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Tips for harvesting diseased fields
Sclerotinia stem rot infestations are high in many areas and the disease will continue to advance even after the crop is swathed. “Sclerotinia is showing up like gangbusters” in northeast……
Latest Issue | October 2 2024, Issue 26
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Harvest tips for short and lodged crop
Lots of crop is short this year, and with heavy rains in spots last week, some of that short crop is now lodged. As noted in Canola Watch the previous…… -
Lygus up to 10x thresholds
Much of southern and central Alberta and parts of western Saskatchewan still have high levels of lygus bug feeding. Lygus bug numbers are up to 10 times economic control thresholds…… -
Be Export Ready – Keep Pre-Harvest Intervals Top of Mind
Issues of the week: August 11, 2010 — Swathing is underway in parts of Alberta (Peace) and Saskatchewan, but most regions are 1-2 weeks behind. Fields in wettest areas are…… -
Crop and weather updates:
Peace (B.C. and Alberta): Hot, dry weather prevailed last week. Swathing has become general in the earliest and thinnest crops and will become general in other areas within a week…… -
Quick Hitters:
Late season spraying – adhere to pre-harvest intervals Pre-harvest interval (PHI) refers to the number of days that the crop should NOT be harvested after application of a pesticide. Harvest…… -
Clubroot shows up in resistant hybrids
Growers who seeded clubroot-resistant hybrids should know that low-level infection — up to 8% of plants — is normal for these hybrids. These off-types will be scattered uniformly through the…… -
Should growers straight combine a thin crop?
Growers with thin crops are wondering whether straight combining is better than swathing. Straight combining tends to work best on thick stands with plants meshed together to prevent whipping in…… -
Should I use a pod-sealant?
Questions continue about pod sealants. Limited western Canadian research to date has produced variable results. If farmers do use them, leave a test strip as a comparison and an assessment……
