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Agronomists and other staff traveling from field to field are encouraged to use the following best management practices (BMPs) to avoid spreading clubroot-infested soil. 1. Park on the road or in a grassed approach. 2. Wear plastic or Tyvek disposable booties over existing footwear. 3. Rubber boots worn without booties must be cleaned before leaving the field…
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The International Clubroot Workshop June 19-22 in Edmonton includes one day — Friday, June 21 — dedicated to clubroot extension. This is the day when growers, agronomists, municipal and county staff learn the latest in clubroot management, prevention and mitigation. Cost is $150 per day, and you are welcome to attend the whole workshop, space permitting…
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Seeding is progressing well in southern Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan. Across the rest of the Prairies, warm temperatures accelerated the snow melt and many growers anticipate seeding a few days earlier than they expected at this time last week. “Toques to sunburns in 3 days,” was one comment on the rapid turnaround. The decision for growers is whether to seed…
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Canola benefits from both early seeding and early weed control. The solution: Work through seeding and spraying operations simultaneously. Have the seeder working when it can. Meanwhile walk fields to get an indication of weed pressure. Fields with large numbers of winter annual and perennial weeds should get a pre-seed burnoff. While spraying that field and waiting 3 days to…
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The top 10 weeds in canola are: Cleavers, volunteer canola, kochia, Canada thistle, sow thistle, narrow-leaved hawk's-beard, dandelion, wild buckwheat, stinkweed and stork's bill. Email us using the contact info in the box to the right if you have another name to add to the list…
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Read more for answers to these questions: —Should we really be concerned about glyphosate resistance? We've been managing weed resistance in other Groups and we have lots of tools now. —What weeds should I look out for that may not be on our radar? —What rate is too high or too low when trying to prevent resistance issues? —How long…
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The highest risk operation to introduce and spread clubroot is the one that moves the greatest amount of soil throughout the farm and across the countryside. Field equipment carries a lot of soil, which is why equipment sanitation is an important way to contain the disease. Others common ways to move soil include utilities companies working from field to field,…
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If a grower decides to try something new, find a uniform field, try one product at a time and leave an untreated check, ensuring both treated and untreated areas are accurately measured for final yield and grade so a true economic comparison can be made. In reality, some products may provide a good payoff for the price, but that payoff…
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Some air drills can cause costly levels of seed damage if the fan speed is too high. Cracked seed will not germinate. Inspect the quality of seed in the tank to make sure the loading auger isn’t causing the damage. Next, use the sock test (watch the video above) to check the state of seed as it exits the opener…
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