Why are some plants prematuring, dead or weird? Plants that mature quicker than the rest of the crop will be especially noticeable pre-swathing, providing the perfect scouting opportunity. Is it…
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Canola Watch: premature yellowing | diamondback moth
UPCOMING EVENTS: 4R Fertilizer Field Day, August 3 @10am in Leduc County, hosted by the Canola Council of Canada, Alberta Canola and Alberta Agrisystems Living Lab. We have two producers working on…
Read moreCanola Watch: Moisture situation | Drought-proofing canola
This moisture percentile map from AAFC shows accumulated precipitation across the Prairies for the past 365 days. Light green is “near normal” – the 40th to 60th percentiles. Red is extremely low.…
Read moreCanola Watch: lygus | cost of early swathing | assess maturity in uneven fields
Plan now for pre-swath disease scouting. Prior to swathing is the ideal time to assess the crop for numerous plant diseases. In this very short video, CCC agronomy director Clinton Jurke explains…
Read moreCanola Watch: aster yellows risk? | sclerotinia fungicide at 50% flower | insect update
This 39-minute podcast features host Jay Whetter speaking to three aster yellows researchers about aster leafhoppers and the aster-yellows-causing phytoplasma the leafhoppers inject into canola plants. Let’s hope aster yellows won’t…
Read moreMissing flowers | Sclerotinia risk high | Insect management | Do add-ins add up?
Missing flowers likely due to early environmental stresses Canola growers from BC into Saskatchewan and even Manitoba are reporting aborted flowers and empty racemes (stems). After inspecting fields and consulting…
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