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When it comes to maintaining Canada’s reputation as a high quality canola supplier, everyone in the canola value chain has an important role to play…
Crop protection products and international markets: What you need to know
July 29, 2015
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Keep it Clean: PHI and storage tips
July 22, 2015
When spraying, stick to the pre-harvest interval unique to each product. When prepping bins, follow canola storage recommendations…
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Keep it Clean, keep the customer happy
July 15, 2015
Canada exports 90% of the canola we produce, and our global customers won’t accept anything less than squeaky-clean seed. This time of year, the keys are to ensure a crop protection product applied won’t cause concern for canola exporters, and to know a product's required interval between application and swathing…
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Spraying a multi-staged crop
July 2, 2015
Crop staging comes into play for herbicide, insecticide and fungicide timing. So crops with plants at various stages — some at flowering, some barely at the bud stage, for example — present a challenge when deciding when to spray…
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Slow emergence and seed treatments
May 13, 2015
Slow canola emergence due to cool soils can increase the risks from seedling diseases and from flea beetles…
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Jobs to do while waiting for harvest weather
September 10, 2014
Disease assessment. Seed colour change assessment. Count plants. Prep the combine…
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PHI reminder
August 13, 2014
Many canola fields are within 5 to 10 days of swathing, which limits the choices for insecticides based on pre-harvest intervals. Here are the pre-harvest intervals for insecticides registered for insect control in canola. Try the interactive PHI tool at www.spraytoswath.ca…
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Take check strips to yield
August 13, 2014
A check strip is a good way to assess if a new product or technique works and, if it does work, whether it provides a return on investment. Effective analysis requires taking these strips to yield and comparing them…
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Leave required time between spraying and cutting
July 30, 2014
Pre-harvest interval (PHI) refers to the amount of time that must lapse (in days) after a pesticide application before the crop is cut. Cutting refers to swathing or straight combining. Each crop protection product has its own PHI, and the PHI for a specific product often vary by crop…