Many growers have not been able to apply their second and some cases first weed control application but the crop is near the end of the application window. Roundup can……
Canola Watch Posts
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There are two key points when treating volunteer canola as a crop: 1) Check with the seed company on the legalities of harvesting a volunteer crop. 2) Set expectations accordingly.……
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Issues of the week June 16, 2010 — Spraying delays due to wet fields, rain and wind have made for a “super weedy year.” Prepare to spray twice and use……
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Peace (B.C. and Alberta): “It was a rough week,” says CCC agronomy specialist Erin Brock. Wind held up spraying. Cutworms are feeding “voraciously,” with at least one grower having to spray……
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Timing of glyphosate application: Agronomists and retailers continue to get questions about spray timing for glyphosate on Roundup Ready canola. The answer: Anytime up to and including the 6-leaf stage of……
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Many canola regions have good conditions right now,growers who have better than usual canola growing conditions may consider a topdressing nitrogen if they didn’t apply enough fertilizer to meet revised……
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Growers all across the Prairies are spraying for cutworm. The 3 key species — redbacked, pale western and dingy — feed until they’re an inch to inch-and-a-half long, the molting stage.……
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Timing needs to be right for both the weeds and the insect. Presently there are no insecticide tank mixes registered for glyphosate, Liberty or Odyssey for applications in canola. Recent……
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Issues of the week June 9, 2010 — With many reports of weeds getting ahead of the crop, weed control is the big push this week. For excessively wet conditions,……