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Pre-harvest scouting: Diseases, weeds, CSPW exit holes
August 4, 2016
Harvest and Storage
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Pre-harvest products for use in canola
August 4, 2016
Glyphosate is registered for pre-harvest perennial weed control in canola. Glyphosate is to be applied when the majority of seeds are yellow to brown in colour and seed moisture is less than 30%. Heat fits between glyphosate and Reglone on the speed of dry down spectrum. Reglone is a contact herbicide (only kills what it contacts) and is registered in…
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Strong growth plus wind and pounding rain = lodging
July 27, 2016
If it does not straighten up, the result can be higher levels of sclerotinia stem rot and harvest challenges…
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Harvest planning: Swath timing and straight cutting
July 27, 2016
Some of the earliest canola fields will show seed colour change over the next two weeks. For those growers, we provide this short primer on swath timing and straight combining…
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Harvest looms so note product PHIs
July 20, 2016
The spray-to-swath calculator helps growers and agronomists find a fungicide, insecticide or pre-harvest herbicide that fits the timeframe available…
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Bin clean out: Malathion reminder
July 20, 2016
Malathion CANNOT be used to treat bins where canola will be stored or to treat canola as it goes into storage. These applications can result in residues in the canola that are unacceptable in some of Canada’s key export countries with low minimum residue limits (MRLs) or zero tolerance for malathion…
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Top 10: Highlights from June 21 canolaPALOOZA
June 23, 2016
By this stage of the season, flea beetle and cutworm risks are lower because crops are bigger and these two insects are in natural seasonal decline. Adult flea beetles have laid their eggs and are dying. Cutworms are pupating. We're now moving toward sweep net timing for lygus and cabbage seedpod weevil…
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PAMI summer storage research 2016 — blog
June 23, 2016
By Joy Agnew, lead investigator The Canola Council of Canada, in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, PAMI and the provincial Canola grower commissions, is gathering more information to……
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New harvest management video
June 1, 2016
In this educational video, growers and other specialists show how to properly measure and quantify losses out the back of the combine for a low-cost way to potentially add significant bushels to the bin…