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Some Peace fields have 4-5 adults per sweep, prompting many farmers to spray at the bud stage. This is earlier than normally recommended, but with drought stress, canola may……
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Spraying to prevent sclerotinia stem rot has started in Manitoba and many canola fields across the Prairies are coming into the spray window — 20% to 50% bloom. With……
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Blackleg presence is higher than usual on canola in Manitoba and southeastern Saskatchewan. If you see grey lesions with black picnidia (peppery spots) on leaves, monitor the field. The……
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Issues of the week June 23, 2010 — Weed and insect control are priorities. We have tips on late-stage herbicide applications, lygus bug scouting and fertilizer topdress for recovered fields.……
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Peace (B.C. and Alberta): With regular rains and warm days in the north around Manning and La Crete, canola here looks better than in any other part of the region.……
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Heat revives flea beetles. After a few weeks with no flea beetle pressure, they have shown up again with the heat. Crop seeded recently will still have seed treatment protection,……
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The most profitable results from a topdress will probably come from bolstering good areas of the field rather than trying to rescue poor areas where the primary stress is excess……
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Early lygus bug pressure is reported in the Peace and in central Alberta near Penhold. CCC’s Peace region agronomy specialist Erin Brock has reports of 3-4 lygus bugs per bud……
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Many growers have not been able to apply their second and some cases first weed control application but the crop is near the end of the application window. Roundup can……