Buying used equipment from a clubroot area can create an unexpected transfer of the disease. We heard this week of a grower from northern Alberta who bought a used combine from a known clubroot area. The grower was surprised at how much soil was on and inside the combine, and this soil very likely contained clubroot spores…
Diseases
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Improved moisture in some regions has extended flowering. Some fields have been at “full flower” for what seems like weeks. Highly variable crops may also be at full flower or their “most yellow” — other terms for 50% flower — for longer than typically expected. This does extend the sclerotinia stem rot risk. But that "risk" may still not be…
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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…
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When spraying, stick to the pre-harvest interval unique to each product. When prepping bins, follow canola storage recommendations…
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Scattered rain with more in the forecast will have growers wondering this week whether to spray fungicide to manage sclerotinia stem rot. Moisture is the key risk factor for sclerotinia stem rot. Without moisture a couple of weeks before flowering and humidity during and after flowering, disease severity and the return on investment from fungicide will be lower than if…
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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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