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A reader from southeast of Saskatoon emailed this question: I had a field with bertha armyworms on the perimeter in 2017. Numbers were not quite enough to reach spray thresholds, but very close. (I likely should have sprayed the perimeter.) My plans are to seed the field next to it to canola this year. Will this second field likely have…
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The Field Heroes website shows how natural enemies can help manage insect pest populations. Scouting is still necessary because beneficial insects do not always keep pest damage below economic levels, but spraying without consideration for economic thresholds can hurt the farm bottomline and also cause unnecessary damage to these beneficial insects…
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Follow the CCC agronomy team members on Twitter, watch their videos on the YouTube channel and get updates through Facebook…
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The Canola Performance Trials (CPT) online database at canolaperformancetrials.ca is updated to include the 2017 small plot and field scale CPT dataset. So now, when you run queries on the CPT database, 2017 data can be included in your single or multi-year searches…
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2017 Canola Performance Trial (CPT) small plot and field scale data booklet is now available…
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Some canola growers have reported rising temperatures in their canola bins. Growers are encouraged to check all canola bins as soon as possible. Heating can start small and go unnoticed for days and perhaps weeks. Cooling the bin and stopping this early heating now can save a lot of money in lost grade and lost delivery options…
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What were the key driving factors behind very good yields in some areas and poor yields in others?…
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Canola variety decision-making for 2018 should include a flip through the new Canola Variety Selection Guide: Featuring CPT Summary Data. It can be downloaded from the Canola Performance Trial (CPT) website to your phone, computer or tablet for easy reading…
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With each canola seed decision, growers face this question: Would a seed treatment upgrade to improve management of flea beetles and cutworms provide a return on investment? A review of flea beetle and cutworm scouting notes from the past few years will help with this decision…
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