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Ultimate Canola Challenge – Saskatchewan
The Scott site has been swathed for about a week, as of August 28. Visually, maturity and biomass show no apparent differences among treatments. Plots will likely be harvested by…
Latest Issue | November 13 2024, Issue 27
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Ultimate Canola Challenge – Alberta
Gophers are the latest threat at the UCC site in Lethbridge. This plant has suffered some feeding damage… -
Clubroot BMPs for agronomists
Agronomists and other staff traveling from field to field are encouraged to use the following best management practices (BMPs) to avoid spreading clubroot-infested soil. 1. Park on the road or… -
Clubroot Workshop for growers, agronomists, municipal staff
The International Clubroot Workshop June 19-22 in Edmonton includes one day — Friday, June 21 — dedicated to clubroot extension. This is the day when growers, agronomists, municipal and county… -
Issues of the week
Seeding is progressing well in southern Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan. Across the rest of the Prairies, warm temperatures accelerated the snow melt and many growers anticipate seeding a few days… -
Spray AND seed at the same time
Canola benefits from both early seeding and early weed control. The solution: Work through seeding and spraying operations simultaneously. Have the seeder working when it can. Meanwhile walk fields to… -
10 important weeds in canola
The top 10 weeds in canola are: Cleavers, volunteer canola, kochia, Canada thistle, sow thistle, narrow-leaved hawk's-beard, dandelion, wild buckwheat, stinkweed and stork's bill. Email us using the contact info… -
Weed questions for Clark Brenzil
Read more for answers to these questions: —Should we really be concerned about glyphosate resistance? We've been managing weed resistance in other Groups and we have lots of tools now… -
Moving soil, moving clubroot
The highest risk operation to introduce and spread clubroot is the one that moves the greatest amount of soil throughout the farm and across the countryside. Field equipment carries a…
