crop nutrition strategy. The rotation article provides an overview of the science behind canola rotations and risk management. Increased root maggot…
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The 4 Rs, as described by the Canadian Fertilizer Institute and other crop nutrition organizations, are the right fertilizer source at the right rate, at the right time and in the right place. The 4 Rs will help you make the most of your fertilizer investment. Here are the three basics of canola crop nutrition…
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One goal in the Canola Council’s new strategic plan is to reach an average yield of 52 bu./ac. by 2025. This, along with acres holding at around 2012 levels, will achieve the production target of 26 million tonnes — which is the forecast market for Canadian canola by 2025. Here are five keys to achieving the yield target…
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Coming events with specific canola related topics…
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This month’s Canola Watch will feature highlights from Canola Watch Live! The Canola Council of Canada agronomy team along with guests Murray Hartman, Scott Meers, Mike Harding, Cindy Grant and John Heard presented a live version of our Canola Watch conference call at FarmTech 2014. @DocCamiRyan, who will be speaking at the CCC Convention in San Antonio later this month,…
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Crop diagnostics often come down to good photography skills, especially since so many people have smart phones with cameras, and since agronomists cannot get to all fields in a timely manner. The rules to agronomy by phone and photograph are…
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Canola Watch Live! had two key agronomy messages with regard to bertha armyworm management in 2014: 1. Lower canola prices will mean higher thresholds for bertha armyworm. Click "read more" to see the table. 2. Bertha armyworm populations tend to build for three years, then drop due to disease or beneficial insects. Areas that have had three years of building…
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