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Weed control window closing
Label application windows: Glyphosate: Anytime up to and including the 6-leaf stage of canola. Liberty: Cotyledon stage up to the early bolting stage of canola. Odyssey/Absolute: 2- to 6-leaf stage…
Latest Issue | October 2 2024, Issue 26
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Water stress reduces herbicide tolerance and nutrient uptake
Water stress can make canola more susceptible to herbicide damage. Damage can be enough to kill plants under extreme stress. Resist the temptation to increase herbicide rates if the crop… -
Still time for a crop nutrition top up
Growers still have time to top up nitrogen and sulphur to take advantage of higher yield potential. Nitrogen should be applied before the 5-leaf stage to provide a strong economic… -
Disease update: Rain raises sclerotinia threat
Sclerotinia spores will be everywhere this year after widespread infection across the Prairies last year. If fields are moist at the time of flowering, and canola has yield potential of… -
Control cleavers, volunteer canola in cereals
Cereal crops in rotation provide canola growers will another opportunity to control cleavers, volunteer canola and other tough weeds to reduce the threat to next year’s canola. Volunteer canola control… -
Insect update
Flea beetle spraying continues in Manitoba where crops are advancing slowly due to excess rain and limited warmth. Redbacked cutworms are still causing severe damage in southern Alberta. Some sprayed… -
Cleaning out the sprayer tank — tips
Cleaning out the sprayer protects a sensitive crop, it protects people working with the sprayer, and it protects the sprayer and its components. The following article by AAFC's Tom Wolf… -
12 tips for better spraying results
Here are a few key tips to lure you in: Spraying at the right time is more important than how you do it. Choose a herbicide that can handle large… -
Issues of the week
Weed control is top of mind for most growers. Many will finish their first in-crop herbicide pass this week, weather permitting. Insects are a close second to weeds. Flea beetles……
