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November 15, 2010 - Some canola went in the bin hot. Some went in damp. In all cases, even if it went in dry and cool, it pays to make sure stored canola is safe — especially at $12 a bushel…
Canola Watch Posts
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To sustain canola yields at profitable levels over the long term, growers have to pay attention to disease management — particularly for blackleg. Read on for blackleg management tips… -
Growers have clubroot-resistant varieties to choose from, but this resistance could be lost quickly if not supported by other disease management steps…
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Growers can use strip trials on their own farms to test how a particular practice or product performs in a local environment…
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Growers may encounter a few glitches the first time they take a drill to the field. A large investment in canola seed can escape out the drill pretty quickly if……
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Growers are reminded to make sure they seed registered varieties. Some older varieties that were once registered have been “deregistered” — they have been removed due to their negative effects……
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Growers in areas with excess moisture in 2010 or 2011 or both may not have a good handle on their soil nutrient reserves unless they get a soil test. Nitrogen……
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While fall and winter soil tests give growers more time to plan fertilizer rates and place orders, spring fertilizer tests are the most accurate in predicting the soil nutrient situation……
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A number of new fertilizer products are on the market, including seed coatings that contain small starter amounts of macro- and micronutrients. On canola seeded at the equivalent of 5……