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Take a close look at the weed spectrum and stage in each field prior to seeding. It may be worth controlling those weeds before seeding, since early emerging weeds out-compete young canola for nutrients and moisture and can significantly reduce yield potential…
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Wait until soil temperatures drop below 7°C before sampling. Microbial processes in the soil slow down at cooler temperatures, so samples taken from cool soils provide a closer estimation of nutrient levels at seeding next spring…
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Re-calibrating you air drill between different seed lots (or varieties) of canola is important to ensure that you are attaining the desired seeding rate. Canola Council of Canada Resource Manager Derwyn Hammond explains in this video…
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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…
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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……