This is the fifth of seven sections for this year’s Canola Watch annual CCA/CCSC exam. By dividing the exam into seven separate sections, we are giving CCAs and CCSCs the opportunity to customize the exam based on credits they need and to take some in 2020 and some in 2021.
Those who achieve 70 per cent or better on this section will qualify for 1 CEU (CCA or CCSC) in Crop Management.
Credits will be applied in either 2020 or 2021, depending on when you pass this section. For those who pass, Canola Watch will submit your name and number to the program to have the credits counted.
When writing this self-study exam, note that all answers can be found in Canola Watch articles as well as Canola Watch videos, podcasts and Canola Encyclopedia and Canola Digest links from 2020. You can find the Issue Archives as well as the video and podcast libraries under the “Canola Watch” tab at the top of canolawatch.org.
For questions or additional information on this exam, please contact Jay Whetter at 807-468-4006 or whetterj@canolacouncil.org.
Canola that gets off to a good start tends to have lower pest management costs, earlier harvest, higher yields and higher profitability. Steps to achieve a “good start” begin with a cultivar well-suited to the risks unique to that particular field or farm. That follows with placement at a uniform depth into warm, moist soils, safe rates of seed placed fertilizer, and close scouting in the first few weeks after emergence. CCAs and CCSCs completing this section will pick up tips from 2020 experiences that will help them to improve their recommendations for canola stand establishment.