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Tank hang ups and spraying mishaps
When strange patterns of damage in canola fields line up perfectly with the sprayer boom width or follow typical drift patterns, phone calls and finger pointing begin. Explanations can be…
Latest Issue | November 13 2024, Issue 27
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Rescue treatment for heat, hailed crop
Heat at flowering and hail at late flowering and podding can be highly damaging to yield. Lost pods are yield that cannot be recovered, and hail that knocks back a… -
Fungicide for late and long-flowering crops
The risk of sclerotinia stem rot infection is still present on later crops that have not reached full flower, especially given the rain and high humidity in some regions this… -
How late can you top dress?
Sulphur and nitrogen deficiencies are showing up in some canola crops. The crop may not have received enough fertilizer to begin with, especially if this year’s rates did not compensate… -
Four the week
Diagnosis: Ugly. A lot of canola crops are looking pretty sad, with small plants, low counts and a wide range of stages. This makes for difficult management decisions, including when… -
July 16 Quiz
How well can you identify the causes of canola root damage? We have six photos for you, including the one above… -
Map of the week
This zoomed in section of the Alberta bertha armyworm map shows the only location across the Prairies, to date, showing a "severe" level of adult moths. That location is at… -
Top 10 reasons for poor-looking canola
Growers in many regions are reporting canola fields that just don’t look as good as usual. Many are thin stands with weak plants and variable stages of maturity. Here are… -
A big year for root rots
Foot rot and brown girdling root rot (BGRR) seem to be more common this year. If you see dying plants or plants with lower leaves dying off while other plants…
