August 8, 2019
Sclerotinia stem rot could be a big problem in areas that started dry then turned wet and stayed fairly moist during and after flowering. The dry start to the season meant a lot of fields didn’t get sprayed with fungicide, even though conditions prior to and following flowering have favoured the disease in those areas…
July 31, 2019
To check fields for the presence of clubroot DNA before you see visual symptoms, you can try a random soil test…
July 31, 2019
The video includes insight from various Canadian clubroot researchers. It explains what clubroot is, and how to reduce the risk of introducing clubroot to your farm, slow the spread of clubroot when it does arrive, and manage the impact if clubroot is established…
July 25, 2019
Growers may see good reason for two applications (7 to 14 days apart as specified on the product label) if conditions are good for fungal growth and the crop flowers for a long period…
July 10, 2019
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July 4, 2019
The decision-making process on whether to spray for sclerotinia stem rot in canola begins about three weeks before flowering. The situation leading up to that point is almost irrelevant, given the canola plant’s ability to crank up yield potential in response to improved growing conditions. Sclerotinia stem rot can go from no risk to high risk with a timely period…
July 4, 2019
Canola Watch teams up with Real Agriculture to offer podcasts recorded live at canolaPALOOZA 2019 at Lacombe, Alberta. In this podcast, the first of five in the series, hosts Jay Whetter and Shaun Haney interview Luis Del Rio with North Dakota State University and Kelly Turkington with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to talk about sclerotinia stem rot risk factors and…
May 15, 2019
Smart phones and mobility-enabled tablets could be the most valuable scouting tools. But what else should be in your canola scouting kit?…
May 8, 2019
Dan Orchard and Jay Whetter converted last week's clubroot quiz into an informative podcast…
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