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Bees and canola: A sweet relationship
The Canola Council of Canada has produced four videos showing how beekeepers and canola growers can work together. Click the image above to see the video called "Canola and Bees:…
Latest Issue | November 13 2024, Issue 27
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Four the week
Carpet of weeds. It seems like they’re all emerging at once, as shown in this photo from Anastasia Kubinec with MAFRD. Early control significantly lowers the economic risk. Broadcasting live!… -
Map of the week
The AAFC map above shows accumulated growing degree days (GDDs) as of May 19. Click here to create your own AAFC weather maps… -
May 22 Quiz
Three questions: 1. Neil Harker, research scientist with AAFC in Lacombe, Alberta, says to provide “high yield protection” weed control should ideally occur before the ______ stage of the crop… -
Missed pre-seed? In-crop must be early
More growers may have skipped the pre-seed burnoff this year — given that weed emergence was delayed with the cool start to spring and because growers wanted to get seeding… -
TSW just one factor in plant population
With an average seeding rate of 5 lb./ac., an average thousand seed weight (TSW) of 5 grams, and 50% seed survival rate, the result is only 5.2 plants per square… -
Late seeding? Tips to help canola mature faster
This graph shows that a higher seeding rate that will ensure a stand of at least 60 plants per square metre (6 per square foot) will mature a lot earlier… -
Improve pesticide ROI
Growers face many weed, insect and disease management decisions throughout a growing season. In many cases, these applications provide a clear return on investment. In other cases, they do not… -
Residue rescue: Survey results
High cereal yields last year mean more residue issues this spring. If the drill cannot cut through or dig under the residue to place seed into soil, then some sort…
