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Manitoba: Hot days and 6 other reasons for missing pods Saskatchewan: Insect update: Bertha, diamondback and weevil counts Alberta: Hot days and 6 other reasons for missing pods…
July 18, 2018 – Issue 16
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Eight true or false questions to help you "Keep It Clean"…
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A few hotspots with higher bertha armyworm moth counts are showing up in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba… -
The economic threshold is the density of larvae where the economic value of the yield lost due to feeding equals the cost of control… -
Diamondback moth larvae are at noticeable levels in many canola fields in the Eastern and southern Interlake areas of Manitoba. But levels are generally below the economic threshold… -
The combine optimization tool, developed by the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) for www.canolacalculator.ca, will help farmers set the combine to keep losses as low as possible while finding a balance with productivity and grain quality… -
Never use malathion to prepare canola for storage or treat bins in which you plan to store canola. Malathion residue can linger in bins for up to six months after treatment and can be transferred from the bin to canola seed, putting marketability at risk… -
Seeing blanks up canola stems where pods should be? Here are the seven most common causes.... At the bottom of this article, see a graph showing how canola plants can compensate for aborted flowers…