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Warm and Dry Relatively warm temperatures occurred across much of western Canada last week with very little precipitation. Much of the Prairies are dry and require additional moisture soon with……
2009 – Issue 13
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Thunderstorms last week and over the weekend brought hail to a number of locations again. Mid-season hail damage not only causes physical injury on the plant but is also a……
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Late-seeded and re-seeded canola fields are beginning to flower. These fields should now be assessed for risk to sclerotinia stem rot infection to determine if a fungicide application will be……
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This year has certainly been challenging for canola production and as a result, crop staging is wide ranging in some fields. Should a fungicide be applied now when the oldest……
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Bertha armyworm traps continue to be used for monitoring but so far numbers caught in Manitoba and Alberta indicate the risk is low. However, trap numbers in a few locations……
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Dan Johnson at the University of Lethbridge is looking for cooperators to participate in field research for a bio-pesticide for grasshopper control in canola. Information on the pesticide is available……
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Reports continued this past week of bud bouqueting — where flower clusters develop in the centre of the rosette without bolting — from fields in southern, central and Peace Region……
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At this time of year as the canola crop finishes flowering and begins to pod, stressed or affected patches often appear within the field. These patches are often most noticeable……
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If warm, dry conditions continue, cutting of the earliest canola fields may begin within three to four weeks. After flowering (pod filling), is a good time to assess yield potential……
