Issues of the week With soggy conditions, seeding is at least a week away for many growers across the Prairies. That raises an important question: Should growers seed as soon……
2010 - Issue 2
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Peace (B.C. and Alberta): Most of the Peace is forecast to have below zero temperatures over the next few nights, and cool days (below 10ºC). Snow is forecast for some……
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—Light frosts likely won’t cause significant damage to emerged canola — yes, there is some emerged canola here and there. Growers with emerged crop should monitor fields a few days……
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Lots of crop scouts say fields don’t appear to be “greening up” that much with weeds, but once you get out and scout closely there are lots of annuals emerging,……
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That’s a tough decision. We’re heading into the ideal time for seeding canola based on past research and crop insurance data. Manitoba crop insurance numbers show that canola seeded the first……
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With many growers upping their canola acres, canola is often going on fields that were not planned for canola when growers were doing their herbicide applications last year. Check herbicide……
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Canola can reach its yield potential with a stand of 7 to 14 plants per square foot. To hit that target, growers may need a different pound-per-acre seeding rate for……
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We understand that in the spring rush, seeding slower doesn’t make sense to many growers. So for growers not prepared to slow down for the whole farm, we encourage them……
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Clubroot-resistant varieties came to market for this year, providing growers another tool against the disease. But cleaning dirt from tillage and seeding equipment is still the first line of defense……