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Watch CCC agronomy specialist Jim Bessel explain how to do a seed-colour change assessment…
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Consider potential herbicide carryover before seeding canola on any field…
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Given the rush to complete the seeding task, growers can't forget to scout their already emerged crop. Keep an eye out for cutworm damage…
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Lygus feeding at the bud stage is rarely an economic cost — unless the canola is under some other stress, such as drought. Stressed canola may not be able to compensate for lost buds the way a healthy crop can…
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Got stressed looking plants? When scouting, check for clubroot. Growers who seeded clubroot-resistant hybrids should know that low-level infection — up to 8% — is normal for these hybrids…
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Young canola plants are vulnerable to numerous stresses, particularly flea beetles, cutworms and seedling diseases. It pays to scout often at this time of the season…
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Here are tips on how to test new varieties and where to find yield and other performance comparisons…
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Scouting for flea beetles at field edges works early in the season when conditions are cool. With warmer weather, flea beetles will have moved throughout canola fields…
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Take a close look at the weed spectrum and stage in each field prior to seeding. It may be worth controlling those weeds before seeding, since early emerging weeds out-compete young canola for nutrients and moisture and can significantly reduce yield potential…
