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Crop and weather update
Peace: Weather has been showery and cool, with temperatures rarely over 20 C. Wind is helping to dry out saturated fields. The north region has still not received meaningful precipitation. Most……
Latest Issue | October 2 2024, Issue 26
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Canola can recover from hail at rosette and flowering stages
Fertilizer top dressing right after a hail has been shown in some anecdotal cases to improve canola recovery after a hail, but third party research into this practice is limited… -
Hail can increase sclerotinia risk
Regrowth after hail may extend the flowering period, which also increases the sclerotinia stem rot risk. If yield potential is still high and if conditions favorable to sclerotinia stem rot… -
Sclerotinia checklist: What does your score mean?
Even if it doesn’t rain during flowering, high humidity can promote apothecia to release sclerotinia ascospores. Consider that when using the checklist to calculate your sclerotinia stem rot risk… -
Fertilizer top up to rescue late thin crop
A crop needs 40 to 60 frost free days after the start of flowering to reach maturity. That takes us to late August or early September if the crop is… -
Insect update
Cabbage seedpod weevil adults have arrived and are feeding on volunteer canola at the bloom stage in southern Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan. Weevils move to canola fields at the bud… -
Volunteer canola control in an unseeded field
Volunteer canola that is done flowering will have already produced a large amount of viable seed. Unfortunately, controlling plants at this stage of growth will do little to reduce the… -
Issues of the week
Many canola fields are under stress from excess water. A fertilizer top up may help, but hold off until the ground dries up and the crop starts actively growing again…… -
Crop and weather update
Peace (B.C. and Alberta): South and central Peace regions got a lot of rain in the past week, with accumulations of 4” to 7”. Canola in low areas is yellowing……
