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Anyone who moves from field to field has a responsibility to reduce their risk of spreading clubroot (and other pests, including aphanomyces and noxious weed seeds). That means avoiding build up of soil on vehicles and boots and, if the vehicle or boots do get muddy, taking time to remove that mud before moving to another farm…
Canola Watch Posts
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As canola varieties sell out, canola growers can research alternative choices at canolaperformancetrials.ca. The website provides independent, third-party variety performance data from small plot and field scale trials across the Prairies… -
Of all the glyphosate applied in the pre-seed window in Western Canada in 2017, 73% was applied alone. Only 27% was tank mixed. That’s according to data Monsanto presented at meetings this winter. Tank mixing multiple modes of action is generally considered one of the best ways to avoid herbicide-resistance, so we want to see that tank-mixing number grow… -
As we exit the winter period of really cold days, growers may wonder whether running fans on cold days to substantially drop the temperature of stored canola is worthwhile? This is not a researched scenario, but we asked grain storage researcher Joy Agnew of PAMI for her thoughts… -
Winter is not the time to apply fertilizer. If logistics make it difficult to apply all nutrients around seeding time, the next best option is fall banding. Floating fertilizer over the snow is rarely a positive practice and the risk to farm accounts (from lost fertilizer investment) and the farm environment are just too great… -
UCC field-scale trials in 2016 and 2017 compared the farmer’s base nitrogen rate with a rate 25% higher. With all site years averaged, adding extra nitrogen did provide a statistically significant yield response, but the increased nitrogen did not always provide an economic return when compared to the base rate… -
Extended moments of warmer weather in winter can increase air and moisture movement inside bins. Put a priority on canola with moisture above 8% or higher dockage or green seed levels but take a moment to check in on all bins…
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Estimates are for another rise in canola acres in 2018. This will add further short- and long-term yield and agronomy pressure on fields that are already in tight rotations…