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While Canola Watch is not a hub for Covid-19 updates, here are a few tips that might help with spring preparations…
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A spring plan of action, especially if it includes harvest plus spraying plus seeding, might take some of the stress off the season ahead. We never want to see people hurt on the farm, but with COVID-19, it may not be the best time for an emergency room visit for a broken limb from rushing down the tractor steps…
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While waiting for the snow to melt, perhaps check around for marketing opportunities. For one thing, spring-harvested canola is less stable in storage than fall-harvested canola. And delivery points may require samples in advance of delivery so they can run more detailed tests…
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The most accurate sampling time is just prior to seeding, but this isn't always practical because time is needed to purchase and perhaps place the fertilizer before seeding. The next best alternative for this time of year is early spring sampling done after the soil has thawed and is no longer saturated from snow melt…
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Call SaskCanola for a clubroot soil test kit; Alberta Pulse Growers shares results from a sectional control research project; Canola content in Country Guide… -
Three questions on seed rules for Certified No.1 hybrid canola…
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A lot of farmers who normally apply nitrogen fertilizer in the fall didn't get the opportunity with the late harvest and unfavourable weather last fall. In this podcast, host Jay Whetter talks with CCC agronomy specialist Warren Ward and Manitoba Agriculture crop fertility specialist John Heard about six options for nitrogen application in the spring…
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“There is a lot of high-moisture canola on farms this spring and most of it will have to be managed before delivery,” says Angela Brackenreed, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada. She says farmers probably shouldn’t rely on being able to deliver high-moisture canola to elevators in time to reduce the risk… -
Recent wet and dry cycles have increased topsoil salinity in many parts of the Prairies over the past few years. “Salinity is not a salt problem, it’s a water problem,” says Marla Riekman, soil management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development. “Wet years bring the water table closer to the roots, and salinity wicks up to the soil surface.”…
