Canola Watch 2023 exam – Section 3 – Canola Watch Fundamentals

The Canola Watch 2023 annual exam for Certified Crop Advisors and Certified Crop Science Consultants (and anyone else who wants to enhance their agronomy skills) has five sections:

• Soil & Water (1.0 CCA credit in soil and water management)
• Diseases, Weeds and Insects (1.0 CCA credit in integrated pest management)
• Canola Watch Fundamentals (0.5 CCA credit in integrated pest management and 0.5 CCA credit in crop management)
• Agronomy tips from new canola multi-media (1.0 CCA credit in crop management)
• Canola Digest Science 2023 (0.5 CCA credit in integrated pest management and 0.5 CCA credit in nutrient management)

Find them all here.

Customize the exam based on credits you need. Credits will apply in either 2023 or 2024, 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 Fundamentals

Canola Watch Fundamental articles are focused on specific essential best management practices for canola production in Western Canada. This section has 10 questions based on content from articles added or updated in 2023. People who take this exam will learn about blackleg management, cultivar selection, on-farm trials and variable rate applications, and find new sources of knowledge to improve their services to farmers. Find all the Fundamentals articles.

Achieve a minimum score of 70 per cent (7 out of 10) to receive 1 continuing education credit (CEU) for Certified Crop Advisers (CCA) or Certified Crop Science Consultants (CCSC).

Specific credits for CCAs: 0.5 in integrated pest management, 0.5 in crop management

CCA tracking number SS 57911.

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7. “Six basics of blackleg management” provides a brief overview of steps growers can use to greatly reduce the risk of yield loss form blackleg. Which is the most effective management step, according to the article?

Extend the break between canola crops

Use seed treatment that works on blackleg

Scout

Choose resistant cultivars

8. “Choose the right cultivar for each field” has a new decision tree graphic to help growers and agronomy providers choose the best cultivars for specific situations and systems. The article closes with a “bottom line” recommendation. What is it?

Some cultivars perform better in certain environmental conditions

Consider cultivars with specialty oils

Grow more than one cultivar

Yield potential is not the most important trait

9. Herbicide-resistant weed management was a big agronomy focus for the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) in 2023. “How to contain herbicide-resistant kochia” recommends pre-seed burnoff with a tank mix (not just glyphosate, obviously) because ____ per cent of kochia seedlings usually emerge before the crop. (Fill in the blank.)

80

90

70

60

10. On-farm trials are a good way to test the potential return on investment for new treatments. “Quick tips for on-farm trials” provides a basic outline of trial design. Four replications per field are ideal, and longer strips produce more reliable results. What minimum strip length does the article recommend?

90 feet

2,640 feet

360 feet

750 feet

11. “The path to variable rate application” references an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada study. The study concluded that applying 50 per cent more fertilizer than the field average in areas with high yield potential resulted in greater productivity. The fundamentals article also specified what other significant result when shifting more of the fertilizer to higher productivity areas?

Earlier harvest timing

Higher disease severity

Higher overall profitability

Lower nitrous oxide emissions

12. “Flea beetles: Management tips” includes tips to improve results from foliar sprays. One tip is to use the right nozzle to achieve better coverage. Most products call for a medium nozzle, but check labels for specific recommendations because not all labels are the same. The article provides this label recommendation as an example: “Do not apply with spray droplets smaller than the American Society of Agricultural Engineers fine classification.” What is the product?

Malathion 500

Decis 120 EC

UP-Cyde

Sevin XLR

13. The article “Many reasons for missing pods” includes a surprisingly long list of potential causes. Which cause is described here: _____________ can reduce fertilization, leaving blanks up the stem. Affected plants will often flower longer to compensate for poor seed set or may not flower at all. Plants may also show leaf blotches ranging from pale yellow to reddish purple. Blanks are likely to show up in patches – usually in sandy areas of a field. (Fill in the blank.)

Aster yellows

Herbicide damage

Moisture stress

Boron deficiency

14. “How to identify verticillium stripe” describes key distinguishing symptoms of verticillium stripe infection. The list below contains four distinguishing features – three are associated with verticillium stripe, one is not. Which is not a feature of verticillium stripe?

Stem discolouration is confined to the crown area at the base of the stem

A two-toned stem – half healthy and green and half discoloured and drying down

Hyphae and conidia fill up the vascular system and give the stem cross section a greyish colour

Stem skin peels away to reveal microsclerotia underneath

15. “Integrated weed management: Best practices” provides a detailed list of practices, including harvest weed seed control. Of the harvest weed seed control options listed, which one is best for preventing the spread of herbicide resistant weeds?

Residue baling

Collecting weeds with chaff carts

Seed pulverization with integrated impact mills

Narrow-windrow burning

16. “Manage residue with the combine alone” includes a quote from Blaine Metzger, who was a machinery researcher with the Government of Alberta. When it comes to residue management, Metzger says “________ is never as good as a well-set combine.” (Fill in the blank.)

Tillage

High cut height

Residue burning

Harrowing

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