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Non-uniform maturation is a common issue at harvest. This issue may be more pronounced in those areas that experienced abnormally dry conditions and intense flea beetle pressure this spring. Swathing remains the best and least risky option to manage uneven maturity. Those set on straight cutting have three product options to consider as pre-harvest aids: diquat, saflufenacil (Heat LQ) and…
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Although insects like grasshoppers and late season flea beetles typically aren’t economical, they shouldn’t be left unchecked. If a foliar insecticide is necessary, consider edge or spot spraying and ensure a product choice that has a pre-harvest interval suited to the time of application and when you expect to be cutting (straight-cutting or swathing) the crop…
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Diseases are usually easiest to see and diagnose in the couple of weeks before swath timing. Patches of dying or prematurely-ripening plants are obvious areas to scout (and show up really well with drone images), but even clean-looking fields can provide some early warning if you take time to look. Here’s how to identify the major diseases of canola as…
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How are your worm ID skills? Take the quiz and try to identify the four worms – two familiar, two not so much…
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The Prairie Pest Monitoring Network tracks Culex tarsalis, the mosquito that carries West Nile virus. The map shows the regions most advanced in degree-day accumulations for Culex tarsalis…
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CCC agronomy specialists Angela Brackenreed and Shawn Senko and PAMI’s Nathan Gregg will present a Combine Optimization Tool webinar on Thursday, August 2 at 10:00am CDT (Manitoba time)…
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Optimal swath timing for canola yield and quality is when at least 60% of seeds on the main stem are showing some colour change and when most (or all) side-branch seeds are “firm to roll.”…
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What is the goal with a pre-harvest application? If weed control is the goal, assess the weed situation before spraying. If desiccation (crop and weed dry-down) is the goal for straight combining, this decision should wait until just before harvest. Here are the pre-harvest options for canola…
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Uniform well-knit canola crops are the best for straight combining, but what about thin and/or multi-stage canola? Both options have risks…
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