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How to Apply a Fungicide with Variable Stages
This year has certainly been challenging for canola production and as a result, crop staging is wide ranging in some fields. Should a fungicide be applied now when the oldest……
Latest Issue | November 13 2024, Issue 27
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Insects Found – Still Monitoring
Bertha armyworm traps continue to be used for monitoring but so far numbers caught in Manitoba and Alberta indicate the risk is low. However, trap numbers in a few locations…… -
Opportunity to Support Canola Research
Dan Johnson at the University of Lethbridge is looking for cooperators to participate in field research for a bio-pesticide for grasshopper control in canola. Information on the pesticide is available…… -
Bud Bouqueting – Thrips to Blame? Send Samples for ID
Reports continued this past week of bud bouqueting — where flower clusters develop in the centre of the rosette without bolting — from fields in southern, central and Peace Region…… -
Affected Patches Appearing – Find out Why
At this time of year as the canola crop finishes flowering and begins to pod, stressed or affected patches often appear within the field. These patches are often most noticeable…… -
Harvest Approaching – Start Planning Now
If warm, dry conditions continue, cutting of the earliest canola fields may begin within three to four weeks. After flowering (pod filling), is a good time to assess yield potential…… -
Keep Malathion OUT of Canola Bins
As bins are prepared for the coming harvest, keep in mind that using malathion on canola seed or in canola storage bins will result in detectable levels of malathion residue…… -
Canola Responding to Better Conditions
Canola Responding to Better Conditions Timely rains over the past week and weekend brought moisture to many parts of western Canada. This, along with seasonal temperatures resulted in the canola…… -
Patchwork of Yellow
Crop growth and development progressed quite well last week with most of the crop in western Canada in the flowering stage (20% to full bloom). Earliest seeded fields are beginning……
