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• • 2009 - Issue 7

  June 18, 2009

  Recruiting Disease Survey Participants

  Faye Dokken, Provincial Specialist – Plant Diseases with Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture is looking for cooperators to participate in a canola disease survey this summer. Representatives from the Ministry would……

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• • 2009 - Issue 6

  June 9, 2009

  • Insects
  • Plant establishment
  • Weeds

  Canola Continues to Battle Mother Nature

  Environmental issues continue to dominate canola production across western Canada. Cool daytime temperatures with unseasonably cold nighttime temperatures occurred across the Prairies last week and over the weekend. All regions……

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• • 2009 - Issue 6

  June 9, 2009

  Slow Growth and Development Continues

  Poor growing conditions due to the cold weather and repeated frosts prevailed across western Canada again last week. Canola growth and development was stalled. Canola ranges from cotyledon to 4-leaf……

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• • 2009 - Issue 6

  June 9, 2009

  Frost – Patience Not Panic

  Frost was widespread all across western Canada last week. From all reports, crop damage is quite variable – both within an area and within a single field. This is expected……

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• • 2009 - Issue 6

  June 9, 2009

  How to Assess the Level of Frost Damage

  To evaluate a field, walk an X or W path across the field and note all plants that will survive in a 1/4 m2 (3 ft2) area every 20 paces.……

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• • 2009 - Issue 6

  June 9, 2009

  Before Writing off the Crop

  Before making re-seed decisions consider the following: Take a close look. Get down, way down, at ground level and look for signs of recovery. A plant with a green, intact……

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• • 2009 - Issue 6

  June 9, 2009

  Foliar Feeding has Merit?

  There are reports of macronutrients and micronutrients being foliar applied to frosted, stalled crops to give the plants a boost. Canola Council of Canada agronomists are not aware of any……

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• • 2009 - Issue 6

  June 9, 2009

  Things to Consider for the Re-Seed or Late Seeding Decision

  Re-assess the maturity of the chosen variety. It may be getting too late to plant longer season varieties based on the frost-free period remaining. If necessary, ask a local retailer……

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• • 2009 - Issue 6

  June 9, 2009

  Thin Stands Common

  Canola fields with low plant densities are more vulnerable to losses from insects, weed competition and environmental stresses such as fall frosts. Crops with low plant densities need to be……

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