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Fungicide for blackleg: An early-season decision
Blackleg needs just enough moisture to enter the plant early in the season. Once inside the plant early, blackleg can produce severe cankers even with lower seasonal moisture levels…
Latest Issue | November 13 2024, Issue 27
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Canola Watch quiz – This week in agronomy
Seven questions based on things CCC saw or talked about this week… -
Flea beetles: Why do they seem worse?
The flea beetle situation seems worse than usual. The simplest reason seems the most logical: Warm and dry weather favours flea beetle emergence and activity. The same dry weather slows… -
Patches of missing plants could be cutworms, drought or something else
Patches of missing plants will prompt farmers and agronomists to start scouting for cutworms. This scouting step is important because other factors, including dry seedbed conditions and others, can also… -
Dry conditions. Should I spray weeds?
If weeds are present, then yes, you should spray. In some ways, dry conditions should do more to encourage early spraying because you don’t want weeds taking up what moisture… -
Drought relief comes from the sky, not a jug
Farmers will not likely find a drought-protection product that works – other than rain. If you hear of any rescue products (we don’t know of any that are proven), you…… -
Stress lines are there for you
Call your provincial farm stress lines to talk about anything causing stress for you or someone you care about. Here are the numbers… -
Weed BMPs: Spray early
We know that weed competition can greatly reduce canola yield. A combination of pre-seed weed control and one in-crop application before the 4-leaf stage of the crop is often enough… -
Weed control strategies for each HT system
Here are strategies to improve weed control results for each herbicide-tolerant (HT) system: Falco, Clearfield, Liberty Link and Roundup Ready…
