When assessing how late is too late to seed Argentine canola, start with the average date of the first fall frost. Here are maps showing average dates for first fall……
Canola Watch Posts
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With high emergence rates of volunteer canola, some growers with many acres still to seed may be tempted to leave these volunteer “crops” to maturity. Volunteer canola is not a……
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Broadcast seeding usually results in lower yields compared to drill seeding. But when wet conditions limit equipment flotation and when time is running out to get the crop in, growers……
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Liberty works best when applied with water volumes of 10 gallons per acre and when temperatures are warm. “When I worked in retail, we eliminated almost all Liberty performance issues……
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Growers who reduced nitrogen rates at seeding and now would like to top up can see good results from dribble banding liquid nitrogen on the soil surface. Cindy Grant, research……
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John Gavloski, provincial entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI), says crop insurance assessed a field of canola south of Bagot, Man., last week because of cutworm damage.……
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In warmer temperatures, flea beetles are more mobile — so the technique of scouting only at field edges no longer applies. It will be important to scout throughout fields for……
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Issues of the week May 19, 2010 — After a week of full-out seeding, canola seeded early last week is already emerging. Weed control is critical, especially if growers didn’t……
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Peace (B.C. and Alberta): Seeding will wrap up shortly in most areas. The earliest seeded canola has emerged, but many fields are still just germinating and haven’t poked through the……