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2019 – Issue 13

June 27, 2019

Keep it Clean! to host interactive webinar for retailers and agronomists

The partners behind 'Keep it Clean!' invite all Canadian ag retail managers, ag retail agronomists, independent agronomists and Certified Crop Advisors to attend an interactive webinar on Thursday, July 11,…

2019 - Issue 12

June 19, 2019

Insects

Cutworms: Timely scouting and spray decisions

A long relatively dry fall can also allow for maximum egg laying opportunities, and may result in a more widespread outbreak the following year. Dry springs can also improve survival…

2019 - Issue 12

June 19, 2019

Insects

Canola Watch quiz – Cutworm theme

13 questions on cutworms. Test your knowledge…

2019 - Issue 12

June 19, 2019

Insects

Insect update: Little red bugs, CSPW, 'hoppers

Reports of the 'little red bugs' increased in 2018 and it’s back again in 2019. The insect is a true bug, Peritrechus convivus, and these and other closely related insects…

2019 - Issue 12

June 19, 2019

Weeds

Second-pass herbicide: Why and when?

A second in-crop spray only makes sense if weeds are plentiful, at the same stage or ahead of the crop and the canopy hasn’t closed. These weeds may have a…

2019 - Issue 12

June 19, 2019

Plant establishment

Reasons for missing plants

With very dry conditions in many fields across the Prairies this spring, the most likely cause was probably seed beds too dry for germination. But what else might be at…