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Young canola plants are vulnerable to numerous stresses, particularly flea beetles, cutworms and seedling diseases. It pays to scout often at this time of the season…
Canola Watch Posts
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Here are tips on how to test new varieties and where to find yield and other performance comparisons…
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Scouting for flea beetles at field edges works early in the season when conditions are cool. With warmer weather, flea beetles will have moved throughout canola fields…
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Take a close look at the weed spectrum and stage in each field prior to seeding. It may be worth controlling those weeds before seeding, since early emerging weeds out-compete young canola for nutrients and moisture and can significantly reduce yield potential…
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Wait until soil temperatures drop below 7°C before sampling. Microbial processes in the soil slow down at cooler temperatures, so samples taken from cool soils provide a closer estimation of nutrient levels at seeding next spring…
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Re-calibrating you air drill between different seed lots (or varieties) of canola is important to ensure that you are attaining the desired seeding rate. Canola Council of Canada Resource Manager Derwyn Hammond explains in this video…
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November 15, 2010 - Some canola went in the bin hot. Some went in damp. In all cases, even if it went in dry and cool, it pays to make sure stored canola is safe — especially at $12 a bushel…
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To sustain canola yields at profitable levels over the long term, growers have to pay attention to disease management — particularly for blackleg. Read on for blackleg management tips… -
Growers have clubroot-resistant varieties to choose from, but this resistance could be lost quickly if not supported by other disease management steps…
