Canola Watch 2022 exam – Section 3 – Canola Watch podcasts

The Canola Watch 2022 annual exam for Certified Crop Advisors and Certified Crop Science Consultants (and anyone else who wants to enhance their agronomy skills) has five sections:

• Nutrient management (1 CEU – 0.5 in nutrient management and 0.5 in soil and water management)
• Canola Watch fundamentals (1 CEU – 0.5 in integrated pest management and 0.5 in crop management)
• Canola Watch podcasts (1 CEU – 0.5 in integrated pest management and 0.5 in crop management)
• Canola Research Hub (1 CEU – 0.5 in integrated pest management and 0.5 in crop management)
• Canola Digest Science 2022 (1 CEU – 0.5 in integrated pest management and 0.5 in crop management)

Find them all here.

Customize the exam based on credits you need. Credits will apply in either 2022 or 2023, depending on when you pass each section. For those who pass, Canola Watch will submit names and program ID numbers to the program to have the credits counted.

For questions or additional information on this exam, please contact Jay Whetter at 807-466-3025 or whetterj@canolacouncil.org.

Section 3. Canola Watch podcasts

Canola Watch podcasts cover a variety of canola agronomy topics, with tips direct from the mouths of experts. All agronomy providers should subscribe through your podcast provider! This section is about agronomy content shared in podcasts from 2022.

Achieve a minimum score of 70 per cent (7 out of 10) to receive 1 continuing education credit (CEU) – o.5 in integrated pest management and 0.5 in crop management. CCA tracking number: SS 56466

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About you

1. REQUIRED - Your full name:

2. Your CCA number: (Leave blank if not applicable)

3. Your CCSC number: (Leave blank if not applicable.)

4. REQUIRED - Email address:

5. Phone number:

6. REQUIRED - What region best describes your work territory?

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Alberta

Other Canadian province

Outside Canada

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7. Episode 66 - Plants, microbes and new tools - January 28, 2022Tim Dumonceaux (at the 13:00 to 18:00 minute mark) describes the size of the microbial world that lives on and in plants and animals. He says the human body contains 10 times more bacteria cells than human cells, and the same concept applies to plants. Microbial life is part and parcel of a plant, and plants use microbes as tools to adapt to their environment and grow optimally. What is the word Dumonceaux uses to define this concept?

Epiphyte

Holobiont

Microbiome

Mycorrhizae

8. Episode 67 - Fungicide IQ - February 15, 2022Mike Harding (at the 18:00 to 23:00 minute mark) says he had a “blind spot” in his understanding of fungicide activity, and how long a spray application will remain active on a plant. What is he referring to?

Adsorption

Half life

pH effect

Safe storage

9. Episode 71 - Make every plant count: Webinar series - April 22, 2022Rob MacDonald (at the 7:00 to 12:00 minute mark) describes the risks of too many canola plants and too few plants per square foot. How many canola seeds per square foot, on average, does he recommend farmers plant in order to achieve his ideal target of five to seven plants per square foot?

8

10

12

14

10. Episode 72 - Glyphosate resistant and IWM - May 11, 2022Shaun Sharpe (at the 5:00 to 10:00 minute mark) shares results from the latest Saskatchewan weed survey. What percentage of kochia populations sampled in Saskatchewan showed at least some level of glyphosate resistance?

22

44

66

88

11. Episode 73 - Better spray uniformity - May 21, 2022Tom Wolf shares results from his sprayer uniformity study. Uniformity wasn’t as good as he would have liked, and some areas of the boom are not applying enough product to provide a sure kill rate. At the 16:00 to 21:00 minute mark Wolf digs up an old sprayer performance recommendation he attributes to Syngenta. What is it?

“Find a route that doesn’t have red lights."

“Low, slow and covered.”

“Variability is inevitable but manageable.”

“Wider booms mean fewer wheel tracks per field.”

12. Episode 74 - Combine stripper header - August 12, 2022Kevin Auch describes the harvest system on his farm in southern Alberta, near Carmangay. In the last five minutes (20:00 minute mark to the end), Auch describes the fuel use per unit of production now compared to what he burned per unit of production before adopting the new farming system. What is the fraction he used to describe fuel use now compared to then?

Three quarters

Half

One third

One quarter

13. Episode 75 - Prairie Pest Monitoring Network - October 26, 2022Meghan Vankosky describes how the Prairie Pest Monitoring Network works, and talks about 2022 surveys and forecasts for 2023. In the five minutes from 15:00 to 20:00, Vankosky says, “The risk of _________ is probably going to be one of the big stories going into 2023.” (Fill in the blank.)

Bertha armyworm

Blackleg

Diamondback moth

Grasshoppers

14. Episode 76 - Aster yellow phytoplasma - November 2, 2022Berenice Romero, Sean Prager and Tyler Wist explain the process of aster yellows infection from phytoplasma-carrying aster leafhoppers – small insects that fly in from the south each May. At the 20:00 to 25:00 minute mark, they describe a discovery in the disease cycle. What is it?

That visual symptoms of aster yellows are worse in cereal crops.

That overwintering weeds can be a green bridge for the phytoplasma.

That aster leafhoppers pick up the pathogen during early-season interaction with flea beetles.

That aster yellows symptoms will be worse when canola is under stress from drought or excess heat.

15. Episode 78 - Synchronous operation - November 16, 2022Roy Maki describes synchronous operation, which is one person operating two machines, the second being autonomous. Both machines are working off the same field map, updated in real time. He talked about a few required advancements to bring autonomous operation to farms. What was the necessary improvement he emphasized in his final statement in the podcast?

Connectivity

Field mapping

Horsepower

Perception

16. Episode 79 - Pollen beetle - November 16, 2022Christine Noronha describes how pollen beetles cause yield loss, and encourages farmers and agronomists on the Prairies to keep watch for them in flowers. While they may look somewhat like flea beetles, pollen beetles will be found in the flowers. What does Noronha say (at the 2:00 to 7:00 minute mark) is another key distinguishing feature?

Pollen beetles are shinier than flea beetles.

Pollen beetles have smaller legs.

Pollen beetles are larger than flea beetles.

Pollen beetles jump when you touch them.

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