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Issues of the week May 26, 2010 — Rain ranged from a few tenths to 3” across much of the Prairies last week, including the Peace region. For those canola……
2010 - Issue 5
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Peace (B.C. and Alberta): The region received 1” to 3” of rain in the past week, including snow in areas. This was welcome as the region, in general, has been……
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Canola stands of 1 plant per square foot usually have 50-75% of the yield potential of an optimal stand density (greater than 6 plants per square foot) at the same……
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When assessing how late is too late to seed Argentine canola, start with the average date of the first fall frost. Here are maps showing average dates for first fall……
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With high emergence rates of volunteer canola, some growers with many acres still to seed may be tempted to leave these volunteer “crops” to maturity. Volunteer canola is not a……
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Broadcast seeding usually results in lower yields compared to drill seeding. But when wet conditions limit equipment flotation and when time is running out to get the crop in, growers……
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Liberty works best when applied with water volumes of 10 gallons per acre and when temperatures are warm. “When I worked in retail, we eliminated almost all Liberty performance issues……
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Growers who reduced nitrogen rates at seeding and now would like to top up can see good results from dribble banding liquid nitrogen on the soil surface. Cindy Grant, research……
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John Gavloski, provincial entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI), says crop insurance assessed a field of canola south of Bagot, Man., last week because of cutworm damage.……
