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Tough or damp canola: Storage risk
Canola harvested at 15% moisture may not last long in storage before spoilage begins. How long is hard to predict. If warm, spoilage could start within a matter of days…
Latest Issue | November 13 2024, Issue 27
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Fall herbicide: Frost, volunteer canola, cleavers and more
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Snow on canola. What to do?
Common scenarios growers face with the snow on canola are: 1. Canola is immature when snow falls. 2. Canola is ready to swath when snow falls. 3. Canola left standing… -
What to do with wind-blown swaths?
1. Contact crop insurance. 2. Combine once the crop is cured. 3. Think about volunteer management. 4. Consider how this may be prevented… -
Biosecurity and clubroot: How it spreads
Here are the main ways that clubroot spreads, in order from most to least spores… -
Harvest plant stand counts: WHY and HOW
Counting stubble density in the fall can help growers determine if their spring seeding rate was adequate to reach the crop’s yield potential. Canola generally needs a bare minimum of… -
New seed selection guide is worth a look!
Whether making canola seed decisions for 2018, take a few minutes to flip through the new Canola Variety Selection Guide: Featuring CPT Summary Data… -
Fall soil sampling: The early option
Closer to freeze up is best time to capture soil test results that more closely resemble the situation next spring. BUT...sampling soon after combining may satisfy a number of other… -
Timing and depth for fall fertilizer
Fall fertilizer is best applied as close to freeze up as possible to balance two objectives: (1) allow soil to seal over the band and (2) reduce losses due to…
