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Home / Canola Watch / VIDEO: Timing tips for pre-harvest glyphosate

  • Harvest general-other
  • August 21, 2019 – Issue 21
August 21, 2019

VIDEO: Timing tips for pre-harvest glyphosate

The Canola Council of Canada has a new video showing how to make the right timing decision for pre-harvest glyphosate application. Why is that important?

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