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Some canola fields are looking weedier than expected for this time of year. If you see fields like this, think about the cause and, if appropriate, consider a different approach next year…
Canola Watch Posts
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Prepare to reduce combine losses. Prepare to cool hot canola. Prepare to collect good data from on-farm trials…
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Tip 1. Have operational fire extinguishers mounted on equipment and ensure everyone is trained to use them. Fire extinguishers need to meet the requirements of the provincial fire code. As a safe practice, ensure you have one in the cab and one that is accessible from the ground…
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Alberta: Clubroot severity increases around the world Saskatchewan: Harvest options for multi-stage crops Manitoba: Harvest options for multi-stage crops…
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Clubroot is found everywhere in the world that brassica crops are grown. And clubroot is getting worse. These were the underlying messages from the International Clubroot Workshop, which brought together 200 clubroot researchers, extension staff and growers from around the world to Edmonton this week… -
The combination of swathing canola too early and swathing during a stretch of hot weather can lead to rapid curing that elevates harvest green counts…
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You find a patch of clubroot? Identify the patch. Pull the plants, remove the galls and take them to a landfill. Then add lime and grass the patch to prevent the infested soil from spreading… -
The later hail occurs in the season, the more damage it can do to yield. Crops not mowed down by hail can see some yield recovery… -
Canola producers can lose up to five bushels or more per acre if the combine isn’t adjusted properly. Here are tips to measure combine losses and make adjustment to limit those losses, putting more canola in the bin and reducing the volunteer canola seedbank in your fields…
