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Default to waiting. Don’t make a snap decision to swath. Before taking any harvest action, start with this sequence…
Resources 2021
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The decision to apply a fungicide to prevent sclerotinia stem rot may be generalized by answering these four questions: (1) Have environmental conditions prior to flowering been wet enough for apothecia development and survival? (2) Is the canola crop canopy dense and is yield potential high? (3) Does the weather forecast predict precipitation and/or humidity during the flowering period? (4)… -
The ideal timing for fertilizer application is at seeding, but there are times when an in-crop top up of nitrogen or sulphur makes sense. This article provides tips to make top dressing work in those situations… -
Plant counts help quantify the success of canola plant establishment in each field. If counts are less than expected, the article also lists common causes… -
The action threshold for flea beetles in canola crops in Canada is an average leaf area loss of 25 per cent or more. How do you make that assessment?… -
When to spray weeds after a frost? How to reduce drift in windier conditions? And more… -
Weeds that emerge before the crop will out-compete the crop for moisture, nutrients and sunlight. That is why just a small number of weeds – even just a few per square foot – emerging before or with the crop can be much more damaging to yield potential than a larger number of weeds flushing later… -
The ideal goal for safe long-term storage is to have canola rest in the bin at 8% moisture and less than 15°C. All canola should be conditioned after it goes into the bin. For tough and damp canola, the spoilage risk is much higher. Here are some tips to manage that tough or damp canola…
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Canola producers can lose up to five bushels per acre – perhaps even more – if the combine isn’t adjusted properly. Here are tips to measure combine losses and make adjustment to limit those losses, putting more canola in the bin and reducing the volunteer canola seedbank in your fields…