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Crop growth and development progressed last week especially in areas that were in need of moisture. The canola crop ranges from rosette stage (for the latest fields that were re-seeded……
Canola Watch Posts
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Nights were quite cool last week with minimum temperatures in the neighborhood of 0.60C to 50C across much of western Canada. Pockets of frost Thursday night/Friday morning were reported near……
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With canola beginning to flower, it is time to assess risk for sclerotinia stem rot infection and to determine if a fungicide application will be economical. Remember many factors affect……
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This year has certainly been challenging for canola production and, as a result, crop staging is wide ranging in some fields. Should a fungicide be applied now when the oldest……
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There were still a couple of reports of cutworms in Saskatchewan this past week but it appears as if larval feeding is winding down as they are beginning to pupate.……
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A number of areas are reporting crop damage due to gopher feeding (as much as a couple of acres surrounding burrows in some fields). The following bulletin from Alberta Agriculture……
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A number of fields in the Peace region of Alberta (near Rycroft and Spirit River) are exhibiting signs of necrosis (browning and tissue dying) on bud clusters. Symptoms were first……
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Soil Moisture – Extremely Dry to Excess Several storms brought much needed rain to parts of southwest, central and northwest regions of Manitoba. Soil moisture is adequate in most of……
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Canola staging continues to be quite variable within an area and within a single field in some areas. Re-seeded and late seeded fields range from 4- leaf to rosette stage.……
