Fundamentals

These Fundamentals articles represent our core canola best management practices for yield, profitability and sustainability. These articles are more detailed than our e-newsletter articles and explain the science and experience behind the recommended practices. Content is linked to additional resources in our Canola Encyclopedia and Canola Research Hub.

Herbicide carryover and sprayer contamination

Canola plants are sensitive to off-target herbicide damage through herbicide carryover and sprayer contamination. This article has five sections to identify and avoid this damage…

Many reasons for missing pods

Disruptions and malfunctions in bud formation and pollination can result in blanks on canola stems where pods should be. Here are the common causes…

Flea beetles: Management tips

This article has tips for better canola crop establishment and tips to improve results for in-crop insecticide applications…

Broadcast seeding canola: Tips

Broadcast seeding can work in a pinch when the calendar ticks toward June and fields are still too moist for a farm’s regular seeding tool…

How to identify verticillium stripe

Verticillium stripe, a disease of canola in Canada, causes yield loss in some fields. This article has identification and management tips…

Clubroot – Estimating yield loss

An Alberta study created a formula to estimate yield loss from clubroot. In the field, an average of 0.6 per cent yield loss can occur…

Quick tips for on-farm trials

Farms can run research trials to test how a particular practice or product performs in the local environment. Here are the steps…

Conditioning tips for stored canola

Cooling hot grain within the first 24 hours is important for safe long-term storage. This also removes moisture that sweats from all canola…

How to reduce combine loss

Canola growers can lose a lot of crop if the combine isn’t adjusted properly. This article has tips to measure and reduce loss…

Rotation for risk management

Breaks of at least two years between canola crops will reduce risk from clubroot and blackleg diseases, reduce selection for weed resistance, and increase crop…

Seeding canola in dry conditions

When seeding into dry soil conditions from March until mid-May, the recommendation to seed canola no deeper than 1” still applies. Here’s why…

Swath later for higher yield

Canola fields swathed at 60 per cent seed colour change (SCC) on the main stem can yield eight per cent more than fields swathed at…

How to get acres counted as 4R

With acres counted under 4R Nutrient Stewardship, canola growers can demonstrate their commitment to improved nutrient use. Part one of the article shows how to…