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Quick hitters
Timing of glyphosate application: Agronomists and retailers continue to get questions about spray timing for glyphosate on Roundup Ready canola. The answer: Anytime up to and including the 6-leaf stage of……
Latest Issue | November 13 2024, Issue 27
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Fertilizer top up in good conditions
Many canola regions have good conditions right now,growers who have better than usual canola growing conditions may consider a topdressing nitrogen if they didn’t apply enough fertilizer to meet revised…… -
Cutworm threat to extend into July
Growers all across the Prairies are spraying for cutworm. The 3 key species — redbacked, pale western and dingy — feed until they’re an inch to inch-and-a-half long, the molting stage.…… -
Tank mixing herbicides with insecticides
Timing needs to be right for both the weeds and the insect. Presently there are no insecticide tank mixes registered for glyphosate, Liberty or Odyssey for applications in canola. Recent…… -
Tips for aerial spraying and seeding
Issues of the week June 9, 2010 — With many reports of weeds getting ahead of the crop, weed control is the big push this week. For excessively wet conditions,…… -
Crop and weather update
Peace (B.C. and Alberta): General rains this past week were welcome. Some areas, including around Grimshaw, could use more rain, but canola across the region looks good. Staging varies from…… -
Quick Hitters
With glyphosate so inexpensive, some growers are thinking about using higher rates and are prepared to do a third pass.Our response: Keep within maximum label rates and assess the weed…… -
Tips for spraying in wet conditions
1. Missing a window of opportunity (due to moisture or any other reason) with herbicides, fungicides or insecticides often results in greater yield losses because the pests will have had…… -
Aerial an option for WeatherMax and Liberty
When fields are too wet for the sprayer, canola growers do have options for aerial application. —Roundup WeatherMax is the only glyphosate registered for aerial application at this crop stage.……
