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Keep the Heat Coming
Keep the Heat Coming Generally warm, dry conditions prevailed across the prairies last week and over the weekend which has helped advance crop development. Swathing is underway in southwestern and……
Latest Issue | November 13 2024, Issue 27
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Check Closer – It Might be Sunscald
Sunscald has been appearing in some fields in many areas. It is important to diagnose because sunscald can make the plant appear riper that it actually is. Always examine seed…… -
Premature Ripening? Might Mean Late-Season Disease
It is important to scout fields and examine plants to know what is causing symptoms such as premature ripening. Don’t let the colour change of a small percentage of diseased…… -
Using Canola as Forage
Read the detailed Canola Watch Fundamentals article on canola for livestock feed… -
Scout and Learn From the 2009 Crop
Discovery of late-season diseases can help you evaluate you management decisions made earlier in the year and assist with management decisions for next year. Fields with high levels of sclerotinia…… -
Drying Down Glyphosate-Tolerant Canola
Particularly in Alberta, there are questions about the use of herbicides to dry down or desiccate glyphosate-tolerant canola plants, either an entire canola field or when present as weeds in…… -
How to Swath with Variable Stages
For growers faced with uneven maturity within fields, it may not be possible to swath all the crop in the 50-60% seed colour change window. In situations where uneven maturity…… -
Anchoring Short Canola Stands
Questions are starting about swathing this year’s crop with low plant stands and shortened crop height as the ability to anchor the swath to the stubble will likely be hampered.…… -
Swathing Early Under High Temperatures
There have been reports of producers cutting fields that are too green, especially in the recent heat. Avoid the urge to swath too early, especially under high temperatures. The optimum……
