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Tips to help canola mature faster
Before growers take steps to encourage earlier maturity (some of which may hamper yield potential), they should first calculate whether these measures are necessary. Canola seeded any time in May…
Latest Issue | November 13 2024, Issue 27
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Start insect scouting right after seeding
Once crops are seeded, check fields on a twice weekly basis for flea beetles and cutworms. Canola in the western Prairie will emerge quickly, and highs for the region are… -
Estimating flea beetle damage in canola
Flea beetles are the most chronically damaging insect pest of canola in western Canada. Direct losses to oilseed production average 8-10% of the annual crop yield, and in outbreak years… -
Issues of the week
It’s true, early seeded canola does tend to produce higher yields, but that performance edge depends on good seed placement and stand establishment. Mudding in or broadcasting just to seed…… -
Crop and weather update
Peace (B.C. and Alberta): After good snowfall this winter, the Peace region has better soil moisture than it has had in years. Some peas are in the ground and canola…… -
Weeds suck up moisture
A ground cover of weeds may do growers a favour on fields too wet to seed. Weeds are better than evaporation in getting rid of water, especially from deeper soil… -
Can’t get all the sulphur you need?
Some reports suggest sulphur fertilizer supplies may be limited in some areas this spring. If growers have trouble getting all the sulphur they need prior to seeding, divide what you… -
Seed shallow for faster emergence
For all canola, whether seeded early or late, growers want to make sure they seed shallow — less than 1” deep — for faster and more uniform emergence… -
Seed only registered varieties
Growers are reminded to make sure they seed registered varieties. Some older varieties that were once registered have been “deregistered” — meaning they are no longer approved in our export…
